If you’ve ever sat in on a senior team meeting and thought, “This isn’t a talent issue – it’s a thinking issue,” you’re not alone.
HR and L&D leaders across industries are telling us the same thing: their leadership teams are smart, capable and experienced, but meetings often stall. A few confident voices dominate. Others hold back. Ideas are missed. Discussions go in circles. And decisions? Too often postponed or unclear.
This isn’t about poor leadership. It’s about the lack of a shared structure for thinking together.
The pattern you’ve probably seen
It usually looks like this:
- A couple of strong personalities immediately shape the conversation.
- The discussion jumps between facts, feelings, ideas and risks, with no clear structure.
- Quieter voices get sidelined, not intentionally, but inevitably.
- The meeting concludes with ambiguity, rather than action.
As one HR Director recently put it:
“We’ve invested heavily in leadership development – but we hadn’t addressed how our leaders actually think together. That was the missing piece.”
What Six Thinking Hats® offers
Six Thinking Hats® provides teams with a simple, structured method for thinking clearly and collaboratively in meetings.
It’s not theory. It’s a practical tool that your leaders can use the next day.
And that’s why it works, especially for senior teams where strong personalities and high stakes are part of the landscape.
In one focused day, your team will learn how to:
- Keep discussions structured and focused – without stifling debate.
- Surface facts, feelings, risks and ideas – without confusion or crosstalk.
- Hear every voice in the room – not just the loudest.
- Move faster from discussion to decision – reducing meeting drag.
- Lower friction in high-pressure conversations – without losing the challenge.
Strong personalities can be a huge asset, once you give them the right ‘hat’ to wear.
Organisations that introduced Six Thinking Hats® for their senior teams have seen tangible changes:
- More balanced and inclusive meetings.
- Clearer alignment on key decisions.
- Fewer follow-up meetings to ‘untangle’ outcomes.
- A shared language leaders use across teams, not just in training.
And perhaps most telling – they don’t call it a soft skill. They call it a tool they wish they’d adopted earlier.
Bringing it into your organisation
Two simple ways to get started:
Public Workshops (Perfect for pilots or individuals)
In‑House Workshops (Tailored for your teams)
Ideal for leadership teams, project groups or senior stakeholders. We can tailor the content to your real business challenges – so the learning is immediately useful.
This isn’t about fixing people.
It’s about helping smart people think better – together.
If your leadership meetings could benefit from more structure, sharper thinking and quicker decisions, Six Thinking Hats® is a great place to start.
