Coloured Square has been developing leaders, teams and organisations for nearly 30 years.

The business began in 1998, when Mark Dando and Doug Richardson worked together to design and deliver a major development programme for Somerfield Stores. Their shared belief was simple: development should do more than build knowledge – it should create a real difference in how people think, behave and perform.

Alison Rogers joined in 2005, having experienced Coloured Square as a client. Seeing first-hand the impact of the approach, she moved from participant to practitioner and has since played a significant role in developing Coloured Square’s thinking, programmes and client relationships.

As the business developed over the next few years, Luke Thomas, Andrew Manuel & Julie Gibbons joined the team, bringing their own expertise, perspective and challenge to our work.

NLP was an important influence in the early development of Coloured Square and several members of the team are NLP Master Practitioners. While our thinking has expanded considerably since then, that early fascination with how people think, communicate and change their behaviour remains at the heart of our work.

Today, we bring together decades of experience in leadership, management & communication. We work across a variety of sectors and at every level – from emerging talent and frontline managers to senior leaders and executive teams.

Our thinking and methods have evolved considerably since 1998. The principle behind them hasn’t:

We help people think differently, behave differently and create better results.