From January 2027, the Employment Rights Act 2025 will quietly raise the bar on how organisations and leaders manage their people.

In this blog we explore what’s changing, why it lands squarely on line managers’ desks, and how practical performance management, conversation skills and coaching can turn legal risk into stronger everyday leadership.

How can a coach help a senior leader manage and overcome imposter thoughts?

Read our case study of a recent situation in which Helen Brooks, Motion Coach, worked over a period of months with a leader as they overcame their doubts and handled the transition into a more senior role.

Rachel Morris’ latest piece in The Business Reporter argues that shifting employee expectations demand new skills from line managers, centred around embracing a coaching approach.

Rachel Morris’ latest feature in The HR Director explores how organisations can support line managers with the day-to-day realities of managing and the benefits of line manager coaching as an alternative to traditional training programmes.

We all know there are times where having someone objective to talk to helps tremendously. Those moments when, through skilled conversation, complications and confusions begin to become crystal clear.

How do you know when you’re at one of those moments?

How do you choose an executive coach? How do you know the fit is right?

Rachel Morris, executive coach and partner at Motion Learning, shares her views on the signs of potential for a good coaching relationship and reveals some of the key qualities of any great coach.

We’ve been listening to a lot of people this year, which is good, as it’s our job to listen. There are a lot of things people want to talk through, work through and share – but in a quiet, safe space; away from all the noise.

We’ve asked a few of our coaches to tell us about what they’ve been listening to, and how they’ve been helping people this year.