About Tiny Mountains
I created Tiny Mountains to bring the benefits of coaching, nature and mindful activities together. These 3 things have been of huge value for me.
I’m Simon. Throughout my working life, I have seen and experienced the damage caused by weak people leadership. I want to help develop compassionate leaders that inspire, motivate and support their teams to achieve without breaking them.
I want to prove that treating people like they matter pays off!
I’m a supporter of people and empowering them, it’s what I do best and I know it works!
The Tiny Mountains name represents my experience, that all major achievements and challenges are just a series of small steps. This approach makes things doable that previously seemed out of reach.
I strongly believe that stress and performance are closely related, when they are balanced properly, we can thrive both personally and professionally. The mountains also reference how the outdoors supports my work.
My coaching experience started in 2012, since then I’ve gained several qualifications including Master NLP and ILM Level 5 Coaching & Mentoring.
Over the past year, I have built collaborative relationships with a variety of outdoor activity providers. Together, we can offer unique ways of experiencing team, leadership and personal development programmes.
My Approach
I am strongly against trading wellbeing vs performance.
Not only is it dangerous, it’s bad for business, potentially very bad!!
People are not numbers, they are an investment that can either reward or ruin a business.
When people feel safe, supported and trusted, they can fully focus on performance.
Wellbeing Fuels Productivity
My ethos is to make sure that people have what they need first. The human element gets lost by driving relentless demand for numbers. How effective are teams that are distracted, ill, absent, scared or unmotivated? Valued people will add more value. We call it ‘healthy productivity’.
The Power of Shared Experience
I regularly see how shared experiences bring people together and can enhance personal bonds, especially in natural and relaxed environments. When people connect outside their usual work pressures, communication improves, trust builds, and genuine collaboration can happen. Camaraderie is the ultimate aim.
Redefining Success
How we measure success is crucial. Focusing purely on results can spike both high and lows. Performance becomes unpredictable, reactive and stressful. Recognising progress and providing opportunities for personal growth taps into previously hidden resources. Treating everyone the same blocks their potential. Individuals need to work to their strengths, not be square pegs in round holes. This relies on developing self-awareness individually and collectively. Pro-active planning prevents the fire-fighting culture that hurts so many organisations.
The Role Of Communication
Authentic communication is the centre of my work, without it we are left wondering, guessing and assuming. That in turn limits productivity. My coaching focuses on long-term sustainable progress, rather than ‘magic-wand’ instant success. I love to work with humble people who are open to being both challenged and supported, the real leaders who can drop their egos for the greater good of the team. We can help bring teams closer through developing their communication skills.
I have always found myself supporting colleagues both personally and professionally. People have always seemed to feel safe to share their personal worries with me, which I have realised is so important.
As an employee, I performed better when feeling supported and valued. Knowing my boss and my team have got my back was vital, that motivated me to do my best for them. My own success has been largely due to the trusted relationships I have developed, we are not designed to do it all on our own.
As a business owner, my experience of stress and isolation has been balanced out by having a supportive network, this once again proved the value of authentic relationships.
Ultimately, a colleague taking his own life was the final straw for me. I knew I wanted to try and make a difference that could prevent that happening to someone else.
So, who’s got your back?
