Role Consultations
Leadership role consultations offer a reflective space to think about one’s role in the context of the wider system. It is particularly useful where expectations are high, authority is ambiguous, or the pressures of organisational life make it difficult to think clearly.
The work takes a holistic view, drawing on psychology, systems psychodynamics, and embodied ways of learning. Experience, patterns of behaviour, and inner responses are understood not as problems to be fixed, but as sources of information about roles, relationships, and organisations.
Who this work is for
This work is for those who want an independent space to think about their roles, decisions, and experience at work, particularly where the complexity of the system makes this difficult to do alone.
People who seek role consultation are usually willing to:
engage thoughtfully over time
work at depth rather than seek quick solutions
reflect on how they participate in the systems they are part of
The work requires commitment, curiosity, and a capacity to stay with uncertainty.
How the work proceeds
Role consultation is typically one-to-one or held in small groups. Sessions focus on what is alive in the roles and the surrounding system, rather than following a fixed agenda.
Attention is given to purpose, limits, and accountability, and to the emotional and relational pressures that accompany roles of authority. The emphasis is on clarifying what belongs to the role, what does not, and how authority is taken up and exercised under pressure.
In some contexts, role consultation also supports the design of context-specific interventions, where careful attention to role, boundary, and authority is central. Rather than applying generic solutions, the work focuses on understanding what the environment requires, how roles are taken up within it, and how any action is likely to be received and sustained.
A note on method
Over time, patterns tend to emerge in the material people bring to role consultation. These patterns help move the focus beyond an individualised view of experience and towards a broader understanding of organisational, relational, and societal influences.
Practicalities
Role consultation is offered online and in person. An initial conversation can help determine whether this way of working is appropriate and how the work might be held. Engagements may be short-term or ongoing, depending on context and need. Engagements may be short-term or ongoing, depending on context and need.
