Find answers to some of the common 1000 Feet Deep program and other leadership questions
From capacity building to general leadership questions and understanding how our courses work, we’ve answered some of the more common questions we’re asked about what we do.
Learn more about our mission, our team, programs and services below.
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We’re a leadership, team and culture development company. We partner with business owners and leaders to develop their people and build performance-driven organisations from the inside out. Whether that’s through our Hand Head Heart© program, one-on-one coaching, workshops, team development days or keynote speaking — everything we do is about building deep, lasting foundations into your organisation. Because depth determines height.
We work primarily with business owners and leadership teams — across trades, construction, services, and beyond. If you’re carrying the weight of your organisation and you’re ready to build something that doesn’t depend entirely on you, we’re for you.
Strong cultures don’t happen by accident. Like a business plan gives you clarity and direction for the commercial side of things, a Team and Culture Development Plan is the blueprint for developing your people. Consistent performance won’t h happen without a plan behind it — and that’s exactly what we help you build.
Hand Head Heart© is our signature team and culture development program. It’s built around the three areas that drive everyday performance — skillset (Hand), mindset (Head), and character (Heart). The program takes the guesswork out of how to develop your people, and helps you build, implement and manage your own unique Team and Culture Development Plan, specific to your organisation.
The program runs across three phases:
– Phase 1 — CultivatingCulture, Leadership, Direction and Protections
– Phase 2 — StrengtheningAccountability, Communication, Systems and Processes
– Phase 3 — Enhancing TeamCapacity and Character
Each phase builds on the last, so by the end you’re not just better informed — you have a living, working plan embedded in your organisation.
HHH is designed as a self-guided program you can work through in your own time, with step-by-step guidance and templates built in. That said, most people get significantly more out of it with coaching alongside. We offer monthly coaching sessions to help you apply the program and embed it into your organisation properly. You can add coaching at any point.
The program content and learning is delivered online. Phase 3 includes a Team Development Day, which is delivered in-person and facilitated by Dan. The program is available to purchase directly through our shop, or we can tailor a more personalised experience — just reach out and we’ll put something together.
You’ll have built your own Team and Culture Development Plan — not a certificate on the wall, but a living document and action plan specific to your organisation. It’s something you update annually as your vision evolves. Ongoing coaching is available for leaders who want to keep their team sharp and on track beyond the program.
The Masterclass is a full-day interactive experience designed for business owners and leaders who are ready to go deep. It covers the core foundations of leadership, team and culture development — and you walk away with real clarity, real tools, and a plan you can start using immediately. It’s not a seminar. It’s a working day.
It’s for business owners and leaders who know something needs to change but aren’t sure where to start — or who have tried things before and want a proven framework to build on. If you’re carrying your organisation and you’re ready to invest a day in getting the foundations right, this is built for you.
Dates and locations are listed on our website. If there’s nothing near you or you’d like to bring the Masterclass to your team or organisation, get in touch and we’ll make it happen
We offer three workshop formats:
– Leadership Masterclass Workshop — a focused session on the foundations of high-performance leadership
– Team Development Day — a full team experience built around culture, communication and performance
– Singular Topic Workshops —targeted sessions on specific challenges your team is facing
We also deliver keynote speaking for conferences and events. Every engagement is tailored — the topic, the format, and the outcome. Get in touch to talk through what’s right for your team or event.
This is one of the most common things we hear — and it’s a leadership challenge, not a documentation one. Setting standards and communicating them is important, but it’s holding people accountable to them that makes the real difference. Some of the biggest mistakes I made as a leader were failing to hold people to the standards we’d set. Without accountability, the individual suffers, the team suffers, and the business suffers. That’s exactly what we address — we don’t just help you define your Direction and Protections, we help you build the culture and systems that make them stick.
Because most programs give you information. We help you build foundations. The difference is that HHH isn’t something you complete and file away — it produces a living plan, embedded in your team and updated as your business grows. We work with you on the hard stuff: leadership, accountability, communication and culture — not as concepts, but as practical structures inside your organisation. If it didn’t last before, the foundations weren’t deep enough.