Learning Programmes and Workshops

Helping people perform well under pressure

We design engaging, evidence-based learning experiences that equip employees and managers with the knowledge, skills and practical tools to recognise stress early, navigate pressure effectively and sustain healthy performance.

Business Leaders often ask:

  • How can we help employees recognise and proactively manage stress?

  • How can we enable managers to better support their teams under pressure?

  • How can we equip managers to have open and practical conversations about stress?

  • How can we embed healthier and more resilient behaviours across the organisation?


“A highly practical, real-world workshop that helped people recognise and address early signs of stress before becoming overwhelmed.”

— Andrea Brewster OBE, Lead Executive Officer, IP Inclusive

Sustainable performance requires more than awareness.

Recognising stress is important — but awareness alone is not enough

How We Help


Our workshops, programmes and coaching help employees strengthen resilience while enabling managers to lead effective conversations about stress, burnout and wellbeing.

Employee Learning & Resilience Programmes

Helping employees build the practical capabilities needed to manage pressure effectively, sustain performance and strengthen resilience over time.

Areas of focus include:

  • Sustaining Performance Under Pressure
  • Stress & Burnout Awareness
  • Burnout Prevention & Personal Resilience
  • Targeted sessions based on AURA assessment insights
  • Resilience coaching and individual support

Manager Learning & Capability Development

Equipping managers with the practical skills needed to support resilience, lead effective stress conversations and create healthier team environments.

Areas of focus include:

  • Practical Stress Conversations
  • Coaching for resilience
  • Building Resilient Teams
  • Team action planning capabilities
  • Targeted manager development based on AURA assessment findings e.g feedback skills

Programmes can be delivered virtually or in person, as standalone workshops, multi-session learning programmes or integrated with the AURA Assessment.

Every programme is tailored to your organisation and supported by practical resources that help reinforce learning beyond the workshop.

Featured Workshops

Sustaining Performance Under Pressure

Helping employees understand stress, build resilience and perform well under pressure.

This practical, evidence-based workshop introduces participants to the proprietary AURA 5 Stages of Burnout, helping them understand how stress develops over time and recognise the early warning signs before burnout occurs. Participants learn practical strategies to regulate stress, protect cognitive performance and build habits that support sustainable performance.

Participants will learn to:

  • Recognise the early warning signs of stress and burnout

  • Manage pressure more effectively in demanding environments

  • Regulate their stress response in the moment

  • Protect focus, decision-making and mental performance

  • Build healthy habits that support long-term wellbeing and performance

Personal Resilience Action Planning

Turning personal insight into meaningful action.

Designed to complement the AURA Assessment, this facilitated workshop helps participants understand their individual AURA Stress Profile, reflect on their unique stress patterns, strengths and risk areas, and develop a personalised resilience action plan. Through guided reflection and practical exercises, participants leave with clear, achievable strategies to strengthen their resilience and sustain healthy performance.

Participants will:

  • Understand their personal AURA assessment report & stress profile

  • Reflect on their personal stress patterns, strengths and areas of risk

  • Identify personalised strategies to strengthen their resilience and sustain their performance

  • Commit to tangible actions they can implement immediately

  • “Rachel’s workshop on Sustaining performance under pressure was informative , creatively presented and aptly directed at the environments and challenges typically facing barristers coping with their day-to-day workloads.”

    Denise McFarland, Barrister & Mediator & Joint Head of Chambers, Three New Square Intellectual Property

  • "Engaging and impactful, the training with AURA was invaluable in supporting us to understand the specific ways stress affects our work and personal lives as well as helping us build personal and practical action plans.

    Fiona Nott, CEO, The Women’s Foundation, Hong Kong

  • It was a pleasure to work with Rachel on this insightful, informative and engaging initiative!

    Marta Caines, Head of HR, MUFG Bank

  • "I feel much better equipped to cope with the challenges and changes that are coming"

    Aidan Ho, Sales Leader, BBC Studios

Learn how AURA helps individuals, teams and leaders develop the practical skills to navigate pressure and sustain high performance.

Build the capabilities to perform under pressure