Helping leaders and teams perform under pressure

Helping leaders and teams perform under pressure

Helping leaders and teams perform under pressure

I design leadership programmes and coaching grounded in neuroscience, built for people who need to think clearly and lead well when things get hard.

I design leadership programmes and coaching grounded in neuroscience, built for people who need to think clearly and lead well when things get hard.

Des Golden, black and white portrait
Des Golden, black and white portrait
Des Golden, black and white portrait


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Leadership development, facilitation and coaching for leaders and teams who need to perform under pressure. Everything I do is grounded in how the brain responds to stress, change and challenge.

Leadership development, facilitation and coaching for leaders and teams who need to perform under pressure. Everything I do is grounded in how the brain responds to stress, change and challenge.

What makes the difference

Education and sport, underpinned by neuroscience.

A background in education and instructional design, combined with time in elite sport at the Rafa Nadal Academy. Neuroscience underpins everything: how people learn, respond to pressure and perform.

A track record with Fortune 500 companies

A history of facilitating positive, practical experiences for leaders at Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft.

Delivering impact

+70

Net Promoter Score: Excellent

64 leaders at Johnson & Johnson, average score 9.1.

Engaging, practical and highly impactful. Clear, memorable tools people could use immediately.

Anna Kennedy, Employee Wellbeing Lead, Johnson & Johnson

Performing Under Pressure programme, 2026

Let’s talk about working together.

Let’s talk about working together.

Get in touch

Des Golden

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