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Practical thinking on leadership, behaviour and the change beneath the strategy.

Short, useful reads from the Lequin team on the things we actually work on with senior leaders: difficult conversations, culture and change, creativity, cross-cultural leadership and the behaviour underneath the strategy.

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Culture & change16 September 2025

How a team of teams can create the adaptability and culture to succeed in a VUCA environment

A coachee recommended General Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. Here's how a web of interconnected, trust-based teams builds the adaptability and culture to thrive in a VUCA world - and the seven principles behind a change programme that holds.

Peter WillisPeter Willis · 8 min read
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Difficult conversations1 September 2025

The six steps to an effective apology

Apologising can feel like an admission of failure, so we avoid it. But a genuine apology is the fastest way to rebuild trust. The six research-backed steps - and the two that matter most.

Marie WillisMarie Willis · 5 min read
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Creativity30 June 2025

Creative thinking - how to think outside the box

Normal thinking creates normal results. The Disney 3 - dreamer, realist, critic - is the exercise Lequin uses in our workshops to help teams break their assumptions and think around problems.

Peter WillisPeter Willis · 5 min read
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Experiential learning9 June 2025

A five-module programme using horses, acting, photography, story-telling and music

Horses, music, story-telling, acting and photography. A five-module experiential programme that takes leaders on a journey to unfurl their authentic selves - a strengths-based skill-set, a compelling action-set and an agile mindset.

Marie WillisMarie Willis · 4 min read
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Cross-cultural leadership10 April 2025

When working in multicultural teams, be careful how you give feedback

The same feedback lands very differently across cultures. Edward Hall's context model and Erin Meyer's Culture Map explain why - and how to adapt the way you communicate dissatisfaction.

Marie WillisMarie Willis · 3 min read
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Conflict & behaviour31 January 2024

How to deal with passive-aggressive individuals

The colleague who's always late, who says yes but drags their feet, who you suspect is quietly sabotaging the work. How to spot passive-aggressive behaviour, why it develops, and how to respond as the 'adult'.

Peter WillisPeter Willis · 9 min read
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Where to start

Most engagements with Lequin begin one of two ways. Both are free or fixed price. Neither starts with a sales pitch.

Option one

The 30-minute discovery call

A 30-minute call with Peter or Marie, depending on whether you're closer to the training or coaching question. We ask eight questions about your leadership challenge and what's happened so far, then send a written summary within 48 hours, including whether we think we're the right fit.

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Option two

The £1,500 pilot workshop

A 90-minute online workshop for up to 12 of your leaders. Choose one topic from our list. We lead the session, your people take part, you watch the work. If we're the wrong fit, we'll tell you and you keep the materials. Most pilots happen within 6 weeks of booking.

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