The Love Leadership Collective
Supporting Leaders to get the right people, in the right places, doing the right things, at the right time
Learn moreWhy Defy Expectations? What makes us different?
We are all leadership experts. When you work with Defy Expectations you are working with leaders who have been CEOs, Chairs, SVPs, GMs, MDs and VPs in multi-national organisations, many of which are household names. We have the scars from our mistakes and the wisdom of how we turned them around.
We give you practical tools you can apply immediately in your daily work. We aid you in forming valuable connections with professionals you wouldnât have met otherwise, and these insights push you to grow.
Lead with Love. Transform with Purpose. Deliver Results.
Welcome to Defy Expectations, the Love Leadership Collective â A strong, united community of leaders. We are a leadership development company committed to reshaping how businesses achieve successâby putting people at the heart of leadership. In todayâs fast-paced world, companies need more than traditional leadership strategies; they need human-centred, love-driven leaders who inspire engagement, spark innovation, and achieve sustainable business outcomes.
Why Human-Centred Leadership Matters
Leadership is about more than managing tasksâitâs about empowering people. At Defy Expectations, we believe that when leaders genuinely connect with their teams, foster trust, and lead with empathy, the ripple effect transforms entire organizations. Human-centred leadership focuses on listening, understanding, and acting with authenticity to create environments where people thrive. When your people thrive, your business soars.
Love as a Leadership Strategy
Love in leadership? Absolutely. At Defy Expectations, weâre redefining love not as sentimentality but as a conscious choice to prioritize care, respect, and mutual growth. Love-driven leadership builds meaningful relationships, drives unparalleled loyalty, and creates cultures of excellence. Itâs not just a feel-good conceptâitâs a proven approach to enhance productivity, retention, and overall business success.
How Busy Adults Learn
We know your leaders are busy professionals juggling multiple priorities. Thatâs why our learning programmes are designed with the principles of andragogyâthe art and science of adult learningâin mind. Our approach ensures that learning is practical, relevant, and deeply engaging, helping busy adults retain knowledge and immediately apply it in their roles.
Hereâs how we make learning impactful for todayâs leaders:
⢠Relevance: We connect learning to real-world challenges your leaders face every day, ensuring the content feels immediately valuable.
⢠Experience-Based Learning: Adults learn best when they can draw on their own experiences. Our programs encourage reflection, dialogue, and problem-solving to deepen understanding.
⢠Self-Direction: Busy leaders crave autonomy in their development. We design flexible, self-directed learning journeys that respect their time and empower their growth.
⢠Action-Oriented Outcomes: Our training doesnât stop at theory; we focus on actionable strategies that can be implemented right away to create measurable results.
By integrating these principles, we create engaging, high-impact learning experiences that fit seamlessly into your leadersâ demanding schedules while delivering meaningful transformation.
Delivering Business Results Through People
At Defy Expectations, we bridge the gap between people engagement and business outcomes. By aligning leadership practices with organizational goals and leveraging adult learning strategies, we help you achieve measurable successâwhether itâs boosting employee satisfaction, improving team performance, or driving bottom-line growth. Our approach ensures that the well-being of your people is never sacrificed for the sake of business goals; instead, they become the driving force behind your results.
What we do
Leadership
Mastered
Creating leaders that build and operate successful and sustainable businesses
- Leadership & Management Training & Coaching
- Executive Coaching
- Benchmark your Leadership & Management capabilities
Business
Unpacked
Success Amplified. Personal access regularly to a senior business leader who understands first-hand what you are going through and can bring their experience to help you be a better leader and deliver better business results consistently. All for just ÂŁ2,000/m +VAT
Leadership Defined
Understand your leadership & management capabilities with our diagnostic designed to measure your leadership skills, behaviours, competencies and mindset. Giving you the insight and understanding to create a clear plan of where to focus your development plan.
Our Leadership Team
Helen Honisett
"Leadership's important because it's a responsibility to use your skills wisely. With power comes responsibility and this is something that I hold dear because leaders can ruin lives or they make lives."
Pat Chapman Pincher
"Great leadership is the difference between success and failure in business. Leadership is a learned skill. So ensure that you learn from the best teachers who have sat in your chair."
Vicky Hampson
âGreat leadership is knowing how to get out of your own way and clear the path so that effective decisions and real impact can be made. Great leaders create the time and space to make this happen.â
Fiona Dewar
âGreat leadership is about driving progress in organisations and âgetting things doneâ."
Chris Farnath
âIn simple terms, Leadership is the discipline to impact outcomes by enabling collaboration within your team, department or organisation. Great leadership is the creativity, resourcefulness, and mindset to succeed in adversity.â
