Release the handbreak on success -make your work and life Human, Creative, Bold, and Unique
HCBU helps Individuals, Teams, Organisations and Business be successful through being Human, Creative, Bold and Unique.We do this though insight, reflection, learning, community and coaching.
If you are an Individual we can help you be more fulfiled and successful.
If you are a Team Leader we can help you to support your Team and make them more effective and influential.
If you are a Senior Leader we can help you change culture enabling initiatives to succeed
If you are a Business Owner we can help you to develop unique propositions that provide competitve advantage.
Workplaces are too often full of:
People feeling unseen, drained and replaceable
Quiet quitting and “minimum” effort
Leaders stuck between targets and their own values
Businesses talking about “culture” while people burn out
HCBU exists for people know there must be a better way.
As an Individuals:
You’re exhausted, bored, underused or quietly giving up on work.
You want clarity, options and courage to choose your path.
Your question: “What can I do?”
Our promise: We’ll help you work that out – and decide what to do next.
As a Team Leader:
You care about your people but you’re squeezed from above.
You see low energy, fear, cynicism – and you don’t want to be that manager.
Your question: “How do I lead in a way that’s human and still hits the numbers?”
Our promise: We’ll help you create a a team where you and your team thrives and produces results.
As a Business Owners or Senior Leader:
You know your culture isn’t matching your values or enabling success
People are tired, initiatives are stalling, and you can feel trust eroding.
Your question: “How can we restore restore commitment and passion so capability and opportunity are maximised.
Our promise: We’ll help you get a clear, multi-voice picture of what’s really happening – and where to focus effort and change.
Before HCBU my career sat at the intersection of:Coaching and reflection – supporting individuals and leaders through honest, often uncomfortable conversations about how work really feels.The psychological contract and engagement – exploring the unspoken expectations of employees and managers and how breaches show up as frustration, withdrawal and “quiet quitting”.NLP-informed practice – using ideas from NLP in a grounded, ethical way to notice patterns in language and belief to help people make change and be successful.Organisational strategy and design – looking at how structures, systems, products/services and ways of working either release or crush human energy, creativity, boldness and uniqueness.Especially over the last 10 years or so I saw the same pattern: lack of engagement, leading to mistrust and further disengagement.A cycle which nobody seemed willing or able to break.I established HCBU to help individuals, teams, senior leaders and ownwers to help break the cycle.To remove the handbreaks on success and allow individuals, teams, businesses and organisations to fulfil their potential.
WHAT HCBU IS?
We are a reflection-first assessment and coaching practice that:Uncovers how work feels
Creates space for structured reflection
Builds knowledge, comaraderie and shared understanding
Supports you to experiment, change and succeed.This isn’t a tick-box exercise.It’s is a pathway for change and success.
HOW HCBU WORKS: A HUMAN PATHWAY
At HCBU we have developed a simple five-step pathway - to produce the change and results you need:STEP 1: Insight
A 48-question HCBU Assessment (for individuals, teams or organisations)
Shows where people feel energised, stuck, drained, silenced or hopefulSTEP 2: Reflection
A guided 1:1 or group reflection call
You make sense of the insights in a safe, supported spaceSTEP 3: Learning
Short, focused learning on topics like values, boundaries, psychological safety, courage, creativity
Always practical, always tied back to your real workSTEP4: Sharing
Bringing insights into conversations with managers, teams or peers
Building common language for what’s really going onSTEP 5: Transformation
Small, concrete changes – in decisions, habits, structures and relationships
Measured not in posters and slogans, but in how people feel and behave day to day
SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS
HCBU INDIVIDUAL PROFILE (STEP 1- INSIGHT AND STEP 2 -REFLECTION - £99)
For individuals who feel stuck, drained or on the edge of giving up on work.
You get:A 48-question HCBU Assessment about how your work and life feel
A clear written insight report showing where you’re thriving, surviving or drowning
Two 45-minute 1:1 reflection calls on Zoom to unpack what it all meansYou will leave with:
A clear sense of what you can change and how
Language to explain what’s going on – to your partner, manager and colleagues
3–5 realistic steps for the next 30 days (Value for money:
You get two guided sessions plus a tailored insight report.
That works out at under £50 per guided session, which is less than many standalone coaching hours – with a structured diagnostic wrapped around it.
CTA: Start with the Individual Profile – £99
HCBU LEARNING (STEP 3 - PDFs/Short Courses from £2.99-£75)
For individuals who want to boarden and deepen their understanding of the main underpinning of the HCBU approach),
PDFs and short courses on topics such as
HCBU MEMBERSHIP (STEP 4 - £12.50 per month/£125 annually)
For individuals who feel stuck, drained or on the edge of giving up on work.
Community and shared learning, so you don’t have to do it alone
(weekly Zoom call, monthly Spirit newsletter, private HCBU Facebook Group, advice and request wall)
90-Day Sppported Coaching – £495
For individuals who want support to act on what they’ve discovered.
Over 90 days you get:
6 x 60-minute 1:1 coaching sessions (usually on Zoom)
Email support in between sessions for check-ins and questions
Space to experiment with changes in your real life, not just talk about themYou will use this time to:
Make specific decisions about role, boundaries, conversations and next moves
Practice being more honest, bold and yourself at work
Design work that feels more Human, Creative, Bold and Unique – on your termsValue for money:
Six 1:1 sessions for £495 = around £82 per session, including email support.
For many people, shifting one major work decision or pattern is worth far more than that.
CTA: Continue with the 90-Day Journey – £495
My belief is simple: when people feel human, creative, bold and unique – when they are genuinely seen and valued – everything changes:For them.
For organisations and businesses.
For customers and clients.
For society as a whole.
HCBU works with individuals, teams, businesses and organisations to make them successful by dealing up the human, creative, bold and unique.We believe people and organisations need:- Energy and belief.
- Passion and engagement.
- To Make a difference.
- To Work together.Being human, creative, bold, and unique doesn’t just bring personal contentment — it is vital for individaul, team, business and organisational growth and success.We start with your lived experience and your aspirations. Our goal is to help you, your team, your organisation or your business excel - through insight, reflection, conversation, sharing, learning and support.
We work with you to restore:- Human connection.
- Meaning and purpose.
- Collaboration.
- Creativity and imagination.
- Boldness and courage.
- Psychological safety.
- Individual and organisational uniqueness.These are not “nice to haves”. They are central to fulfilment and to individual, team, business and organisational success.Human: Restoring trust, care, and connection.
Creative: Bringing back imagination and adaptability.
Bold: Encouraging risk-taking and courageous leadership.
Unique: Letting people bring their full selves to work
Before HCBU my career sat at the intersection of:Coaching and reflection – supporting individuals and leaders through honest, often uncomfortable conversations about how work really feels.The psychological contract and engagement – exploring the unspoken expectations on both sides, and how breaches show up as frustration, withdrawal and “quiet quitting”.NLP-informed practice – using ideas from NLP in a grounded, ethical way to notice patterns in language and belief, and to help people find new choices.Organisational strategy and design – looking at how structures, systems and ways of working either release or crush human energy, initiative and creativity.Repeatedly, I saw the same pattern: lack of engagement, leading to mistrust and further disengagement. A viscious cycle which nobody seemed will to break. HCBU by putting Human, Creative, Bold and Unique at our centre exists to help break the cycle and to release the handbreak on what individuals, teams, businesses and organisations can achieve.
At the heart of HCBU is a 5-step path to help individuals, leaders, teams, and organisations break the cycle to take off the handbreak.
HCBU is not something that is dropped on you from above. It is a partnership.We start with how work and life actually feel for you, your team, business or organisation.Together we use the HCBU Path – Insight, Reflection, Learning, Sharing, Transformation – to move from “something feels off” towards clear, human next steps.You can book a free Reflection Call as a road test of HCBU, go deeper by completing a HCBU Profile for yourself, your team or your organisation, learn, share experiences and book structured support.
Step 1. Gain Actionable Insight
Start with 48-Question HCBU Assessment.
Discover where energy, creativity, boldness, and influence are thriving and where there are challenges.Step 2. Supported Reflection
Book a reflection call to explore your results and agree an action plan
A calm, supportive conversation designed to help you make sense of your work and life — and explore options for making them more human, creative, bold, and unique.Step 3. Learning
Access a catalogue of short courses to deepen your understanding of core Human, Creative, Bold, and Unique concepts.
Build the capabilities and confidence needed to make meaningful, lasting change.Step 4. Sharing
Join a growing community where individuals, teams, businesses, and organisations can share, celebrate, and learn from one another.
Change is easier — and more joyful — when we do it together.Step 5. Transformation
Choose a personalised coaching package that supports you in making the changes you need to thrive — and to live and work in ways that are more human, creative, bold, and unique.
Steps 1 and 2: Actionable Insights and Reflection Calls
HCBU Profile – Insight and Reflection in OneThe HCBU Profile brings together Steps 1 and 2 of the Human Path – Insight and Reflection.It is a 48-question deep assessment of how Human, Creative, Bold and Unique things feel for you, your team, business or organisation.You’ll receive:A clear HCBU insights report – highlighting what feels healthy, what feels stuck, and where the biggest opportunities lieA 45-minute reflection Zoom call to explore what the results might be saying about your experience, culture and psychological contractA 45-minute follow-up Zoom call to review your next steps and support you to move into learning, sharing and transformationWe have 3 profile offers:Individual HCBU Profile – £99
For individuals who want a structured, honest view of how work and life feel right now, and a supported conversation about what could change.Small Team / Group Profile – £699 (up to 5 people)
For teams or groups who want to understand their shared experience, compare perspectives and begin a more human, creative, bold and unique way of working together.Organisation / Business Profile – £1,199 (up to 10 people)
For businesses and organisations who want a deeper, multi-voice picture of how things feel across roles or functions, and a clearer sense of where to focus change.You can go straight to an HCBU Profile, or start with a free Reflection Call as a “road test” to see whether this is the right next step for you.
Steps 3-4: Learning and Sharing
Step 3 – Learning:
Short courses to deepen understanding of Human, Creative, Bold, and Unique principles
£19 online / £75 via ZoomStep 4 – Sharing:
Community and shared learning, so you don’t have to do it alone
Membership £12.50 per month
Group Membership £8 per member per Month
(weekly Zoom call, monthly Spirit newsletter, private HCBU Facebook Group, advice and request wall)
Step 5 The Transformation: Supported Change
For individuals, leaders, teams and organisations who want sustained, practical support, HCBU offers focused 90-day journeys.HCBU Supported Change – 90-Days
Individual Journey – £495
For individuals who want to move beyond insight and into real change.
Over up to 12 weeks you’ll have:
6 x 60-minute 1:1 Zoom sessions
Email support between sessions
Support to focus on up to three specific changes you want to make in your work and life
We use your HCBU Profile insights to guide the work and help you apply Human, Creative, Bold and Unique principles to everyday decisions and behaviours.HCBU Team / Leader Journey – 90 Days (up to 5 people) – £1,495
For teams or leadership groups who want to work together in more human, creative, bold and unique ways.
Over 90 days you’ll have:
3 x 90-minute group Zoom sessions (start, mid-point, close)
3 x 45-minute 1:1 coaching sessions for a key leader or sponsor
Email support and light tracking of up to five agreed changesThese journeys are for people and organisations who are ready to act on what have learned and seen – and want a committed, human partner alongside them.
