WHAT WE DO
Leadership Development
Sustained, honest work to help senior and emerging leaders see themselves more clearly and lead with greater range, intention, and impact.
Integrative Enneagram iEQ9
The Leadership Circle Profile
Barrett Values Assessments
What it is.
Most leaders reach a point where the strategies and instincts that built their success start to get in the way of it.
The behaviours that drove early results become less effective. The habits that felt like strengths start to show up as limitations. And the higher the stakes, the more these patterns matter, because at senior levels, how a leader is in the room shapes everything around them.
Executive and senior leader development at ClearStory goes deeper than skill-building. It starts with awareness, how a leader sees themselves, their situation, and the people around them, because that is where lasting change actually begins.
This is not a workshop. It is sustained, scaffolded, and genuinely personalised work that compounds over time.
Who it’s for.
This work is for senior and executive leaders who sense that what got them here will not get them where they need to go.
Who are navigating significant pressure, complexity, or change and want to respond more intentionally.
Who lead teams and want to understand more clearly how they are shaping the culture around them.
Who are honest enough with themselves to recognise that their patterns, not just their skills, are part of the picture.
Who want to build leadership range rather than just add tools to an existing toolkit.
It is also available to emerging leaders, often referred by the senior leaders ClearStory is already working with, who are being shaped right now into what their organisations will need next.
How it works.
Development engagements are co-designed with each leader and their organisation. No two look exactly the same. Common elements include:
Discovery and assessment
Travis begins by understanding the leader's context, goals, and the patterns they most want to work with. Robust diagnostic tools, including the Leadership Circle Profile and the Enneagram, provide a structured starting point for honest reflection.
Ongoing coaching
Regular one-on-one sessions create the space for deep, unhurried thinking. Travis works with leaders to surface the stories, moods, and habitual reactions that shape their leadership and to develop more conscious, intentional ways of being.
Application in real time
Development happens in the room, in the boardroom, in difficult conversations, in the moments that actually test a leader's range. Travis stays with leaders as they apply what is emerging, not just in the coaching space.
Wider Integration
Where relevant, this work extends to the leader's team, building shared language, addressing collective dynamics, and creating the conditions for a culture that performs under pressure.
What you walk away with.
A clearer understanding of your own patterns, blind spots, and default reactions under stress. The ability to respond intentionally rather than react habitually, especially in high-stakes situations. Greater range as a leader: more options, more presence, more impact. Strengthened relationships with your team and peers. A development process that is durable, because it was built around you, not borrowed from somewhere else.
Wondering what leadership development approach might fit best for you?
Travis offers a no-obligation initial conversation to help you understand your options and what kind of support would be most appropriate.
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