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About InspiredSTEM

Technical work.
Human potential.

Drawing on industry experts, our work with the British Army, professional athletes and performance psychologists, we apply behavioural science to challenge bias, unlock talent and build mentally fit, psychologically safe teams—ready for the demands of infrastructure and defence.

Client feedback

What our clients say.

Executive leadership

“We developed a healthier leadership culture and an awareness of our collective strengths, which wouldn't have been possible without InspiredSTEM's skillful work.”

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“InspiredSTEM brought a robust, research driven methodology to develop and improve the performance of our ExCo. We developed a healthier leadership culture and an awareness of our collective strengths, which wouldn't have been possible without InspiredSTEM's skillful work. I've found many of their techniques translate successfully into my personal life and recommend them wholeheartedly!”

Ian WhitfieldCTO, Pure DC · former CEO, RED EngineeringTestimonial supplied as CEO
ENGIE

“They have helped each team member find their niche and excel. I highly recommend them.”

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“Inspired STEM designed and facilitated our global people and strategy alignment workshops and delivery plan. They have helped each team member find their niche and excel. I highly recommend them.”

Nicolas Lefevre-MartonChief Strategy Officer
Acer Trust

“The team show incredible levels of insight into our people, allowing talent to draw out strengths in themselves and others.”

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“The team show incredible levels of insight into our people, allowing talent to draw out strengths in themselves and others. As natural strategists, they are invaluable partners to maximise the most important resource in any organisation.”

Jamie WadeChief Executive Officer
ENGIE SA

“I would recommend anyone looking to become a better leader to work with InspiredSTEM.”

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“The Inspired team helped me accelerate my career and find my true callings as a Connector. I would recommend anyone looking to become a better leader to work with InspiredSTEM.”

Joelle ThomasCorporate Strategy Director
RED Tech

“Inspired STEM worked with our Senior Engineers and Regional Directors as we expanded our delivery capability. I can’t recommend their training highly enough.”

Lee PrescottManaging Director
NTT

“Our relationship with InspiredSTEM is essential for the team development needed to deliver our strategy”

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“InspiredSTEM partners can summarise our people challenges in 5 minutes; what it takes some of our leaders months to do. Our relationship with InspiredSTEM is essential for the team development needed to deliver our strategy”

Andy SykesSenior Director
BladeRoom

“Inspired STEM Coaching delivered an end to end solution that has exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend Inspired.”

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“BladeRoom prides itself on being the standard of delivery and excellence in the Data Centre Industry. We approached Inspired STEM Coaching to help our technical talent and develop our leaders to manage multiple teams. They did not disappoint. We spent a week with Coaches, Royal Marines and British Army. Inspired STEM Coaching delivered an end to end solution that has exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend Inspired.”

Will ThorntonCEO
Goldman Sachs

“I found my time as a client of Inspired to be extremely valuable in helping shape my onward progression. I highly recommend Inspired for any personal and team development support.”

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“Inspired are incredibly gifted. They are very perceptive, highly analytical and deliver targeted advice. I found my time as a client of Inspired to be extremely valuable in helping shape my onward progression. I highly recommend Inspired for any personal and team development support.”

Joe CarrExecutive Director
Goldman Sachs

“What I've learnt through Inspired helps me on a weekly, if not daily basis and I'm a more effective leader because of it.”

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“Inspired had excellent insight into my professional world leadership behaviours and helped me understand what I need to function at my best. They don’t try to implement a program - they’re great listeners, thoughtful and this underscores their approach. What I've learnt through Inspired helps me on a weekly, if not daily basis and I'm a more effective leader because of it.”

Katherine TaitExecutive Director
ENGIE

“I have always been impressed with Inspired’s professionalism, engagement and coaching skills.”

Chris MayerDirector of Talent & Training
Tractebel

“The results of these sessions are always positive but also realistically achievable.”

Phil ReidHead of Corporate Development
RED Engineering

“I would recommend Inspired for anyone looking to build a sustainable high-performance culture.”

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“RED partnered with Inspired whilst trying to maintain high performance in a fast-growing company. They provided structured, open and proven approaches for us to learn more about ourselves and each other and helped develop and deliver our leadership academy and talent management programs. I would recommend Inspired for anyone looking to build a sustainable high-performance culture.”

Carolyn PeggHuman Resources Director
ENGIE

“Inspired’s profound expertise in psychology, coaching, and business development adds a significant value to any organisation striving to develop top talent, or to individuals pursuing professional growth.”

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“Inspired’s profound expertise in psychology, coaching, and business development adds a significant value to any organisation striving to develop top talent, or to individuals pursuing professional growth. In my role as a Talent Manager, Inspired has consistently supported me in meeting the coaching requirements of high-performing employees within my purview, both virtually and in-person.”

Ksenia BelkinaGlobal Talent and Leadership Transformation

Personal references have been edited to Inspired. Roles and organisations are shown as supplied; later roles are noted where relevant.

Who we’ve worked with.

Selected organisations from InspiredSTEM engagements and our wider professional experience.

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Results in practice

People develop.
The work changes.

Explore 6 detailed reports and 4 further examples.

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Photographic concept of professional squash equipment on a competition court under intense tournament lightingProfessional coaching. Foundations under pressure.

Global design engineering

Attract talent. Develop leaders. Keep the culture.

Capacity
Before
After

Team assessment

Before & after in brief
Before engagement
A rapidly growing engineering design company had client demand, overseas expansion and a need to recruit at every level. Engineering and HR wanted technical and people development to work together. New graduates, experienced hires and established leaders needed the same culture, language and management tools. Senior people were spending too much time responding to foreseeable escalations, while delivery commitments left little room for long training programmes.
Reported after engagement
All five reported team-assessment measures increased. Capacity rose from 37% to 67%, alongside clearer communication and alignment. The academy gave internal teams a common approach to feedback, development and leadership across regions.
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Photographic concept of a team navigation station and expedition equipment in uncertain mountain weatherTeams facing uncertainty.

Critical-infrastructure design and delivery

Plan well. Lead through uncertainty.

Relationships
Before
After

Team assessment

Before & after in brief
Before engagement
A successful end-to-end delivery company depended on a few highly capable senior leaders to anticipate problems and control risk. Growing demand and diversification required another level of management to step forward. Emerging leaders were used to extensive support and reassurance; senior leaders needed confidence that they could let others lead through uncertainty.
Reported after engagement
All five reported team-assessment measures increased. Alignment and execution both reached 92%, and relationships rose from 43% to 89%. The work focused on developing leaders who could plan, adapt and take ownership, with senior leaders coaching them as they did so.
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Photographic concept of an engineering collaboration workspace connecting technical knowledge across a world mapTechnical expertise across borders.

Multinational technical services

Make expertise easier to learn—and use.

Learning transfer
Before
After

Reported learning transfer

Before & after in brief
Before engagement
A multinational organisation wanted its technical content to reach new leaders more effectively. Workshops needed to engage participants, help them apply subject expertise and prepare them for the leadership and management demands of high-pressure project work.
Reported after engagement
Reported learning transfer increased from 52% to 93%. The working relationship has continued for more than ten years. The measure describes reported learning transfer and is separate from the five-area team assessment used in other cases.
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Develop the next level. Give leaders room to lead.Read the report ↗Raise risk earlier. Leave meetings ready to act.Read the report ↗
AI & VR enablement.Experience. Replay. Improve. Bring your global team together.
Three colleagues smiling as they explore a shared virtual-reality experience with headsets and controllers.

Immersive team performance

Different locations.
One team when
it matters.

Team training and one-to-one coaching in shared VR experiences.

  • Train together, without the travel.
  • Practise pressure. Build confidence.
  • Replay decisions. Improve together.
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For critical infrastructure, defence and data centres.

  1. Experience

    A shared project challenge.

  2. Replay

    See the moments that matter.

  3. Improve

    Practise a better approach.

Coach-led reflection, supported by AI summaries.

A team where people speak up and stay.Trust, empathy and raising risk early

Speak-up culture

Raise risk early.
Protect delivery.

When people feel heard and respected, concerns can surface sooner. We help leaders listen without judgement and teams speak up before a small issue becomes an expensive surprise.

Build a speak-up culture See it in practice
Save time
Protect your budget
Protect your credibility

Challenge them. Support them. Hear them.

Combine individual strengths. Share responsibility. Build a team people want to stay in—challenged, supported and heard.

  • Meaningful challenge. Give people room to grow, with mentoring and useful feedback.
  • Empathetic leadership. Notice pressure, listen with care and offer support before people burn out.
  • Respect for every voice. Ask for opinions, act on feedback and show people their contribution matters.
Build a team people want to stay in
Who’s behind InspiredSTEM?Experienced coaches. Practical tools. Applied to your work.
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About InspiredSTEM

Technical work.
Human challenges.

We develop leaders who own the role, teams that deliver together and expertise that stays and spreads. Team development and personal performance coaching for critical infrastructure, defence and data centres.

Whether we’re bringing subject matter expertise to your internal training, running bespoke bootcamps and events, delivering keynote talks or designing and delivering complete leadership academies, we’re passionate about developing people and making an impact across STEM.

Practical tools. Experienced coaches. Applied to your work.

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A closer look

More about the work.

Why capacity gets stuckTalent, growth and the pressure on your people

The people behind your growth

More projects. More pressure.
Who is ready to lead?

As data centre projects grow, the same experienced people cannot carry every decision. Others need the confidence, judgement and relationships to take responsibility.

We work on the moments that make the difference: handing over responsibility, asking a better question and speaking up while there is still time to act.

01

The same experts are stretched across every project.

Questions and decisions keep finding their way back to a few people. Help others build the judgement to take on more, with the right support.

02

Great engineers are becoming first-time leaders.

A new title brings new conversations. Give people practice in delegating, giving feedback and leading the colleagues who used to be their peers.

03

The knowledge is there. It needs to travel.

A document can record the answer. Mentoring helps someone understand how an expert reached it, and when a different answer might be needed.

04

Good work is getting lost between teams.

Design, construction, commissioning and operations need clear handovers. Agree who owns the next step and make it easier to raise a concern early.

05

Your people are asking what comes next.

Give them useful feedback, a clear path forward and chances to try greater responsibility. Make development part of the work they already do.

Our perspective on the talent shortage

You cannot recruit your way out of every capacity problem.

Develop the people you have and help them work well together. Share expertise, reduce avoidable escalation and give each level the judgement and support to take responsibility. Creating capacity means improving how the team works, including protecting time to learn and recover.

Even excellent processes depend on people. Companies thrive when developing their people is part of the purpose.

Understand the five areas of team performance ↗
The expertise behind InspiredSTEMCoaching, behavioural science, professional sport and the British Army

The expertise we bring

Built on experience of people under pressure.

How do you make a decision with incomplete information? Reset after a setback? Help someone speak up? We draw on coaching, behavioural science, professional sport and British Army experience to work on the situations your people face.

We select specialists for their fit with your organisation and the content, and their availability. Your proposal identifies the people delivering the work and the part each will play, so you can assess the fit before committing.

British Army specialists

Clear intent, sound judgement and coordinated action. Practise assessing a situation, deciding within your authority and adapting as conditions change.

Professional sports experts

Preparation, shared standards and clarity about each person’s role. Build the habits of practice and debrief that help skilled people perform together.

Sports psychologists

Attention, confidence and emotional control under pressure. Help people manage setbacks, reset their focus and stay effective when the stakes rise.

Behavioural science experts

Strong relationships and better decisions. Draw on behavioural economics to examine incentives, assumptions and biases that shape whether people ask for help, share expertise and speak up.

Relationships make the work possible

Bad project news should travel as fast as good news.

That takes psychological safety in everyday work: being able to ask for help, admit uncertainty and challenge a decision. We help leaders respond constructively, mentors share judgement and teams agree how to share people and resources across competing priorities.

Build the conversations your team needs
Inside a Team Intensive DayPreparation, the day and follow-through

Ready to try us?

One team.
One day.
Move forward.

Transforming Team Communication

Step out of the daily rush and work on how you work together. In this Team Intensive Day, explore how each person communicates, practise the conversations that matter and use 5 Gears to make room for focus, connection and recovery. Leave with a shared language and a practical plan.

  • Sponsor conversation & team pulse
  • A focused day of coached practice
  • practical action plan & sponsor check-in
Enquire about a Team Intensive Day See what’s included

For 5–30 participants, depending on format. Onsite or virtual. We agree the scope, fee and arrangements with you before booking.

Find the focus.
Move together.

1 day
of focused team practice
Follow-through
to put your plan into action
Questions before you start?Team Intensive Day, delivery and working with Inspired

Before you decide

What would help
your team move forward?

You do not need a finished brief. Tell us what is getting in the way of delivery, and we will help you choose a useful starting point.

Enquire about a Team Intensive Day
What will we work on?

How do you communicate? What happens when you feel challenged? What does a colleague need from a conversation? Transforming Team Communication explores these questions through five themes: foundations of a high-performing team, Your Leadership Voice, Defence Systems, the Communication Code and 5 Gears.

Use discussion and practice to work on trust, shared priorities and everyday conversations. Explore how focus, connection and recovery support sustainable performance. A sponsor conversation and team pulse set the focus; a practical action plan and sponsor check-in help you keep practising.

See the day in detail
How many people can attend, and where?

5–30 participants, depending on the format. Onsite or virtual, with onsite sessions at your premises or a venue. Both formats use interactive exercises, behavioural science and game-based learning designed to keep people engaged and help them apply the learning.

Do we need to commit to a longer programme?

The Team Intensive Day is a standalone engagement. Use the day and the follow-up to decide whether further support would be useful.

Who will work with our team?

We select specialists for their fit with your organisation and the content, and their availability. Your proposal identifies the delivery team and each person’s contribution.

Explore the expertise behind the work
What if we are unsure where to start?

The free 20-question check-in gives you a practical starting point to discuss with colleagues. You can see your result immediately, without sharing an email address.

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