Max St John

Supervision, coaching and training.

I support people who are leading teams or driving change, by helping them understand what's in their own way and what they can do about it.Professional supervision
Individual and team supervision creates a regular space to reflect on practice, spot patterns and surface learning.Leadership coaching
Thinking out loud with a trusted partner creates greater awareness of self, potential for change and steps to get there.Conflict training
Working with others is always going to get messy but conflict is the greatest source of learning and creativity. More here

t: 07973 544740 | e: hello@maxstjohn.com

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"If you want a practical and deep understanding of how to successfully navigate the complexities we find ourselves in, then Max is the guide you've been looking for."
- Tom, Executive Coach"When Max is in the room, you know things are going to get done. He makes the most difficult things feel easy."
- Richard, Head of Housing"I now have a true understanding of the pressure I put on myself and how to reclaim my locus of evaluation. It has opened up my professional world to be able to challenge the status quo and not fear the response."
- Susie, CEO

Courses on offer - 2025

There are three courses running over 2025 which are open to private individuals and as in-house programmes.How to fight well
How to Fight Well is a discipline that combines Nonviolent Communication, models from Western pyschology and methods for managing our neurophysiological responses.Coaching skills
For leaders and people managers who want to become more skilled and confident in coaching, we use the principles and models of a 'person-centred' approach.More feeling, less fighting
A brand new programme teaching 'emotional literacy skills for blokes'. Many men lack the toolkit to express themselves in healthy ways, and this course aims to address that.

Needs cards

The needs cards are used by facilitators. coaches and teachers around the world, translated into six languages including Arabic, French, Greek, Italian and Japanese.£35 plus postage.

My background

I started my career at the world's biggest media company as it went through a disastrous merger, seeing firsthand how this impacted the organisation and its people. I escaped to work in one of the UK's first social media agencies, trying to convince organisations that Facebook and Twitter were going to be important. I can't tell you how sorry I am now.Over the next 25 years I went on to run a democratic company, set up an alternative business school in a derelict betting shop and become an an independent advisor to the UK government.I've taught at the Said Business School in Oxford, the Kaos Pilots in Bern and the Knowmads in Amsterdam.I've worked with Coca Cola, WWF UK, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the BBC and Channel 4 Television, the Environmental Funders Network and the Unitarian Church.