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Robertson Cooper is a workplace wellbeing consultancy in Chorley, Lancashire, founded by business psychologists Ivan Robertson and Sir Cary Cooper.
It works with employers of all sizes on staff wellbeing, stress and engagement. Its Good Day at Work Assessment is an online employee survey covering stress risk factors, engagement, resilience and health, benchmarked against more than 70,000 workers and available in 21 languages, with a personal report for every employee. The six Pathways are behaviour-change programmes on stress and burnout, change and resilience, psychological safety, high-performing teams, inclusive culture and leadership development. Each has four modules, for the organisation, leaders, managers and employees, and combines workshops, masterclasses, one-to-one coaching with business psychologists and consultancy over a typical 3 to 4 months. It also offers one-off talks, wellbeing champions courses and strategy work.
Prices are not published. The assessment comes as a platform licence, a project-managed option or a full service, and organisations can gain one of four levels of Good Day at Work certification. Robertson Cooper Limited was incorporated in 1997 and took its current name in 1999. The company has been part of handl Group since December 2021 and says it draws on a network of more than 100 associate business psychologists.
Chorley, Lancashire, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
EZRA is a digital coaching platform set up in 2019 and now part of LHH and The Adecco Group, with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago and Toronto.
It sells one-to-one coaching to employers through three programmes. EZRA Edge, for mid-level to senior leaders, gives unlimited coaching with coaches holding the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential, and runs for 6 months as standard with 3, 9 and 12-month options. Focus by EZRA is an 8-week programme of three coaching sessions for managers and individual contributors, supported between sessions by Cai, an artificial intelligence (AI) coaching assistant. EZRAx is unlimited executive coaching for senior leaders and C-suite executives with Professional Certified Coach (PCC) coaches, in sessions of 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Coaching is virtual, and progress is tracked with its EZRA Measure assessments.
Prices are not published and depend on the programme, number of participants and duration. EZRA states that it has more than 2,000 ICF-accredited coaches and that its EZRA Academy is ICF accredited for Level 1 and Level 2 coach training. Its site reports a Guinness World Records title, shared with Microsoft, for the most people to complete a business coaching programme in one year, after coaching 4,816 Microsoft employees. Published case studies include Kraft Heinz, McDonald's and Nestlé.
Professional credentials
ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Shape Talent is a London gender equity consultancy founded in 2017 by Sharon Peake, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist.
It works with large organisations to remove the barriers to women's progression, using its Three Barriers Model of societal, personal and organisational barriers. Consulting starts with a Three Barriers Diagnostic survey, focus groups and a review of talent processes for bias. Its talent accelerator programmes include Breaking Barriers for women and under-represented groups, Connected Leadership for technical specialists moving into people management, and Tailored to Lead for mid-level and senior leaders. Coaching ranges from three one-to-one Spotlight sessions to 12 hours of Acceleration Coaching, and Spotlight Coaching Circles bring 6 to 8 people together for five sessions.
Several of its coaches state International Coaching Federation (ICF) credentials at Professional Certified Coach (PCC) or Associate Certified Coach (ACC) level. It displays a Women Owned logo, states that it has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge and describes itself as research partner to the LEAD Network. It states that more than 1,200 people have completed its programmes, and its client logos include Microsoft, Marks & Spencer, BT Openreach and Pearson.
Professional credentials
ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Firework Coaching is a career change coach training provider in Covent Garden, London, founded in 2004 and part of Careershifters since 2013.
Its main course, the Firework Career Coach Training, is an advanced programme for existing coaches who want to help clients change career. It runs online over six months. Three live half-day sessions come first, followed by an expert session, two group mentoring calls and two marketing sessions. Cohorts of 12 to 16 start three times a year, usually in March, June and November, and applicants need at least 50 hours of coaching experience. Graduates get a lifelong licence to use the Firework framework and white-labelled tools with their own clients.
The standard fee is £2,995, including VAT where it applies, with an early-bird fee of £2,895 and monthly payment plans. Firework states the course is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and carries 19 Continuing Coach Education Units (CCEUs). It reports more than 700 licensed coaches worldwide and runs the Career Coach Circle, an invite-only community for career coaches. Its parent company, Careershifters Limited, has been a certified B Corporation (B Corp) since 2017.
Strengthscope is a London-based company, incorporated in 2006, that publishes strengths assessments for individuals, teams and leaders.
Its core assessment identifies a person's seven significant strengths and the areas where performance risks may get in the way. Related versions cover 360-degree feedback, teams, leaders and recruitment interviews. The assessments are self-service and completed online through its StrengthsPortal, and the core assessment is available in 15 languages. Its facilitators also run workshops, report debriefs and coaching for organisations. Coaches and in-house practitioners can be accredited to use the tools in full-day sessions held online, with certificates valid for life.
Prices are not published. Strengthscope states that its assessment holds Registered Test status with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and its website displays ISO 27001 information security and Shaw Trust Accessible certification. The B Corp directory lists Strengthscope Limited as a certified B Corporation. The company was registered as Strengths Partnership Ltd and took its current name in 2018. Paul Brewerton is named as its founder.
Breathworks is a Manchester-based mindfulness charity for people living with pain, illness and stress, founded by Vidyamala Burch.
Its main courses last 8 weeks: Mindfulness for Health, for people with chronic pain or a health condition, Mindfulness for Stress and the HEALS Wellness Programme. Mindfulness for Stress runs online, with a weekly live session of about two hours on Zoom and groups of up to 16. Shorter 6-week courses, self-guided courses, retreats and workshops are also listed. Employers can book staff places or ask about workplace programmes, which it offers across healthcare, the public sector and corporate settings. A separate pathway trains mindfulness teachers.
A place on Mindfulness for Stress costs £325, or £250 at the concession rate for people on lower incomes, and £419 when an organisation books for an employee. Some bursary places are available. The website gives its charity number as 1131851, registered to The Breathworks Foundation. It states that it is a founding member of the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA) and has over 700 accredited teachers in 41 countries. Vidyamala Burch received an OBE in 2022.
Baltic Apprenticeships is a Darlington-based provider of digital, data and artificial intelligence (AI) apprenticeships, delivering training since 2007.
It offers apprenticeships from Level 3 to Level 5 in data, IT support, infrastructure and security, software development, marketing, AI and sustainability, lasting 12 to 24 months, with a dedicated coach for each apprentice. For employers it also runs AI Leadership Units for managers and decision-makers: three units of 30 hours each, taught through live virtual masterclasses over five weeks or five consecutive days. Short online certification courses include Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst), AB-900, AZ-900 and CompTIA Security+.
It states that apprenticeships can be fully funded, and that AI Leadership Units are funded through the Growth and Skills Levy. Short courses cost from £800 to £2,800 plus VAT. Its company, Baltic Training Services Limited, was graded Outstanding by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) after an inspection in August 2023. It states that it has more than 220 employees.
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Connectd is a London-based platform, launched in 2020, that matches startups with non-executive directors, board advisors and fractional executives.
Startups describe what they need and are matched with experts from its network, with matches reviewed within 48 hours. Roles can be pro bono or paid, and many start pro bono before moving to paid, equity or blended terms. For executives building a portfolio career, its Transition to Portfolio offer includes self-paced academies for fractional executive and board advisor roles. Each has five modules, 180 minutes of one-to-one mentoring and a guaranteed pro bono placement, lasting three months on the fractional route and six months on the board advisor route. It suggests members have around 10 years in a senior leadership role, and most train alongside a full-time job.
Startups can use the platform free for the first six months. Fees for executives are not published. Connectd states that each academy pathway carries 30 continuing professional development (CPD) points, but does not name an accrediting body. It was founded by Roei Samuel, is operated by LinkExec Ltd, and lists offices in London, Manchester, Poland and Mumbai. Its website says it was ranked sixth in LinkedIn's Top UK startups list for 2024.
Exec-appointments.com is a Financial Times (FT) job board for senior executive and board roles, including non-executive positions.
Candidates can search vacancies, set up job alerts and upload a CV so recruiters can match them to roles. The site covers chief executive, chief financial officer, director and other senior appointments, and has a board jobs section that includes non-executive director, chair and trustee roles. Advertisers include executive search firms and employers. FT Career Management, which runs the site, also publishes an Executive Appointments section in the Financial Times newspaper every Thursday.
A Standard job listing costs £550 for two weeks or £880 for four weeks, a Premium listing costs £990, and an Enhanced listing costs £1,320 for 14 days or £2,200 for 28 days. Prices exclude VAT (value added tax). The site states that Enhanced listings get 1.75 times the job views of Standard listings. Its recruiter terms name John Wiley & Sons as the company providing the advertising service.
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Saville Assessment is a psychometric test publisher based in New Malden, Surrey, founded in 2004 by Professor Peter Saville.
It publishes the Wave behavioural questionnaires, cognitive ability tests, situational judgement tests, 360-degree feedback and team assessments. Employers use them for hiring, staff development and internal moves such as succession planning. Assessments are taken online through its Wave Connect platform, which links to applicant tracking and human resources (HR) systems. Services include role profiling, feedback sessions, assessment centres and managed services. It also trains practitioners to use its tools through e-learning and live virtual tutoring, with courses lasting from 5 hours to 3 and a half days.
Prices are not published. It states that its Test User and Wave Transfer courses confer eligibility for full accreditation from the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA). It also states that a BPS review scored the science behind its core behavioural assessment 27 out of 30. Its tests are published in more than 40 languages and used in more than 180 countries. It has a second main office in New York, and the investment firm Tenzing backed the business in 2023.
New Malden, Surrey, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Entelechy is an online people development and assessment platform run by Entelechy Academy Limited of Preston, Lancashire, incorporated in 2020.
It is built around its own framework of 54 human qualities in six groups: performance, impact, acumen, nurture, personal and interpersonal. Users complete a short forced-ranking self-assessment, with results in under 10 minutes, and can add optional 180 or 360-degree feedback from peers and managers. Paid users get action plans, coaching cards and a strengths report. Team and enterprise accounts add team dashboards and organisation-wide analytics by team, location and seniority, and executive coaches can follow their own clients through a coach dashboard. It is aimed at individuals, people managers, human resources (HR) leaders, change consultants and coaches, and is delivered online.
A free strengths snapshot is available, with full results for £7.99. The Plus individual plan costs £99 a year or £10 a month, while team and enterprise prices are given on request. No accreditations are listed. The site states it has been used by more than 2,500 people, teams and businesses, and lists clients including HSBC and Millwall. The company was incorporated on 19 March 2020 as ICPD Limited and took its current name in June 2020.
Preston, Lancashire, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
The Women's Chapter is an application-only network for senior professionals, business owners and female founders who want to build connections, collaborate and solve business challenges together. It says it has grown through applications and referrals to more than 5,500 members.
Membership includes in-person and virtual events, a monthly virtual member meeting and mastermind, a peer accountability partner, a members' WhatsApp group and directory, and profiling opportunities. It is a certified B Corp and donates 5% of membership fees to charities that support women and girls.
Guildford, Surrey, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
