A structured 2-week leadership intervention for moments when clarity matters most

Leadership Lean-in Sprint

When pressure is high and something feels misaligned, speed isn’t the answer. Clarity is.

The Leadership Lean-in Sprint is a focused, two-week intervention designed to uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface, and help your team align around what matters now.

For leaders navigating change, complexity, or stalled progress, this Sprint creates shared understanding before acceleration.

Who it's for

This Sprint is designed for leaders who:

Have been through a restructure, merger, or strategic shift
Sense signals of misalignment but can’t yet see the full picture
Feel their team is overloaded, disconnected, or unclear on priorities
Want to act, but want to act on the right things
Need alignment before moving forward at pace

What you'll get

The Sprint follows a structured four-phase process designed to surface reality, synthesise insight, align leadership, and translate clarity into action.

Over two weeks, this includes:

Confidential 1:1 team interviews
Surface lived experience, hidden tensions, and recurring patterns.

Insight synthesis & human-centred framing
Distil root challenges and clarify what truly requires attention.

Leadership alignment session
Review findings, prioritise focus areas, and define the intention for the team intervention.

Focused 1-day team retreat
Co-create shared understanding, make decisions, and agree on meaningful next steps.

Clear handover
Executive summary and prioritised actions to support accountability and follow-through.

The result

By the end of the Sprint, you can expect:

A shared understanding of what matters now
Clear priorities rooted in real team insight
Decisions made with confidence and ownership
Practical actions created by your own team
A stronger foundation for accountable execution

This is not about generating energy for its own sake.
It is about creating clarity that enables sustainable momentum.

What makes this different

This is not a theatrical offsite or a generic workshop.

It is a structured, confidential, human-centred intervention designed to:

Surface reality without blame
Protect anonymity while preserving truth
Create alignment before acceleration
Allow you to participate as a leader, not manage the process

You remain the leader of your team.
I design and facilitate the Sprint so you can engage fully in the work.

Testimonials

"Kat's Leadership Lean-in Sprint helped us **solve the right problems — saving time, money, and frustration**. Her facilitation created true buy-in during a complex merger, accelerating alignment and driving real change."

Rob Adams Executive Vice President, Operations, PGS & TGS

"Kat turned a vague brief into our most impactful internal conference in 34 years. Driving measurable outcomes and full engagement. Her facilitation, planning, and workshop design brought clarity, alignment, and energy across our entire post-merger organization."

Paul Courtenay Senior Vice President, Service Delivery, Operations, PGS & TGS

"In Kat's sessions people feel safe to challenge the status quo, explore new ideas, and communicate meaningful solutions. Kat delivers with professionalism and structure."

Per-Anders Paulsen : Director Asset Performance, Operations, PGS & TGS

Kat Mather
Leadership Partner | Founder, Design Linking

I partner with leaders navigating change and ambiguity, helping their teams build clarity, trust, and accountable ways of working.

Through structured sense-making and participatory design, I support leadership teams in turning complexity into aligned, actionable direction.

How the Sprint works

The Leadership Lean-in Sprint follows a structured four-phase methodology.

If you would like to see the full process overview, including timeline, phases, and time investment, you can request the detailed breakdown below.

Request the process overview