The next evolution beyond IQ and EQ
Change how your managers think,
and they'll change how your business performs.
A coaching-led development programme for first-time and emerging managers and leaders. Built on mindset, measured with data, and enhanced by the MQ app so growth continues long after the workshop ends.
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The hidden lever
Your people are your greatest asset.
Your managers are your biggest lever.
When managers aren't driving the performance you need, it's rarely capability. They're stuck in individual-contributor mode, under-coached, and navigating a mindset shift they were never trained for.
82%
of UK managers are "accidental". No formal development. (CMI)
70%
of variance in team engagement is determined by the manager. (Gallup)
57%
of employees have quit a job because of their boss. (DDI)
The hidden cost of doing nothing
The damage is invisible until it's too late.
What is MQ?
The next evolution beyond IQ and EQ.
Mindset Quotient® measures our capacity to observe, regulate, and reframe the thought patterns, beliefs and inner scripts that drive our behaviour. It's the intelligence of self-direction. When you learn to master it, you amplify your capacity to lead, and create the conditions for others to do the same.
The importance of mindset is often overlooked. Without addressing it first, behaviour won't change, skills won't be applied effectively, training won't stick, and little changes in practice.
IQ
Cognitive intelligence
How we process, reason, and solve.
EQ
Emotional intelligence
How we read and relate to others.
MQ
Mindset intelligence
How we observe and reframe the thinking that drives our behaviour.
MQ is grounded in evidence-based research from neuroscience, behavioural psychology, and adult learning, so that change is real and lasting.
Our signature programme
The Accelerator experience
A three-part journey rooted in the compounding power of mindset, relationships and culture. A redesign of how your managers think, behave and lead, from the inside out.
Phase 1
IGNITE
Leading yourself
Mindset. Where the making of a manager begins.
We help your managers shift from individual contributor to manager, and build the clarity and confidence to lead themselves before they lead others.
Phase 2
CONNECT
Leading one-to-one
Relationships. How managers unlock potential in others.
We strengthen how your managers connect, coach and build trust. The result: developing talent, fostering ownership, accelerating performance.
Phase 3
AMPLIFY
Leading the collective
Culture. Where managers scale and multiply their impact.
We equip your managers to embed the team norms and rituals that build psychological safety, cohesion, and turn your values into visible everyday behaviours.
How it works
Designed for depth.
Built for reality.
Long enough to embed change, short enough to sustain momentum. Led by your priorities, driven by our expertise, co-created in the room.
What's included
The programme
- Pre-calls with your leadership team and every delegate
- Three × 3-hour group coaching workshops
- Three × 1-hour one-to-one coaching sessions per delegate
- Action learning sets so your managers keep developing each other
- The MQ app: diagnostic, daily coaching, practice tools, and skill guides
- Customised Impact Dashboard tracking measurable ROI
- 360 feedback & psychometrics (optional)
Our process
From start to lasting change
Co-creation
We start by deeply understanding your business, culture and goals. Context is everything. The programme is shaped around your priorities and people.
Delivery
A hybrid programme: dynamic workshops, 1:1 coaching and action learning. Coaching-led, always anchored in real challenges from the role.
Evaluation
We measure what matters: real change, not attendance or satisfaction. Comprehensive pre/post data demonstrates ROI across your people and your business.
Programme length flexes to your needs. 3 to 6 months on average.
Why we're different
Most manager training doesn't stick.
Ours does.
The world of work has fundamentally shifted. Manager training hasn't. We built MQ to change that.
Enhanced by the MQ app
Development that continues between sessions.
We built the MQ app to extend real-time coaching and development into the 99% of the time we're not in the room with your managers. The app is also how we measure the progress being made in your people so you can see the ROI in practice.
Mindset Gym
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Mindset Gym
Personalised coaching and development on the seven dimensions of MQ.
MQ Coach
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MQ Coach
On-demand AI coach for the difficult conversations and decisions between sessions.
Skill Guides
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Skill Guides
25 practical one-pagers on the skills that build manager and leadership effectiveness.
Culture Lab
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Culture Lab
Measure and develop the behaviours that put your company values into action.
Self-awareness
A diagnostic and 360 feedback give every manager a personal MQ score across seven dimensions, plus an honest view from the people around them.
Tailoring
Data-driven insight lets us personalise workshops and coaching beyond what people self-report.
Progress tracking
Measurement over time for the individual, the cohort, and the business — including the behaviours that put your company values into action. Finally, proof the programme is moving the needle.
Embedding
Daily Challenges, AI-powered Coaching Room, Mindset Gym, Culture Lab, and more than 20 skill guides extend the programme well past session day.
What's in the app
The outcomes
Stronger managers.
Happier teams.
Better businesses.
We coach managers like Execs, so they start showing up like leaders before they have the title. Here's what the research says happens when they do.
For your business
Higher team performance, stronger engagement, and retention of the people you can’t afford to lose.
For the manager
The confidence and capacity to manage effectively, hold hard conversations, and develop the talent you fought hard to recruit.
For their teams
Clearer expectations, more trust, and the conditions to do the best work of their careers.
Who we are
Operators, not trainers.
Two People people who believe that creating the conditions for your team to thrive is a must-have, not a nice-to-have. As seasoned operators, we've led through pressure and know what it takes. That's the edge we bring, and the one we unlock in others.
Maria Orphanides
Co-founder · People & Talent
A seasoned People & Talent leader and executive coach with 20 years of experience, including five as HR Director at Atomico. Maria brings sharp strategic insight and operational depth from building high-performing teams in high-pressure VC and PE environments. Her coaching combines neuroscience and behavioural psychology to shift mindsets, break limiting patterns, and transform how people think, lead, and perform.
Richard Album
Co-founder · Learning & Coaching
An award-winning L&D leader, executive coach, and world-class facilitator with decades of experience across law, finance, healthcare, real estate and tech. A former City lawyer and board member, Richard brings sharp commercial acumen and leadership experience. He has delivered thousands of hours of workshops and coaching, and is renowned for his ability to read the room and shift group dynamics.
Ready when you are
Let's talk about your managers.
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk through your team, your context, and whether the Accelerator is the right fit. No pitch deck, no pressure.
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