Thriving Under Pressure

A Masterclass for teams and middle managers

Performing well when things get hard isn’t about positive thinking. It’s about building the skills to sit with difficult emotions and challenging realities, and still stay steady, flexible and effective.

Pressure is no longer occasional, but constant. Change is ongoing. And many people at work are carrying responsibility for performance, people and culture while quietly absorbing high stress, and immense cognitive load themselves.

This masterclass is designed to help people handle tough moments well, so they can work through challenges, perform sustainably, support others effectively, and, in doing so, contribute to strong, psychologically safe teams.

This masterclass is designed for:

  • Middle managers and team leaders

  • Professionals with people responsibility

  • High-performing teams operating in fast-changing environments

  • Organisations investing in psychological safety, wellbeing and performance

It is particularly valuable for people who:

  • feel the pressure of “holding it together” for others

  • want practical, evidence-based skills (not wellbeing slogans)

  • care deeply about doing their work well — without burning out

Why this masterclass matters:

Many workplaces encourage people to stay positive, be resilient, or just push through. While well-intentioned, these messages are starting to backfire - increasing stress, suppressing emotions, and undermining performance over time.

What actually helps is something different.

Thriving under pressure requires the ability to:

  • notice and work with difficult emotions rather than avoid or suppress them

  • tolerate discomfort and uncertainty without becoming derailed

  • respond deliberately instead of reacting under stress

  • act in line with personal and organisational values

These are learnable psychological skills — and they sit at the heart of sustained performance and psychologically safe teams.

Format and delivery

Thriving Under Pressure can be delivered as:

  • Half-day workshop

  • Full-day masterclass

Available:

  • In person or online

  • Tailored to your organisation’s context, language and challenges

Sessions combine:

  • research-informed insights

  • practical tools

  • reflection, interaction and discussion

  • client stories and lived examples

  • immediately usable frameworks

Next steps

If you’re interested in bringing Thriving Under Pressure to your organisation, team, leadership group, or event, please use the form below to start a conversation.

We are more than happy to discuss your needs, get to know your context and identify the format that will work best for your people.