Team Sessions: Show Up And Tell
Get your team saying it.
A facilitated team session that gets people saying what they've been sitting on, and each of them leaving with one thing they'll actually do.
What it is
A facilitated morning where your team says the things they've been avoiding, and commits to what they'll do about it.
Show Up And Tell is run by me, Olivier Nicholas, an ICF and EMCC accredited executive coach. It runs on a deck of question cards I designed from my one to one coaching work, so it's my own method rather than something bought in. You're not in the room, so people speak freely.
The value is in what each person walks out with: something said out loud that usually goes unsaid, and a specific commitment they'll act on.
Who it's for
For teams of peers
Everyone in the session works at the same level. Nobody in the room manages anyone else in it, so people can talk openly.
Owner-led businesses
Any team of four or more people who work alongside each other, whatever your business does.
Hear what your team has been thinking, and what they're ready to act on.
Larger organisations
Groups of managers or leaders at the same level, usually booked by HR or the learning and development team.
Gets your leaders talking about what they've been putting off, and committing to what they'll change.
How the morning runs
Five stages, one commitment
Identity
Each person picks a card describing the kind of person they want to be at work. It shapes how they answer for the rest of the morning.
Awareness
Naming what's really going on: the patterns, the frustrations, the things on repeat.
Truth
In a safe space, people say what usually goes unsaid: the conversation they've put off, the decision that's stuck.
Action
One specific commitment each. Who, what and by when, said in front of the group.
Close
A short reflection on what shifted and what each person is taking away.
What you get
It doesn't stop when the morning ends
The themes
The patterns that came up in the room, anonymised and talked through with you privately.
The commitments
Every commitment the team made, shared with you while keeping who said what private.
Check-in
I check in with each person to help keep their commitment moving.
Owner call
A call with you to talk through what's changed since the session and what's made the biggest difference.
Nothing leaves the room without the team's full agreement. That protects everyone. We have that conversation openly, before anything makes its way to you.
Why teams go quiet
Most of what matters never gets said in a normal meeting
of employees regularly see colleagues stay silent rather than disagree.
Radical Candor, The Trust Gap, 2026of managers worldwide are engaged at work, down from 31% in 2022.
Gallup, State of the Global Workplace, 2026executives say a lack of honest feedback is their biggest concern.
Radical Candor, The Trust Gap, 2026From an owner
It actually enthused me, because it shows they care and want to know where we're heading. A really positive list, very manageable, and I'm genuinely excited.
Jake Kemp, Owner, KCC Team
Why commitments stick
642 studies
Plans that name exactly what you'll do and when reliably beat good intentions. They work best when people want the goal and go back over the plan, which is what the day 7 check-in is for.
Sheeran, Listrom and Gollwitzer, European Review of Social Psychology, 2024.Pricing
One fee. Follow-up included.
- 2.5 to 3 hour session
- Themes and commitments
- Day 7 check-ins and day 30 call
- Two sessions on the same day
- One combined set of themes and commitments
- Day 7 check-ins and day 30 call
- Three sessions over a day and a half
- One combined set of themes and commitments
- Day 7 check-ins and day 30 call
Each group is capped at 8 so everyone gets proper airtime. Prices include travel within 30 miles of Brighton. Further afield, travel is added at cost and agreed before you book.
Larger teams or a leadership group? Let's talk.
Questions owners ask
Before you book
Why can't I be in the room?
Most people hold back when someone more senior is listening, whatever the topic. Without you there, the conversation goes further, and you still get the themes afterwards.
Will I find out who said what?
No. Themes and commitments come to you without names, and nothing leaves the room until the team has agreed to it.
Is this a team-building day?
No. There are no trust falls and no ice-breakers. It's a structured, facilitated conversation that ends with each person committing to something specific.
What do I need to do beforehand?
The session is a space for your team and me. About a week before, share the invite and the details with your team yourself, so they hear it from you. I can help with the wording if you'd like.
Who can take part?
Groups of four to eight people at the same level, with nobody managing anyone else in their group. Larger teams are split into groups, which also means people who manage each other can be kept apart.
Find out what your team
is waiting to tell you.
Book a call. We'll talk about your team and whether the session is the right fit.
Or email hi@oliviernicholas.com