Our Story: Welcome to HUM4NS!
Olly’s StoryTwenty-five years in the making, HUM4NS started as a seed in the head of a thirteen-year-old child. Sitting down in a high school career meeting the boy
Better hum4ns make better leaders
#behum4nkind
Be the difference
#behumankind
At HUM4NS, our coaching approach is deeply rooted in our core principles and values, shaping every interaction and experience we deliver. We strive to create a transformative environment where leaders and teams can truly thrive, focusing not only on surface-level challenges but digging deeper to address the underlying belief systems and habits that may be holding you back. Life isn’t black and white, neither is leadership. When we only view our challenges through a single lens, we risk oversimplifying complex situations and missing valuable perspectives. Like the yin and yang, effective leadership thrives on balance. It requires recognizing the interconnectedness of opposites: strength with vulnerability, ambition with humility, and decisiveness with adaptability. True leadership is the art of integrating these forces to create harmony amid complexity.
We understand that many coaches emphasise the need for aggressive growth, sales and psychometric tests. These methods often produce easily identifiable short-term results, which can give the impression of tangible return on investment – and we know this may seem like exactly what you need.
There is certainly a place for this approach, but…
Having coached hundreds of entrepreneurs for thousands of hours, we’ve seen first-hand that the key factor distinguishing those who succeed in the long term from those who struggle is rarely found in a business plan. It’s not the strategy, the model, or even the detailed plan itself… it’s YOU!
You are the single biggest barrier to your own success!
Through reflecting on your experiences and challenging your perceptions, we act as facilitators in your journey. We don’t offer ‘advice’; instead, our non-directive coaching style gives you the space and support needed to arrive at your own conclusions.
We won’t just give you a fish that will last a day, we’ll teach you how to fish for yourself!
What Sets Us Apart:
Our unique approach is shaped by our founders rich educational background and extensive real-world experiences, which have laid the groundwork for establishing three impactful organisations. With a degree in Education Studies, we have cultivated a deep understanding of human psychology, motivation, and behavioural theory. A Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), specialising in Early Years and Physical Education, has provided us with insights into how formative experiences shape beliefs in adulthood and how physical activity plays a crucial role in overall wellbeing.
Additionally, a Master’s in Professional Development underpins our comprehensive understanding of how individuals evolve in both personal and business contexts.
Our qualifications our further strengthened by an ILM Level 7 Executive Coaching and Mentoring certification, ensuring that our coaching practices remain aligned with contemporary methodologies and frameworks and operates at the highest possible level. When combined with over two decades of real-world leadership and management experience across roles – ranging from front-line roles to holding Director-level positions, our journey offers a rich tapestry of insights and perspectives. This diverse background empowers our coaching to be both empathetic and effective, helping our clients achieve long-term, transformational success.
Brave: We encourage individuals and teams to step out of their comfort zones and embrace courageous thinking. Our methodology pushes the boundaries of growth, with a focus on empowering the leaders at the helm.
Empowering: Our aim is to facilitate lasting change by equipping individuals with the tools and self-belief necessary for success. We concentrate on unlocking each person’s long-term potential, ensuring they feel capable, self-assured, and prepared to make impactful decisions. Our ultimate goal is to make ourselves redundant by providing you with the knowledge and confidence to take decisive action and empower others long after our coaching relationship concludes.
Inspiring: We seek to ignite motivation and instill a sense of purpose in all our endeavors. Our coaching cultivates an environment where inspiration drives action, allowing individuals to feel energised in pursuing their visions and making meaningful contributions. We commit to only asking of you what we would expect from ourselves, which is why you’ll see us learn alongside you.
Nurturing: Growth is a journey, and we prioritise creating supportive and compassionate spaces for development. We actively listen, provide constructive feedback, and celebrate progress, ensuring that individuals and teams feel safe to explore and evolve. Like a child growing day by day, your development will take time, and we will be there to support you every step of the way.
Giving: A fundamental aspect of our ethos is giving back—not just through sharing knowledge, but also by investing genuine care, time, and effort into every person we coach. We focus on fostering a spirit of generosity that promotes collaboration and shared success. In practical terms, this could involve providing you with opportunities to take action, live our values, or support the development of others.
WHAT IS HUM4NBEINGS?
HUM4NBEINGS is a community of incredible leaders who come together to support, share and encourage each other to grow both personally and professionally. Stepping out from behind ‘what’ they do, this community step into ‘who’ they are and what holds them back, providing a safe space to talk about challenges.
A community that isn’t just about knowledge acquisition, but about knowledge application, where we learn from, with, and alongside some brilliant minds, but perhaps more importantly, some incredible people.
Whilst other networks/communities often focus on gaining new business, we focus on self-awareness, self-development and promoting a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to developing themselves safe in the knowledge that better leaders, develop better businesses.
The HUM4NBEINGS Community is underpinned by 10 Founding Members who between us, positively empower the following:
Whilst you don’t need to be a purpose-led leader to join HUM4NBEINGS, you do need to be ready to be Brave, Empowering, Inspiring, Nurturing and Giving (or a HUM4NBEING as we call it), not just for yourself, but for the benefit of your team and the wider community.
If you’re ready to be HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, SMARTER and KINDER – HUM4NBEINGS is for you!
WHY WAIT FOR THE CHANGE WHEN YOU CAN LEAD IT!
WHY HUM4NBEINGS?
There may be a lot wrong in the world, but there is also a lot right about it too!
Mental health, wellbeing, physical health, mindset, culture, belonging and a host of other challenges that were prevalent pre-pandemic have unfortunately been amplified and now we as business leaders have a choice to make. Do we wait for the change and hope that things get better, or do we take it upon ourselves to be the catalyst for change…
In 2021, with the world ‘locked down’ our co-founders ‘locked-in’ on their commitment to bring HUM4NS to life, setting upon a path to becoming the change we long to see. Our first step is to build a community of people who believe that there is a better way to do life and business despite what the past few years may have thrown at them.
The line between home and work has never been more blurred than it is right now and with mental health challenges on the rise, it’s time for us to approach business and leadership in a new way. It’s time for us to put humans first, leading with empathy, encouragement, kindness and emotional intelligence. It’s time to build people up, rather than breaking them down! It’s time to build businesses that proactively seek to help the world around them to become HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, SMARTER and KINDER.
It’s time to #behum4nkind
Our HUM4NBEINGS Community meets twice per month, once virtually for our group mastermind sessions and once physically for our HUM4N Talks/Community networking in Bristol.
Join now for just £660* for 2023/24 annual membership:
* The cost is the equivalent to just £165 per quarter. Experience suggests that committing financially can increase motivation and likelihood of attendance and therefore contribute to overall success; so, we’d encourage you to pay in full from day one. If for any reason this isn’t possible, please get in touch and we can arrange to bill on a quarterly basis.
Designed to help you to grow as an individual, overcome personal barriers, develop as a leader and embed actionable culture change within your organisation, starting from the top down.
1:1 Leadership coaching
>Personalised HUM4NS review helping you to build a happier, healthier, smarter and kinder life
>HUM4NS insights into developing a people-oriented culture and getting the best out of yourself and your team
>Be at the forefront of building a positive and vibrant business community
>Join a community of incredible HUM4NS and become a catalyst for positive change.
>Access a clear development plan that doesn’t just focus on the acquisition of more knowledge, but supports you to proactively apply it.
>Access personal and professional development tools that help you to become happier, healthier, smarter and kinder
>Develop as a leader and increase clarity of how to build a positive organisational culture
>Enhance your community, meet new and interesting people, improve your social connections and make new friends
>Part of a business that proactively encourages development, kindness and positive working culture.
>Access to a structured learning programme that supports them to become happier, healthier, smarter and kinder
>Access a 12-month development programme which includes 4x challenge journals which utilize our innovative 4C’s approach – Catalyst, Comprehension, Contemplation, Clarity. Helping each individual to build the habits and awareness to live a more content life at work and home.
>Opportunities to develop their skills, communities and knowledge through workshops
>Develop skills and knowledge that encourage collaboration, team ethic and camaraderie
>Increased employee engagement
>Increased employee wellbeing
>Increased staff retention
>Reduced staff absence
>Increased productivity
>Increased staff development
>Enhanced culture
>Increased profitability
>Increased employee happiness
>Clearer understanding of personal goals and ambitions
>Structure for improved professional development conversations
If you’ve taken the decision to become a catalyst for change by joining HUMANBEINGS and developing yourself as both an individual and a leader, you can achieve lasting culture change, by bringing your team on the journey with you with our dedicated teams programmes.
Olly’s StoryTwenty-five years in the making, HUM4NS started as a seed in the head of a thirteen-year-old child. Sitting down in a high school career meeting the boy
The research literature and experiences from organisational studies are clear on a number of things: resistance requires change, expecting different results without change is madness
In a world filled with social media comparison, digitally enhanced photos and LinkedIn profiles that mention all of our strengths and none of our weaknesses,
Inform, reform and transform you and your business for good.
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