CEQ - Collaborative Equity LLP

30/01/2026

Most of us already coach more than we realise…

In everyday conversations with colleagues, clients and teams, we’re often helping people think things through - sometimes without even noticing it.

However, under pressure, our unconscious controlling habits often take over - directing, rescuing, persuading or steering the conversation in ways we don’t always see.

The Virtual Coaching Excellence Programme helps leaders bring these habits and patterns into conscious awareness and develop a clearer structure for coaching that is more intentional, purposeful and effective.

VCEP is a practical, instructor-led, open programme for leaders from a wide range of organisations and backgrounds, supporting real coaching conversations in everyday leadership contexts.

Originally championed by the Academy for Chief Executives, it has been delivered to over 6,000 managers worldwide, with 90%+ ratings for effectiveness and business impact.

Through the programme, you’ll develop the ability to:

✅ recognise your habits when coaching under pressure
✅ strengthen accountability and performance in teams
✅ learn and apply proven coaching frameworks such as GROW
✅ use vision and values as practical leadership tools
✅ reduce personal stress and increase effectiveness
✅ role-model a coaching approach in your organisation

The programme runs over 8–10 weeks and combines three live modules with two individual coaching sessions.

📅 2026 Open Programme Cohorts start in March, April and June.

If you’re curious to explore whether VCEP might be a good fit for you or your organisation, you can find out more here:

This Programme transforms the leadership and coaching skills of corporate managers. Over 5,000 managers have experienced this unique programme, giving an average 90%+ rating for effectiveness and exceeding expectations over our 10 success measures. Delivered on Microsoft Teams and hosted with a live...

28/01/2026

Most of us already coach more than we realise…

In everyday conversations with colleagues, clients and teams, we’re often helping people think things through - sometimes without even noticing it.

However, under pressure, our unconscious controlling habits often take over - directing, rescuing, persuading or steering the conversation in ways we don’t always see.

The Virtual Coaching Excellence Programme helps leaders bring these habits and patterns into conscious awareness and develop a clearer structure for coaching that is more intentional, purposeful and effective.

VCEP is a practical, instructor-led, open programme for leaders from a wide range of organisations and backgrounds, supporting real coaching conversations in everyday leadership contexts.

Originally championed by the Academy for Chief Executives, it has been delivered to over 6,000 managers worldwide, with 90%+ ratings for effectiveness and business impact.

Through the programme, you’ll develop the ability to:

✅ recognise your habits when coaching under pressure
✅ strengthen accountability and performance in teams
✅ learn and apply proven coaching frameworks such as GROW
✅ use vision and values as practical leadership tools
✅ reduce personal stress and increase effectiveness
✅ role-model a coaching approach in your organisation

The programme runs over 8–10 weeks and combines three live modules with two individual coaching sessions.

📅 2026 Open Programme Cohorts start in March, April and June.

If you’re curious to explore whether VCEP might be a good fit for you or your organisation, you can find out more here:

https://www.ceq.com/course/virtual-coaching-excellence-programme

19/07/2025

🚀 Save over 20% with our Early Bird offer for September’s Virtual Coaching Excellence Programme! 🚀

Are you ready to transform the way you coach, lead, and drive accountability in your team? Our Virtual Coaching Excellence Programme has already helped 6,000+ managers elevate their coaching skills, with 90%+ effectiveness ratings and proven success in global organisations - including Google managers worldwide.

Choose your learning pathway:

✅ Start with Module 1 (Recalibration)
✅ Progress to Module 2 (Effective Coaching) after completing Module 1
✅ Enrol in the Full Programme for the complete learning experience and receive over 20% off normal seat price (for a limited time only)

💡 What you’ll gain:
🔹 Learn to drive rapid change in accountability and performance
🔹 Coach effectively under pressure
🔹 Embed coaching into your organisation’s culture
🔹 Use vision and values as practical performance management tools
🔹 Reduce stress and achieve more while leading with impact

⏳ Save over 20% with our Early Bird offer – secure your spot now!
👉 Enrol here: https://www.ceq.com/vcep-sp

01/01/2025

As we move into gear for the New Year, what are the ‘Iconic’ Goals we will set? What are the big, symbolic, indisputable milestones we will set to guide and inspire us and for us to be sure we’re on track, and that we’ve arrived? And what are our ambitions for each group of our stakeholders – investors, senior executives, middle managers, employees, customers, suppliers, the community in which we operate?...

Read our last Newsletter blog article of the year, from our founder Gareth Chick...

https://www.ceq.com/vision-ambition-and-goals

17/05/2024

Introducing our brand new Coaching Essentials Level 1 Workshop...

Derived from Module 1 of our Flagship “Coaching Excellence” Programme, this Virtual Instructor Led Workshop is designed as an introduction to coaching, covering the essential elements and skills to become a better coach. Participant numbers are limited to 8 per workshop to allow for maximum practice and personalised observation and feedback. Managers emerge from the workshop with practical tools and triggers that enable them to immediately raise individual and team performance.

→ Gain a stark awareness of your habits when coaching people under pressure
→ Be able to effect rapid change in levels of accountability and performance within teams under your management
→ Understand and utilise coaching frameworks as practical leadership and management tools
→ Be able to create an environment of innovation and continual improvement while maximising personal and team accountability
→ Learn how to reduce personal stress and achieve more in your work
→ Be a role model for coaching throughout your organisation

💥 Special Introductory Offer - First 8 places will be priced at the discounted rate of £249 + VAT per place

For more information and to register your interest visit:

https://www.ceq.com/coaching-essentials-workshop-level-1

13/12/2023

Christmas is a unique collective psychological moment in time, and as such leaders should be taking advantage of this and exploiting the opportunity to communicate in a very special way with their managers and employees...

What a year! The pressures of volatile economic and political environments have taken a heavy toll on our executives, managers and employees. More than ever before, people are heading off for the holidays in a state of some uncertainty, anxiety and perhaps even exhaustion. It’s been a relentless y...

15/11/2023

So here we are 10 years on; I am older and even more experienced, yet still learning every day and still relishing my opportunities to work with inspiring leaders...

When I founded Collaborative Equity I had already spent 35 years in the corporate world, as a junior manager and senior executive, as a CEO and Chairman, as a Coach and Consultant. I wanted to create an organisation that embodied and role modelled all the principles and practices I had learned, developed and refined over the years – Trust, Sustainability, Humanity and Overdelivery.

I decided on Collaborative Equity to encapsulate my beliefs – ‘Collaborative’ to stand for the encouragement of collective learning and thriving, and ‘Equity’ to stand for the equality of responsibility and reward for all stakeholders. The bonus was that Collaborative Equity neatly fitted the acronym CEQ, which also stands for my central leadership methodology of Corporate Emotional Intelligence.

We have assembled an incredibly talented team along the way, and we’ve delivered leadership coaching and training to thousands of managers and leaders all over the world. Our core coaching methodology, OUCH! (Our Unconscious Controlling Habits) is used by major corporations globally and our unique Change frameworks have supported and inspired the transformation of many organisations, including: Google, Centrica, Dole, Travis Perkins, Heathrow and B&Q.

As part of our 10 year anniversary celebrations through 2024, and in a small way to recognise and say thank you to our many valued clients, we’re going to be offering some freebies on our Newsletter and website so keep your eyes peeled and make sure you apply!

Gareth

Gareth Chick
Founder and Managing Partner

14/09/2023

We are delighted to be sponsoring and attending the LeaderFest Conference hosted by MD2MD

For more information and to book a place please visit
https://www.md2md.co.uk/leaderfest-2023

14/09/2023

We are delighted to be sponsoring and attending the LeaderFest Conference hosted by MD2MD

For more information and to book a place please visit

The LeaderFest conference for business leaders: a unique opportunity for them to learn with, and from fellow business leaders.

11/05/2022

You might be alone but that does not mean you're lonely.
What is the difference between being lonely and being alone?

You could be surrounded by family and friends and still feel incredibly lonely. You could be home alone and be very content and happy. You could have your social diary full but still have this constant feeling that you are on your own.
Being alone is a choice of being on your own or limiting your social life. Being lonely is longing for relationships that you do not have or being in crowd that you lack a real connection with. While lonliness is not in itself a mental health problem, it does have an impact on our mental health.
Together we can tackle loneliness! We are here to help you navigate this.
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28/08/2021

What simple act will you take?

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17/08/2021

Our Shield of Pretence becomes who we pretend to be - adopting the beliefs of others so that they accept us, being interested and motivated by being liked more than we want to be respected for who we are...

Read more from our latest blog article at ceq.com