The Deprogramming Company
UNLOCKING THE HIDDEN WEALTH IN YOUR ORGANISATION
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Costly leadership gaps often show up quietly - until it's too late
Stalled progression
Talent attrition
Pipeline fragility
Many organisations are unintentionally losing or under-utilising high-performing women at critical points in the leadership pipeline. Precisely when they should be stepping into bigger roles.
This doesn’t always show up loudly or dramatically. Instead, it appears as patterns that are familiar to senior leaders:
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Capable leaders stagnating at mid-senior level
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Talented women opting out of stretch assignments
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Reluctance or hesitancy in high-stakes leadership forums
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Increased burnout, disengagement and attrition
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Leadership pipelines that look robust on paper but fragile in reality
Organisations often interpret this as a confidence gap, a skills deficit, or a people engagement issue. But the real problem is deeper:
It is a behavioural leadership and performance risk that weakens succession readiness, inflates recruitment costs, and impairs organisational performance.
This isn’t about motivation or ambition.
It’s about performance barriers that prevent capable leaders from contributing fully and sustainably at senior levels.
OUR APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE
The Deprogramming Company works with organisations to strengthen leadership performance, retention and succession readiness; particularly at the points where high-performing women are most at risk of stalling or leaving.
Our work is grounded in organisational psychology and evidence-informed practice. We focus on the behavioural patterns and decision-making dynamics that shape how leaders operate under pressure, rather than relying on skills frameworks or one-off training interventions.
We combine structured leadership programmes with coaching and practical application in the workplace. This enables observable behavioural change that supports sustainable leadership contribution, clearer decision-making and long-term organisational capability.
WHY ORGANISATIONS WORK WITH US
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Evidence-informed approach grounded in organisational psychology
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Structured programmes designed for real-world application
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Focus on leadership performance, retention and succession readiness
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Trusted by organisations as part of leadership and talent strategies
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WHAT THIS ENABLES FOR YOUR ORGANISATION
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Stronger leadership performance under pressure
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Greater retention of high-performing women
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Increased readiness for promotion and stretch roles
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Clearer, more direct communication at senior levels
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Reduced burnout and over-functioning
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A more stable and resilient leadership pipeline
WHY THE DEPROGRAMMING COMPANY
Most programmes try to “fix” women. We don’t. We name the invisible rules women are trained to follow - and how those rules become performance risk in high-pressure workplaces.
Our programmes are designed and led by Michelle Minnikin (Chartered Organisational Psychologist) with strengths-led coaching support from James Eves (Gallup Certified Strengths & Executive Coach).
The result is leadership development that changes what people do in the room - not only what they know.
WHY THE DEPROGRAMMING COMPANY
The Deprogramming Company is led by Michelle Minnikin, Chartered Organisational Psychologist, and James Eves, executive coach and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.
We combine organisational psychology, strengths-led coaching, and real-world application to change the behavioural patterns and unspoken rules that shape leadership under pressure.
This is not generic training, confidence coaching, or mentoring - it’s commercially grounded work designed to improve performance, retention, and succession readiness.
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