movemeon - a coaching case study

movemeon is a direct recruitment channel, with career exploration and hiring across start-ups, consultancies, corporates and PE/VC. It’s used globally by 37,000+ members and 2,900+
leading employers.

The context:

  • movemeon was expanding rapidly, and its founders wanted to get the best from their new and existing team members.

Our approach:

  • We bench-marked what competitors were delivering to support their staff and undertook a needs analysis with movemeon in order to better understand staff engagement within the organisation.

  • We provided coaching to movemeon’s founders so that they were better able to understand the psychology of their employees.

  • We worked with the founders to develop strategies to enhance employee wellbeing, engagement and productivity.

Our impact:

  • movemeon continues to grow, and its staff engagement and retention are exceptionally high for the industry.

the most useful conversations I’ve had all year
— Nick Patterson, movemeon co-founder

James* - a therapeutic case study

James approached The People Project for some therapeutic support to cope with feelings of overwhelm and burnout.

THE CONTEXT:

  • James (*not his real name) is in his early fifties, and has recently been made partner at a leading law firm; he is also married and a father of three children.

  • When James approached us, he was feeling overwhelmed and was aware that he had lost a sense of pleasure in life. He was struggling to perform at work, was feeling disconnected from his family and friends, and was experiencing suicidal thoughts.

OUR APPROACH:

  • In order to gather some physiological data, James wore a Firstbeat monitor to measure his heart rate variability - this revealed that James was in an unsustainable state of heightened physiological stress and gave him strong motivation to create change.

  • We undertook 10 coaching sessions with James, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches to support him to transform his emotional pain, to better defuse from unhelpful narratives and self-judgement, and to do more of what he valued and enjoyed.

OUR IMPACT:

  • In the final therapeutic session, James reflected that he was better able to navigate his emotions, that he was experiencing more fun and pleasure when spending time with his family, and that he was more focused at work.

  • After three months, James re-assessed his physiological state using the Firstbeat monitor: his results showed an increase in heart rate variability, indicating that his body was better able to cope with the levels of stress generated by his busy lifestyle.

Working with Lindsay has been fantastic - she’s calming, insightful and thought-provoking. I feel immeasurably better than I did three months ago.
— James, therapeutic client