We develop social leadership in the north east
We develop social leadership in the north east. But we don’t, and can’t, do this alone. We’re part of an ecosystem that supports and develops social leadership across our region. Together we work so our civil society is impactful, resilient and influential.
We work with social leaders to be better leaders, managers, trustees, networkers, collaborators, facilitators, coaches and mentors. We offer training programmes, workshops, coaching, mentoring, action learning, one on one work with organisations, facilitation and other initiatives.
The Yes We Can team is Robert Laycock and Stephanie Cole working with Duncan O’Brien, Cath Brown, Marie Foalle and others. We’ve been working together since 2016.
Work with us: Let’s develop social change leadership together
We can collaborate with you on
Leadership and management development training - open, tailored, bespoke, unaccredited, accredited (with ILM)
Team development support
Coaching and mentoring - individual and group/team, chair and CEO mentoring
Coach and mentor training - external/internal, unaccredited, accredited (with ILM)
Action learning set facilitation
Action learning set facilitation training
Reflective practice facilitation training
Charity governance reviews, development planning, and development support
Charity trustee training
Strategic and financial planning support
Away or planning day, workshop and other facilitation
Network and network event facilitation
Supporting and facilitating systems and complexity informed ways of working
and more…just ask us
Our approach
Our approach is collaborative and strength-based. We learn about you and your needs and co-design our work together, working to a principle of “just enough”.
Our vision and mission
Our vision
A thriving north east with an impactful, resilient and influential civil society supported by a healthy ecosystem that supports, grows and develops social change leadership and positive social change.
Our mission
We collaborate to grow and develop social change leadership in the north east.
Our strategy
We develop social change leadership
We design and run learning and development programmes to develop leaders and leadership
We convene, facilitate and host networks, communities of practice and gatherings
We provide coaching, mentoring and action learning to help people, teams and groups learn, grow and develop
We design and facilitate programmes, workshops and other bespoke support to help VCSE organisations reflect, learn, plan, change
We collaborate for social change
We initiate, take part in and champion sector and cross-sector collaborations to achieve positive social change
We contribute insight, knowledge and learning
We document, analyse and share our experiences and learning to contribute to positive social change in the north east and beyond
Who we’ve worked with
Age UK Sunderland Beacon Films CIC Carers Trust Tyne and Wear Caring Hands Charity CBC Citizens Advice Northumberland Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Crossings Difference North East FareShare North East Good Space Invisible Dust Jack Drum Arts LD-NE Lloyds Bank Foundation LocalMotion Middlesbrough Meadow Well Connected Museums Northumberland bait MVDA Newcastle Carers Newcastle University Business School North East Law Centre North East Youth Alliance North of Tyne Combined Authority North Tyneside VODA RCTN Recyke Y Bike St Martin's Centre Show Racism the Red Card Sintons LLP Teeside Mind/Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind The Phoenix Way NE and Cumbria Together Women Tyne Housing Tyneside Amateur Rowing Club Tyneside and Northumberland MIND Virgin Money Foundation Volunteer Scotland VONNE Wallsend Children's Community/Save the Children Your Voice Counts