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OUR EVERGREENS

Leadership comes in many forms

Leadership is as diverse as the people who lead. Interested in Modern Leadership Essentials, Positive Leadership, Human-Centred Performance or other leadership topics? So are we. Let’s talk.

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Good leadership makes the difference between performance, engagement and future readiness. The key is finding the approach that fits.

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Our Evergreens

Human-Centred Performance

Human-Centred Performance does not see performance as something that can be forced. It emerges when the right conditions are in place. People want to make a difference. Leadership therefore means creating an environment where purpose, responsibility and potential can develop. We show organisations how to build psychological safety as a foundation, create clarity and shape roles and structures in ways that enable people to perform at their best. The result is an organisation where performance is not squeezed out of people, but enabled deliberately through the interplay of people, structures and leadership.
  • Greater confidence and clarity for leaders when dealing with uncertainty and resistance
  • Practical tools for direction, communication and motivation in fast-moving environments
  • Direct application to current transformation initiatives with tangible impact on day-to-day work

Shared Leadership

Shared Leadership is one response to a world of work shaped by increasing complexity and constant change. When decisions need to be made faster and closer to where the work happens, traditional hierarchies often reach their limits: Responsibility remains concentrated at the top even when collective intelligence is what is really needed. Shared Leadership is not about doing away with leadership. It is about distributing responsibility deliberately and clearly, making leadership a shared responsibility. Using proven tools such as the Shared Leadership Compass and small, practical experiments, we help organisations gradually move decision-making responsibility into teams in a structured, transparent and effective way. This turns shared responsibility from an abstract idea into everyday practice.
  • A structured way to distribute leadership without overloading teams
  • Greater ownership, motivation and agency among employees
  • Practical methods and tools that can be applied directly in day-to-day work

Modern Leadership Essentials

Modern Leadership Essentials gives leaders a clear view of what matters most in today’s complex and fast-moving environments. At its core is one question: what does effective leadership look like when uncertainty is high and responsibility is increasingly shared?Leadership is not simply a position. It is the ability to provide direction, enable good decisions and work effectively with others. Our approach combines elements of Shared Leadership, psychological safety and systems thinking. Leaders learn how to share responsibility deliberately, set clear expectations and use tension productively.The aim is to lead with clarity, communicate consistently and support the development of both people and organisations. The result is leadership that creates stability without losing adaptability and lays the foundation for next-generation performance.
  • Preparing leaders for fast-moving and complex environments
  • Strengthening psychological safety and team resilience
  • Practical methods and tools for direct use in day-to-day leadership

Positive Leadership

Positive Leadership draws on research from Positive Psychology, particularly the PERMA model: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment. Rather than focusing primarily on deficits, it looks at the conditions that help people fulfil their potential.In dynamic organisations, this means: leadership deliberately shapes motivation, purpose, relationships and experiences of success as the foundation for sustainable performance. Positive Leadership is not about ignoring problems. It is about making resources visible, building on strengths and creating an environment where psychological safety and a strong performance focus reinforce each other.The result is performance that creates energy rather than draining it, making Positive Leadership a natural complement to our Human-Centred Performance approach.
  • A focus on strengths and resources to support sustainable high performance
  • Evidence-based approaches to strengthening psychological safety and team resilience
  • Practical application of the PERMA model to motivation and organisational culture    

Whether remote, hybrid or in person, we design programmes around your needs. Get in touch!

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WHY CHILI & CHANGE?

What good leadership really needs today

Relevant, practical and effective in day-to-day work

The Chili Evergreens bring together what helps leadership work in dynamic times: current insights from research and practice, tools that can be applied directly, and a clear view of how performance, responsibility and humanity fit together. Developed through real transformation work, not from a textbook.

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Up to date with the latest leadership research and trends

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Practical tools instead of abstract theory

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Connecting performance and humanity

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Experience from real transformation contexts

Our clients

Trusted by organisations across industries

Chili and Change works with large corporations and established medium-sized businesses across a range of industries. With deep expertise in methods and transformation, we help organisations shape leadership, collaboration and change effectively.

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FAQs

Everything you need to know about our leadership topics, from formats and who they’re for to time commitment and practical considerations.

What do you mean by “Evergreens” in a leadership context?

Our Evergreens are core leadership topics that remain relevant beyond individual trends and management fads. They address fundamental questions of effective leadership, including responsibility, performance, collaboration and motivation, and can be adapted flexibly to different organisational contexts.

How do I choose the right topic for my organisation?

That depends on the challenges you’re currently facing:
- Human-Centred Performance: when performance and culture need to be considered together
- Shared Leadership: when teams are overloaded or decision-making is too centralised
- Positive Leadership: when the focus is on motivation, engagement and culture
We’re also happy to explore the right fit with you in a conversation.

What formats are the Evergreens available in?

The topics can be used flexibly, from remote Circles and in-person workshops to modular leadership programmes or as part of a broader transformation architecture.

What formats are the Evergreens available in?

The topics can be used flexibly, from remote Circles and in-person workshops to modular leadership programmes or as part of a broader transformation architecture.

How do the programmes create lasting impact?

Lasting impact comes from continuous application. Our formats combine regular learning touchpoints, practical transfer tasks and a direct connection to day-to-day work.

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