Resources & Guides

Humanly Guides

Books that inspire us.

  • The Coaching Habit

    Start coaching and being more coach-like, fast to read but long lasting in value of learning

  • Winning Minds

    I learned about the power of rhetoric from Simon and he gives so many tools and techniques we can apply, a real art of using words to lead with impact and lead as a human.

  • Atlas of the Heart

    Get to grips with the language of emotions so that you can we can understand and move through them.

  • Compassionate Conversations

    Why we love it- Embrace the difficult conversations in life and work, unlock the kindness and connection when we do the hard stuff, with messy humans

  • Leadership is Language

    Why we love it- Leadership, decision making and how we communicate with people we work with is not only about what we say, but what we don’t say.

  • Playing Big

    Why we love it- We all have a voice that says mean things when we do hard stuff. A kind and practical way to tame that imposter and find your inner wise voice.

  • Dare to Lead

    Why we love it - Leadership based on your own self-discovery of who you are so that you can be brave and kind in your authentic leadership

  • Letting Go

    Things we hold onto, hold us back. Instructive and powerful book to help you navigate the emotions and the harmful thinking about our emotions that hold us back.

Show me proof : Data and research to support human leadership

  • 90% of executives believe sustainability is important, but only 60% of organisations have sustainability strategies.

    We need sustainable business, wider systems thinking that puts people, society and the impact of the environment into focus. We need compassionate leaders who can listen with humility, who can find connection in complexity and courage in discomfort.

    Click here to read the article

  • 57% of employees who quit in 2021 indicate that they did so because they felt disrespected at work. When we need better retention, engagement and performance, we need to work on connection, trust and care. Allow the mental space and energy to work with purpose and through our values.

    Click here to read the report

  • To generate ideas and stimulate innovation and collaboration, leaders need to create psychological safety, to listen with curiosity and courage so that people can be heard, belong and be appreciated. Click here to read the HBR article

  • 70% of all change initiatives fail. When we need change and transformation to be ready for the future. People need to understand the change in their own language, believe and explore meaning for themselves. Leaders need to communicate with courage, clarity and stories. Read the report

  • 79% of European managers are concerned about stress in their workplaces. When we feel stuck, we need the support of others, to build self-awareness, emotional and cultural intelligence and the space to be our authentic selves

    Read the research