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Programmes for Organisations

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Fix the system, not just the symptoms

Performance isn’t just about effort; it’s about the environment. We help you design adaptive systems and resilient teams that fuel sustainable growth.

Organisations need resilience and adaptability to thrive, but often fail to create the conditions for it. Rigid structures, outdated workflows, and cultures of constant overdrive leave little space to recover, learn and adapt.
Zest helps you  design the systems, culture, and leadership practices that enable people to keep pace and perform, without burning out. Our science-backed services fall into two categories:


Professional Services – Expert support and diagnostics to align strategy, systems, and culture for sustainable performance.
Leadership Development – Team and leader-focused programmes that cultivate adaptive teams and drive sustainable performance.

Employees stay energised. Systems are adaptive. And performance? It finally becomes sustainable.

 

The advantages of our approach

We don’t just deliver programmes; we design for real change.
Backed by science. Change-focused. Full-service partner

Backed by science

These aren’t our opinions – it’s science. We bring the latest research directly into your organisation to support behaviour change, informed decision-making, and effective change management.

Change-focused

Designed using behavioural and implementation science to drive real change that sticks.

Full-service partner

From one-time training to strategic programme redesign, we meet you where you are. One trusted partner. Many ways to move forward—now and into the future.

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Professional Services

Shape the systems and culture that enable sustainable performance

Zest’s Professional Services give organisations the strategic insights, tools, and expert support they need to embed sustainable performance from the ground up. Every engagement is grounded in behavioural science, sustainable career research, and real-world application. We partner with leadership teams to assess organisational maturity, align strategy with culture, and build systems that energise; not exhaust your people. It’s about creating the right conditions for clarity, adaptability, and resilience to thrive at scale.

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Career Fitness Profiler Certification

Become certified in the Career Fitness Profiler, a science-based framework designed to support meaningful career development conversations around motivation, adaptability, career self-management, and energy.

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Leadership Development

Build leaders who energise, adapt, and deliver

Leaders set the tone. Zest’s Leadership Development solutions focus on cultivating practical behaviours and mindsets that energise teams, model adaptability, and create a culture of performance AND care.

Grounded in behavioural and implementation science, these programmes help leaders protect energy as a critical resource, starting with their own and leading in a way that supports people, as well as output. They learn to embed and model adaptive habits that stick, even under pressure. Together with system-level improvements, they form a complete solution for sustainable performance.

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Resilient Leaders

A science-based programme that helps leaders skilfully manage their energy so they can lead well and live happy, healthy, and productive lives at work and at home.

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Stresswise People Managers

A practical science-based programme designed to equip leaders to identify, minimise, and respond to stress in themselves and their teams.

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Adaptive Leadership Journey

Build energised and adaptive leaders with the resilience to drive lasting transformation. This leadership development journey strengthens self-awareness, trust, and agility to navigate change with confidence.

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Success stories from our clients

Tamara Hassan

Tamara Hassan

Vice President, People & Organisation | Majid Al Futtaim, Asset Management business

Programmes:
Resilient Leaders
Adaptive Leadership Journey

"Our leadership wellbeing programme with Zest for Work was a game-changer for us at MAF Properties"

Our leadership wellbeing programme with Zest for Work was a game-changer for us at MAF Properties. It equipped us with practical tools to better manage our energy and prioritise recovery—so we have more to give, both at work and at home.  This also helped us role model the right leadership behaviours to promote wellbeing across our organisation. The experience also helped us build greater resilience as leaders, enabling us to navigate challenges with more clarity, composure, and purpose. It was an inspiring and timely reminder of the importance of investing in our own wellbeing to lead sustainably and effectively.

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Tina Weilmuenster

Head of Learning and Talent Development | ESA

Programmes:
Stresswise People Managers

“Zest designed an engaging learning format to enhance manager’s competencies to detect stress signals early on in themselves, and in their teams, and take appropriate action.“

“Designing a custom-tailored learning with Zest – it’s been a pleasure!

Zest designed an engaging learning format to enhance manager’s competencies to detect stress signals early on in themselves, and in their teams, and take appropriate action. The training has been rolled out to our leadership population and is now receiving excellent feedback for both, the virtual and the on-site format.”

Claas Schulz

Claas Schulz

Head HR Global Regulatory Affairs | Janssen

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Career Competencies

”Zest has been a flexible and reliable partner in delivering career planning workshops across multiple departments!”

Zest has been a flexible and reliable partner in delivering career planning workshops across multiple departments within a drug production environment. I very much valued their ability to provide high-quality content geared towards a broad talent population spanning early career to tenured managerial levels as well as encompassing lab and office-based roles.