In-person

Leading with Heart and Mind™

Discover how to unlock your full leadership potential

Overview

Date

13 October 2026

Time

4:30 pm

Duration

2 hours

Price

£5 (free for Ethical Reading Partner employees and volunteers)

Location

NatWest, 4th Floor, Apex, Forbury Road, Reading RG1 1AX

This inspiring and interactive two-hour workshop offers an introduction to the Leading with Heart and Mind™ approach. A powerful way of leading ourselves and others with greater emotional intelligence, self-awareness, resilience and compassion.

Whether you’re a leader, business owner, manager, team member or simply someone who wants to develop personally, this session will provide practical tools that you can begin using immediately.

During this introductory workshop we’ll explore:

– Why performance rarely equals potential and the role that interference plays in limiting our success
– The importance of developing your inner environment, because while external challenges exist, what happens between our ears has the greatest influence on how we respond
– How our thoughts shape our emotions, behaviours and results
– The balance between leading with both heart (compassion, empathy and connection) and mind (clarity, wisdom and purposeful action)
– Simple techniques to reduce stress, increase self-awareness and build emotional resilience

This workshop is practical, reflective and engaging, offering opportunities to pause, think differently and leave feeling inspired with tools you can immediately apply in your work and everyday life.

This workshop is ideal for:

– Leaders and managers
– Business owners and entrepreneurs
– HR and people professionals
– Teams looking to improve communication and wellbeing
– Anyone wanting to build confidence, resilience and emotional intelligence

What you’ll leave with:

– Greater self-awareness
– Practical tools to manage your inner dialogue
– A fresh perspective on performance and wellbeing
– Greater confidence to respond rather than react
– Inspiration to lead yourself and others with greater authenticity, compassion and clarity

This introductory session provides a glimpse into the wider Leading with Heart and Mind™ programmes, designed to support individuals, teams and organisations in creating healthier cultures, stronger relationships and sustainable high performance.

Because when we change the environment within, we transform the way we lead, work, communicate and live.

Lead yourself well… and everything else begins to change.

Our sincere thanks to Apex for hosting this upcoming session in their building.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Alison Bell – Certified coach, corporate trainer & facilitator

Alison Bell is a certified coach, corporate trainer and facilitator with almost 20 years’ experience in the corporate IT industry. Having experienced the pressures of working in fast-paced business environments, she understands the challenges many individuals and teams face today.

After leaving the corporate world due to ill health, Alison embarked on a journey of healing and personal growth that transformed both her life and career. Today, she is passionate about bringing these powerful insights back into the workplace, helping people develop greater self-awareness, emotional intelligence and resilience.

Combining her corporate experience with her expertise in wellbeing and personal development, Alison delivers engaging, practical workshops that inspire people to lead themselves and others with greater authenticity, compassion and confidence.

A NOTE ON THE FEE

Ethical Reading is a Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to keeping our costs as low as possible. We are a volunteer-led, virtual organisation with just two part-time staff members.

While we strive to minimise expenses, there are unavoidable costs associated with running our operations. To help cover these, we have introduced a small fee. However, if you’re unable to pay this fee, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. We’ll provide you with a discount code to fully cover the fee, ensuring accessibility for all. This session is also free for employees of our Partner organisations and Ethical Reading volunteers.

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