In today’s volatile world, leaders face relentless pressure to deliver certainty amid uncertainty. Yet the most effective ones embrace curiosity as their edge - asking bold questions that unlock innovation and collaboration.

In this post, Rachel Morris explores how curiosity shifts leaders from knowing to learning, in the process challenging assumptions and fostering resilient teams.

“Fake it till you make it” has genuine value — it helps leaders push through imposter syndrome and self-doubt. But there’s a point where borrowed confidence becomes a permanent performance, and that’s where trust quietly erodes.

Drawing on twenty years of working with senior leaders, we explore why authentic leadership consistently outperforms manufactured gravitas — and what it really takes to earn followership.

The behaviors that propelled you to success can quietly become your greatest obstacles. As leaders climb higher, the very habits that once differentiated them—decisiveness, self-reliance, technical expertise—often calcify into rigid patterns that limit growth.

Executive coach Rachel Morris explores the key shifts leaders need to make to break free from past success and unlock their next level of impact.

Senior leaders are often surrounded by people yet feel deeply alone with tough decisions, constant visibility and ultimate accountability.

This blog explores the loneliness paradox at the top, why it matters for performance and wellbeing, and how a strong external Bench – including executive coaching – can provide the confidential, human space every leader needs.

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.

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.

Motion Learning's Rachel Morris speaks to Ticker News Insights host Mike Loder, on how to lead thriving organisations in any economic climate.

Drawing upon her experience as an executive business coach, Rachel shares insight into why C-Suite leaders hold the power to building a great culture.

Listen to executive coaches Rachel Morris and Bert Stemarthe, with their special guests Kristina Blahnik and Stian Westlake, as they discuss the challenge facing senior executives everywhere and reveal they tools and techniques that enable them to coach executives to lead

Rachel Morris, co-founder and executive coach recently talked with Emma Jacobs of the Financial Times on the vital role that executive coaches play for CEOs, operating as an independent, confidential sounding board and much more.

We’re all part of personal and professional systems, whether we are mindful of it or not. Visualising them, representing them and then discussing them can open up routes to greater awareness and understanding.

Rachel Morris and Kim Gieske discuss the value of adopting a systemic approach and share their own examples of its application.

Our recommendations for Christmas reading. See our thoughts on the following reads:

The Boys in the Boat

Ditching Imposter Syndromw

Nonviolent Communication

Working Out Loud

Although the concept of the Mentor has been around since the time of Homer, it seems very much of the moment. But why should anyone become a mentor? And what does it involve?

The idea of mentoring seems to be having its moment in the sun, with both commercial and public sector organisations investing much time, energy and resources into mentoring programmes.

We’re often asked about the nature of mentoring. We always recommend considering it, whether formally or informally, as a way to support leaders and managers.

Our view at Motion Learning is that mentoring is a relationship in which experiences are shared and questions asked and answered for mutual benefit and growth. Here’s our factsheet on mentoring.

What should leaders be doing to get businesses through 'tough times'? What really works?

Using a balance of your head, your heart and your gut instincts can take you a long way in a crisis, if you can get the balance right. Authenticity is also critical