Sustainable High Performance Services and Programmes
Practical, evidence based support that builds sustainable high performance: stronger results, greater resilience, and confident, empowered teams, delivered with the rigour your organisation actually needs.
Trusted by the teams at
Xerox
River Island
QVC
Network Rail
L3Harris
Datasite
DMH Stallard
1 Crown Office Row
Active Surrey
Foxhills
Northwest Healthcare Properties
Xerox
River Island
QVC
Network Rail
L3Harris
Datasite
DMH Stallard
1 Crown Office Row
Active Surrey
Foxhills
Northwest Healthcare Properties
Whether you need a comprehensive programme, a single talk or workshop, or targeted coaching for a team member under pressure, Sarah works with you to identify the right intervention and deliver it well, in person or virtually anywhere in the world.
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Sustainable High Performance Programmes
Sarah's flagship service: a structured programme designed specifically for your organisation to build stronger results, resilience and engagement while reducing burnout. It begins with an assessment, moves through designed and delivered interventions, and concludes with a formal review. Every element is calibrated to your workforce, your culture, and your commercial goals. Programmes are entirely bespoke, from a single talk to a series of workshops delivered across the year.
Ideal for HR directors and People leads who want to move beyond one-off activities and build a coherent, measurable strategy.
What you can expect
A documented sustainable high performance strategy aligned to business objectives
Measurable reduction in stress-related absence over the programme period
Increased employee engagement and self-reported resilience scores
Management capability strengthened through embedded training
A framework your team can continue to build on independently
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1:1 Employee Coaching
Structured, confidential coaching for individual employees. Sarah works with each person to identify the specific factors affecting their energy, performance, and resilience, and builds a practical plan to address them. Sessions can be delivered on-site, remotely, or as a blend of both, anywhere in the world.
Best suited to high performers under sustained pressure, employees returning to full effectiveness after burnout or absence, or individuals in roles with significant demands.
What you can expect
Clear identification of the specific drivers of stress or underperformance
A structured, practical plan the employee can follow independently
Measurable improvement in energy, focus, and self-reported resilience
Reduced risk of burnout-related absence
Increased confidence in managing personal performance under pressure
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Group Workshops and Training
Practical, evidence based talks and workshops covering resilience, stress reduction, confidence and mindset, nutrition and energy management, recovery and sleep, and sustainable performance. Each session is designed for the specific audience, with real tools and frameworks participants can apply immediately, and consistently receives strong feedback for being grounded and practical rather than theoretical. Available as pre-designed sessions or fully bespoke, from a two hour session to a half day, in person or as a live virtual session for international teams.
Suitable for any team, department, or cross-functional group, from frontline staff to senior leadership teams.
What you can expect
Participants leave with at least three practical techniques they can apply immediately
Increased awareness of personal stress signals and early warning signs
Stronger team culture around performance and resilience as a shared responsibility
Positive feedback consistently evidenced across corporate clients including Network Rail, River Island, Xerox, and QVC
A foundation for broader performance conversations within the team
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Burnout Prevention Programme
A focused, structured programme designed specifically to identify burnout risk, interrupt the patterns that drive it, and build individual and organisational resilience before crisis point. It combines group sessions with individual touchpoints and a manager briefing component so that leadership is equipped to sustain the gains.
Designed for organisations where burnout is already visible in absence data, employee feedback, or leadership conversations, or where rapid growth has outpaced the support infrastructure.
What you can expect
Identification of the specific organisational and individual drivers of burnout risk
Practical behaviour-change tools embedded across the workforce
Managers trained to recognise early warning signs and respond effectively
Measurable reduction in high-stress indicators over the programme period
A clear prevention framework the organisation can maintain independently
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Leadership and Management Training
A targeted training programme for managers and team leaders, equipping them with the confidence, language, and practical tools to support their teams' performance and resilience without overstepping professional boundaries. Covers recognising stress and burnout, having supportive conversations, signposting appropriately, and managing personal resilience as a leader.
Essential for organisations that recognise their managers as the frontline of sustainable performance, particularly those in high-growth, high-pressure, or post-restructure environments.
What you can expect
Managers confident to open supportive conversations without fear of saying the wrong thing
Practical frameworks for identifying and responding to team members under pressure
Clearer boundaries between managerial support and specialist referral
Stronger psychological safety across teams
Managers who model sustainable performance rather than chronic overwork
A conversation to understand your organisation, your challenges, and what you are hoping to achieve.
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Receive a tailored proposal
Sarah puts together a specific proposal with a clear scope, timeline, and investment figure, with no generic packages or hidden costs.
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Confirm and schedule
Once the proposal is agreed, Sarah works with your team to schedule delivery around your operational calendar, wherever your people are based.
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Deliver and review
Sarah delivers the programme and conducts a formal review at the end so you have clear evidence of what the investment achieved.
Questions
Services, answered
A starting point for the most common questions. For anything specific to your organisation, a discovery meeting is the fastest way to a clear answer.
Topics include stress reduction and resilience, confidence and mindset, nutrition for energy and performance, sleep science and recovery, and the habits and behaviours that support sustainable high performance. Each session is interactive rather than lecture-based, drawing on Sarah's certifications from Yale, Rice and Emory as well as her own experience of managing a serious health condition through lifestyle change. Topics and formats are selected in advance with the client to ensure relevance.
Each one-to-one session begins with a review of the employee's current priorities and any goals set in previous sessions. Sarah uses evidence based coaching techniques to help the individual identify barriers, build practical habits and sustain progress between sessions. Sessions are delivered either on-site or via video call, and all content remains strictly confidential.
A burnout prevention programme is a targeted intervention for teams or individuals showing early signs of chronic stress, disengagement or exhaustion. It combines education on the drivers of burnout, coaching on recovery strategies and practical tools for workload management and boundary setting. The programme is relevant to any team operating under sustained pressure, and is particularly valuable for management populations who often continue to perform through unacknowledged stress.
Leadership and management training equips leaders not only to manage their own resilience but to recognise early signs of stress and burnout in their teams and respond constructively. Sarah draws on her 20 years at Director level to frame these skills in the language of performance, accountability and leadership rather than purely in personal health terms. This makes the content more credible and actionable for managers who may be sceptical of traditional approaches.
Yes. All talks, workshops and coaching sessions are available via video call, making them fully accessible to remote, hybrid and multi-site teams. Sarah will advise on the most appropriate format for your workforce during the planning stage, whether in person, virtual, or a blend of both.
Yes. Sarah offers pre-designed talks and workshops that can be booked as standalone sessions, and can also create fully bespoke sessions for any length of time, from two hours to a half day or longer. Many clients begin with a single session and then commission a broader programme once they have seen the quality and impact of the delivery.
Sarah recommends a minimum of two to three weeks notice for a single talk or workshop to allow for scheduling, logistics and pre-event communications. For multi-session or larger programmes, four to six weeks lead time is preferred. Contact Sarah at the earliest opportunity so that dates can be provisionally held while arrangements are confirmed.
Yes, and this is how most organisations achieve the best results. A typical programme might combine an assessment with a series of workshops and a number of one-to-one coaching sessions for key staff. Sarah will design a combined proposal based on your objectives and workforce size following an initial conversation. Programmes are priced as a whole and quoted individually for each client.
Not sure which approach is the right fit?
Arrange a conversation and Sarah will advise honestly on which approach is most likely to deliver the outcomes you are looking for across your organisation.
