Overthunk!
Leadership
Your brain has been getting in the way of the leader you already are.
Your brain has been chatting sh*t about your leadership for long enough.
Time to do something about it.
Most leadership training teaches you what to do.
This one deals with what happens when your own head gets in the way.
Not your team. Not your budget. Not the difficult bloke in accounts.
You. And what's going on between your ears.
Sound familiar?
The capable leader whose head won't shut up
You're good at the job. People respect you. But the overthinking, the self-doubt, the second-guessing — it follows you everywhere.
The one who's done training before
You've sat through the workshops. You've got the folder. And you came away thinking: "That was fine, but nothing really changed."
The newly appointed leader
Promoted because you're brilliant at your job. Nobody told you that leading people needs an almost entirely different set of skills.
The leader who can see it coming
On your way up and want to get the foundations right before the pressure kicks in. Far better than figuring it out the hard way.
What we cover
Six days across three blocks, with time between each to apply what you've learned before coming back for more. No jargon. No fluff. Small group. Real work.
- How your brain filters reality — and why it matters
- Why two people experience the same situation differently
- Your default patterns under pressure
- What's actually driving your behaviour
- The stress response and emotional hijack
- Practical techniques for managing your state
- Building a personal toolkit for hard moments
- The physiology-emotion connection
- Imposter syndrome — the structure and how to dismantle it
- Overthinking — break the loop for good
- The inner critic — understand it, manage it, shut it up
- Limiting beliefs that are running your leadership
- People pleasing — where it comes from, what it costs
- Real assertiveness — not the aggressive version
- Boundaries — setting, holding, not feeling guilty
- Having the conversation you've been avoiding
- What actually drives human behaviour
- Why the same approach doesn't work on everyone
- Reading people — what it tells you
- The Drama Triangle — victim, persecutor, rescuer
- How to lead without feeding the drama
- Difficult conversations — frameworks and real practice
- The team member who undermines. The one who steamrollers.
- Your 90-day plan for keeping this going
A note on the summer gap. The longer break before Block 3 is intentional — it gives you the whole summer to apply what you've learned before we bring it all together in September. Most people find this is where the real shifts happen.
What this isn't.
Role play with a stranger
Death by PowerPoint
Trust falls
Folder of frameworks you'll never use
Motivational fluff
Therapy
Six days of honest, practical work on the thing most programmes ignore — what's going on between your ears, and what you can do about it.
Change Working
33 High Street
Northallerton
DL7 8EE
Block 1 — Thu 18 & Fri 19 June 2026
Block 2 — Mon 13 & Tue 14 July 2026
Block 3 — Thu 3 & Fri 4 September 2026
Small, close-knit cohort. Enough for rich discussion — not so many that you get lost in the crowd.
12 Spaces OnlyAll 6 days of delivery
Programme workbook
All materials
Refreshments throughout
Post-programme support
A note on pricing.
I've been delivering versions of this content for over 20 years. The material works. This is the first time I've brought it all together in this format — which is why the first cohort runs at a price that won't be repeated. You get the full programme. I get your honest feedback and a testimonial if it's deserved. Simple.
Full 6-day programme across 3 blocks. All materials and workbook included.
Charity, not-for-profit and public sector. Select concession at checkout.
- All 6 days of delivery
- Programme workbook
- All training materials
- Refreshments throughout
- Post-programme support
- Direct access to Alan
After the Founding Cohort this programme moves to £1,695 + VAT. That's not a sales tactic — it's just honest.
Secure Your PlaceFrequently asked.
NLP Trainer & Psychotherapist
Executive Coach
Author — Overthunk!
I've spent over 20 years working with leaders across the public, private and third sectors — in boardrooms, training rooms, and one-to-one coaching sessions. I've seen the same patterns come up again and again. Capable people held back not by a lack of skill, but by what's going on inside their own heads.
I'm a qualified NLP trainer, psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist and IEMT practitioner. I'm also the author of Overthunk! — Your Brain is Chatting Sh*t to You, an Amazon number one on the NLP charts, and the founder of Change Working.
I work directly with people. No associate trainers, no corporate delivery machine. When you book this programme, you get me.