A collection of thoughts, reports
and articles from the Facet5 team
Why Great Teams Start With Self-Awareness (Not Strategy)
There’s a quiet myth in organisational life that great teams emerge from great strategy. That if you bring smart people together, give them clear goals and a structured plan, collaboration will naturally follow. But anyone who has ever been part of a truly exceptional team knows that’s not quite how it works. Great teams don’t just perform well - they feel good to be part of.
Coaches! Explore your unique superpower and thrive!
Every coach has a style. Sometimes we discover it by accident; sometimes by design. But what if we explored our coaching style more intentionally - what we lean into by default, what we enjoy, what drains us, where we resist? Understanding your coaching style, where your strengths may overplay and where you can flex starts a journey of clearer impact, more resilience, and more joy in the work.
Lead Like a Coach: Using Personality to Unlock Potential
Leadership these days doesn’t just mean setting direction, managing resources, or making decisions. Increasingly it means inspiring, developing, and coaching others. But to lead as a coach, to bring out the best in people, one needs more than technique. You need awareness - of yourself, your style, and of others’.
Making Coaching Part of the Culture: How Personality Insight Makes it Stick
Many organisations talk about wanting a “coaching culture.” You’ll hear it in strategy documents, leadership speeches, HR’s ‘big plan’ decks. But often, it ends up being workshops, performance reviews, or one off mentor pairings. The flame flickers, then dims. What makes the difference between a culture that sticks and one that drifts?
Coaching with Heart: Why Personality Insight Changes Everything
When Sophie first came to coaching, she was frustrated. She had clear goals: step into leadership, get her team working well together, deliver results. But after three months, she felt stuck. Her coach was encouraging her to “be more structured, plan tighter, keep control.” Sophie tried, but each attempt left her drained and less motivated.
Creating a Strengths-Based Culture – From Individuals to Organisations
Focusing on strengths is powerful for individuals, transformative for teams, and a multiplier for leaders. But the real opportunity comes when strengths move beyond the personal and become part of an organisation’s culture.
