Ideas for a Better World of Work

We work with organisations that recognise that people are performance – and that emotional insight is key to unlocking the full potential of a business. To develop these capabilities at scale, we offer a range of experiences, tools and interventions designed to suit the needs of different organisations and teams. Whether it is a ready-to-run workshop or talk from our curriculum of more than 60 emotional skills, or a tailored programme underpinned by The School of Life’s design principles, we work with you to design a solution that best suits your requirements. Speak with a member of our team today and find out more.

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Our Learning Philosophy

We believe that learning is not just a process of acquiring information but a deeply personal journey of self-discovery and emotional growth. With over 17 years’ experience, we show how skills like self-awareness, confidence, resilience and more are central to workplace success.

An Introduction to The School of Life at Work

All Skills Are Available As A Workshop Or A Talk

Our expert-led Workshops (2 hrs, up to 30 people) create intimate, interactive spaces for dialogue, reflection and practical learning. Talks (1 hr, 50+ people) introduce emotional insights that spark team-wide conversations. Both can be run in-person or virtually, in the UK or worldwide, and are designed to inspire fresh thinking and real change.

Adaptability

Today, businesses – and their people – have to learn continually, responding to change and innovation by staying

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Adaptive Communication

One of the biggest causes of disharmony in life is when communication goes wrong. Feeling misunderstood – or

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Anxiety

Feeling anxious is entirely normal, unpleasant and detrimental to wellbeing. Our imaginations permanently remind us of everything that

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Assertiveness

One of the reasons why our lives are harder than they might be is that most of us

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Becoming Boss

Contrary to popular belief, none of us are actually ‘born leaders’. Instead, the entry into a management role

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Being Well

According to a recent study, 67% of professionals are experiencing moderate to high levels of stress at work,

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Calm

No one is calm all the time. Nor should we be; a touch of fear and adrenaline can

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Charm

In order for even the best ideas to have the greatest impact they need to be communicated with

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Coaching

‘Leadership is not about you, it’s about them’, according to Jack Welch and in our modern working work

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Collaboration

Although collaboration – the extraordinary business of having to work with other people – is one of the

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Communication

The stronger a team’s communication skills are, the better the outcome: research by MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory found

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Confidence

The greatest projects and schemes die for no grander reasons than that we don’t dare. Indeed, research shows

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Crafting Careers

One of the most extraordinary and yet quietly routine assumptions of our professional lives is that we should

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Creativity

Einstein said that we’re all born geniuses – which suggests that a lot of education strips us of

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Curiosity

While we may imagine that curiosity is reserved for arts, culture, or our childhood, it is increasingly sought

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Decisiveness

Making good decisions is a fundamental aspect of being a trusted co-worker or an excellent leader. Yet, too

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Delegation

‘If you want something done right, do it yourself.’ We’ve all heard this phrase at some point, whether

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Difficult Conversations

Throughout our life and work we will inevitably be faced with having many challenging conversations. Rather than viewing

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Diplomacy

A workshop which offers techniques for handling sensitive discussions and tough negotiations. Diplomacy is the art of navigating

View

Effectiveness

The end result of an absence of efficiency isn’t just inefficiency, it’s regret. In order to work through

View

Eloquence

Although many of us fear it more than death, knowing how to speak to others in front of

View

Empathy

Feeling and demonstrating empathy is tied to better performance at work, and especially to better leadership. Empathy is

View

Emotional Intelligence

Most businesses run into problems not because of a lack of technical know-how, but because of how we

View

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is a major fascination of our times. We often think of entrepreneurs as bold risk-takers with completely

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Feedback

Feedback may be a gift, but it’s still one that many of us don’t care to give or

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Goals

In our modern world, goal setting is everywhere: we set goals for our careers, our health, our finances

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Grit

Grit can be defined as ‘the passion and perseverance for long-term goals’. Demonstrating grit at work means to

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Growth Mindset

Beliefs drive our behaviour, perhaps few more than our mindset about our own abilities. Carol Dweck’s work on

View

Impostor Syndrome

Around 70% of us will at some point in our lives experience an emotional state best characterised as

View

Influence

Forensic science pioneer Edmond Locard formulated a theory which became the basis for forensic science as we know

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Initiative

While motivation might drive us, initiative is the ability and willingness to take action, and begin something independently

View

Innovation

Innovation is the ability to create changes, offshoots and iterations that add value and solve problems. This requires

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Inspire

One of the most impactful things we can do as human beings at work is to inspire others.

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Kindness

When we are little, one of the first lessons we ever receive is in the importance of being

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Leadership

Throughout the ages, much has been written about the traits of great leaders. It’s easy to feel intimidated.

View

Managing Change

Today, widespread and frequent change often feels inescapable – particularly in business. And yet in reality our ability

View

Managing Up

The Harvard Business Review defines managing up as ‘being the most effective employee you can be, creating value

View

Motivation

It’s not hard to make the link between motivation and a more productive workplace. Motivation inspires energy, commitment,

View

Negotiation

A single question can evoke a multitude of different responses depending on who is answering. Agreeing on which

View

Networking

Networking has a unique ability to light a fire in the belly of some – and turn the

View

Objectivity

Emotions can sometimes blur our vision. To make good decisions and work well with others, we need to

View

Peak Performance

Peak performance is defined as an individual performing at optimal levels physically, mentally, or both. Employees who thrive

View

Personal Brand

Everyone has a reputation; a personal brand is our visible and distinctive commitment to the value we bring

View

Playfulness

Too often we think of play as something reserved for children, or worse, for the lazy, idle, and

View

Presenting

Presenting is a skill laden with more barriers and judgments than most. We are much more likely to

View

Problem-Solving

When a problem arises, our first instinct is often to rush head-first into fixing it. As humans, we

View

Productivity

One of the most powerful skills we can develop to enhance our performance and wellbeing is improved self-management

View

Psychological Safety

To get the best out of our people we not only have to equip them with the knowledge

View

Purpose

Day-to-day work can all too easily make us feel bored or burnt-out. For many of us, this is

View

Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence, yet studies show that while most of us think we understand

View

Self-Management

One of the most powerful skills we can develop to enhance our performance and wellbeing is improved self-management.

View

Storytelling

Life is built upon an intertwining collection of different stories. In fact, each of us house our very

View

Strategic Thinking

There is a fundamental distinction to be made between two kinds of thinking: figuring out what we would

View

Supportiveness

Supporting others and listening carefully (but not uncritically) to their signs of distress allows us to give them

View

Trust

Trust is a basic human need and one that’s essential to our early development: in its essence, trust

View

Unconscious Bias

All of us navigate our professional and personal lives with an Emotional Inheritance. That is, a way of

View

Vulnerability

It’s no surprise that each of us wish to appear professional and competent in our working lives. In

View

Adaptability

Today, businesses – and their people – have to learn continually, responding to change and innovation by staying

View

Adaptive Communication

One of the biggest causes of disharmony in life is when communication goes wrong. Feeling misunderstood – or

View

Anxiety

Feeling anxious is entirely normal, unpleasant and detrimental to wellbeing. Our imaginations permanently remind us of everything that

View

Assertiveness

One of the reasons why our lives are harder than they might be is that most of us

View

Becoming Boss

Contrary to popular belief, none of us are actually ‘born leaders’. Instead, the entry into a management role

View

Being Well

According to a recent study, 67% of professionals are experiencing moderate to high levels of stress at work,

View

Calm

No one is calm all the time. Nor should we be; a touch of fear and adrenaline can

View

Charm

In order for even the best ideas to have the greatest impact they need to be communicated with

View

Coaching

‘Leadership is not about you, it’s about them’, according to Jack Welch and in our modern working work

View

Collaboration

Although collaboration – the extraordinary business of having to work with other people – is one of the

View

Communication

The stronger a team’s communication skills are, the better the outcome: research by MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory found

View

Confidence

The greatest projects and schemes die for no grander reasons than that we don’t dare. Indeed, research shows

View

Crafting Careers

One of the most extraordinary and yet quietly routine assumptions of our professional lives is that we should

View

Creativity

Einstein said that we’re all born geniuses – which suggests that a lot of education strips us of

View

Curiosity

While we may imagine that curiosity is reserved for arts, culture, or our childhood, it is increasingly sought

View

Decisiveness

Making good decisions is a fundamental aspect of being a trusted co-worker or an excellent leader. Yet, too

View

Delegation

‘If you want something done right, do it yourself.’ We’ve all heard this phrase at some point, whether

View

Difficult Conversations

Throughout our life and work we will inevitably be faced with having many challenging conversations. Rather than viewing

View

Diplomacy

A workshop which offers techniques for handling sensitive discussions and tough negotiations. Diplomacy is the art of navigating

View

Effectiveness

The end result of an absence of efficiency isn’t just inefficiency, it’s regret. In order to work through

View

Eloquence

Although many of us fear it more than death, knowing how to speak to others in front of

View

Empathy

Feeling and demonstrating empathy is tied to better performance at work, and especially to better leadership. Empathy is

View

Emotional Intelligence

Most businesses run into problems not because of a lack of technical know-how, but because of how we

View

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is a major fascination of our times. We often think of entrepreneurs as bold risk-takers with completely

View

Feedback

Feedback may be a gift, but it’s still one that many of us don’t care to give or

View

Goals

In our modern world, goal setting is everywhere: we set goals for our careers, our health, our finances

View

Grit

Grit can be defined as ‘the passion and perseverance for long-term goals’. Demonstrating grit at work means to

View

Growth Mindset

Beliefs drive our behaviour, perhaps few more than our mindset about our own abilities. Carol Dweck’s work on

View

Impostor Syndrome

Around 70% of us will at some point in our lives experience an emotional state best characterised as

View

Influence

Forensic science pioneer Edmond Locard formulated a theory which became the basis for forensic science as we know

View

Initiative

While motivation might drive us, initiative is the ability and willingness to take action, and begin something independently

View

Innovation

Innovation is the ability to create changes, offshoots and iterations that add value and solve problems. This requires

View

Inspire

One of the most impactful things we can do as human beings at work is to inspire others.

View

Kindness

When we are little, one of the first lessons we ever receive is in the importance of being

View

Leadership

Throughout the ages, much has been written about the traits of great leaders. It’s easy to feel intimidated.

View

Managing Change

Today, widespread and frequent change often feels inescapable – particularly in business. And yet in reality our ability

View

Managing Up

The Harvard Business Review defines managing up as ‘being the most effective employee you can be, creating value

View

Motivation

It’s not hard to make the link between motivation and a more productive workplace. Motivation inspires energy, commitment,

View

Negotiation

A single question can evoke a multitude of different responses depending on who is answering. Agreeing on which

View

Networking

Networking has a unique ability to light a fire in the belly of some – and turn the

View

Objectivity

Emotions can sometimes blur our vision. To make good decisions and work well with others, we need to

View

Peak Performance

Peak performance is defined as an individual performing at optimal levels physically, mentally, or both. Employees who thrive

View

Personal Brand

Everyone has a reputation; a personal brand is our visible and distinctive commitment to the value we bring

View

Playfulness

Too often we think of play as something reserved for children, or worse, for the lazy, idle, and

View

Presenting

Presenting is a skill laden with more barriers and judgments than most. We are much more likely to

View

Problem-Solving

When a problem arises, our first instinct is often to rush head-first into fixing it. As humans, we

View

Productivity

One of the most powerful skills we can develop to enhance our performance and wellbeing is improved self-management

View

Psychological Safety

To get the best out of our people we not only have to equip them with the knowledge

View

Purpose

Day-to-day work can all too easily make us feel bored or burnt-out. For many of us, this is

View

Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence, yet studies show that while most of us think we understand

View

Self-Management

One of the most powerful skills we can develop to enhance our performance and wellbeing is improved self-management.

View

Storytelling

Life is built upon an intertwining collection of different stories. In fact, each of us house our very

View

Strategic Thinking

There is a fundamental distinction to be made between two kinds of thinking: figuring out what we would

View

Supportiveness

Supporting others and listening carefully (but not uncritically) to their signs of distress allows us to give them

View

Trust

Trust is a basic human need and one that’s essential to our early development: in its essence, trust

View

Unconscious Bias

All of us navigate our professional and personal lives with an Emotional Inheritance. That is, a way of

View

Vulnerability

It’s no surprise that each of us wish to appear professional and competent in our working lives. In

View

Delighting Participants, Inspiring Action

We’re proud to say that learning interventions designed by The School of Life are not your average corporate training. From developing new and aspiring managers and leaders to providing an emotional boost to team and away days, we take ideas from a broad range of sources, and use them to delight participants, encourage new ways of thinking, and ultimately inspire action.

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Workshop Participant

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A really insightful workshop which provided ample opportunities for deep self reflection and conversation that allowed us to learn about one another and increase our ability to empathise.”

Henkel

Ideas for a Better World of Work

Our Learning Philosophy

All Skills Are Available As A Workshop Or A Talk

Adaptability

Adaptive Communication

Anxiety

Assertiveness

Becoming Boss

Being Well

Calm

Charm

Coaching

Collaboration

Communication

Confidence

Crafting Careers

Creativity

Curiosity

Decisiveness

Delegation

Difficult Conversations

Diplomacy

Effectiveness

Eloquence

Empathy

Emotional Intelligence

Entrepreneurship

Feedback

Goals

Grit

Growth Mindset

Impostor Syndrome

Influence

Initiative

Innovation

Inspire

Kindness

Leadership

Managing Change

Managing Up

Motivation

Negotiation

Networking

Objectivity

Peak Performance

Personal Brand

Playfulness

Presenting

Problem-Solving

Productivity

Psychological Safety

Purpose

Self-Awareness

Self-Management

Storytelling

Strategic Thinking

Supportiveness

Trust

Unconscious Bias

Vulnerability

Delighting Participants, Inspiring Action

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