What we do
We help organisations remove the friction that slows teams down and limits performance
Our programs equip leaders with neural insight into how their people are wired, how behaviour shifts under pressure, and what drives performance.
This insight enables more informed leadership decisions — shaping how leaders lead, coach, communicate, and allocate responsibility across their teams.
The result is reduced dependency, stronger business thinking, and a workforce that is more accountable, commercially aware, and capable of sustaining productivity and driving revenue in changing environments.
What our clients say
Improved alignment across local and global teams
“Colored Brain changed how our workforce works together — turning friction into flow. I’ve asked Sharm to return repeatedly to train leaders at every level, the results have been phenomenal”
Vice President, Hospitality
Red brain
Increased leadership presence, voice and visibility
"Now I understand why my outstanding General Manager tends to fade into the background in a crowded room and how we can help her shine"
Managing Director, Water Solutions - On Blue-Brained GM
Increased team accountability, reduced reliance on leadership
"Through the 6-month Leadership Program, we identified a pattern of a lack of accountability happening across our offices and sites, and developed an action plan to fix this"
Plant Director, Tyre Manufacturing
Green brain
How we help
Reducing friction. Strengthening leadership. Improving performance
Our programs equip leaders with neural insight into how their people are wired, how behaviour shifts under pressure, and what drives performance.
This insight enables more informed leadership decisions — shaping how leaders lead, coach, communicate, and allocate responsibility across their teams.
The result is reduced dependency, stronger business thinking, and a workforce that is more accountable, commercially aware, and capable of sustaining productivity and driving revenue in changing environments.
Who We Help
LEADERS
TEAMS
HR
Our Methodology
The Colored Brain Advantage
Colored Brain is not another personality test. It is a neuroscience-based tool that reveals how the brain processes information — shaping how people think, solve problems, and make decisions.
By understanding their own cognitive wiring — and that of others — leaders and teams gain clearer insight into behaviour under pressure. This reduces miscommunication, lowers friction, and enables people to work together with greater alignment and effectiveness.
Colored Brain helps organisations move beyond unproductive patterns such as misinterpretation, emotional escalation, and team friction. The result is stronger collaboration, clearer execution, and teams that perform with less noise and greater focus.
Know Your People
Neuroscience-based insight into behaviour, drivers, and triggers at work
Foundation program for employees, teams, and leaders
What it solves
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Misread behaviour causing conflict and disengagement
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Under-utilised strengths
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Leaders and teams talking past each other
What this enables
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Clear understanding of how people think and react
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Fewer misunderstandings and defensive responses
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Better use of strengths across roles and teams
Why this and why now:
Misinterpreted behaviour is one of the biggest hidden costs to productivity, engagement, and retention.
Work Better Together
Reducing friction, blame, and siloed working
What it solves
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Blame cultures and “us vs them” dynamics
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Emotional escalation slowing decisions
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Teams working hard but inefficiently
What this enables
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Stronger collaboration and team synergy
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Clearer roles and shared accountability
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More productive, less reactive teamwork
Why this and why now:
Teams don’t fail from lack of skill — they fail from unmanaged reactions and poor communication.
Calm Under Pressure
Stabilising performance in high-pressure environments
What it solves
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Over-efforting and stress-driven behaviour
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Burnout showing up as performance issues
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Inconsistent decision-making under pressure
What this enables
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Regulated responses in demanding environments
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Clearer thinking and prioritisation
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Sustained productivity without exhaustion
Why this and why now
Pressure isn’t going away — but reactivity doesn’t have to run the workplace.
Lead with Insight
Helping leaders understand their impact and lead more effectively
What it solves
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Leaders struggling to get consistent performance
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One-size-fits-all leadership approaches
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Emotional dynamics undermining leadership impact
What this enables
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Leaders understanding how their wiring affects others
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Better leadership decisions under pressure
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Stronger engagement and accountability in teams
Why this and why now
Many leadership challenges aren’t capability issues — they’re behaviour and nervous system issues under pressure.
Better Conversations
Leaders as Coaches (GROW, with neural insight)
What it solves
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Leaders carrying too much
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Low ownership and accountability
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Repetitive performance conversations
What this enables
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Leaders coaching instead of micromanaging
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Stronger business thinking in teams
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Increased accountability and ownership
Why this and why now
When leaders coach instead of carry, teams think better and perform better.
Executive Impact
Neuroscience-based insight for senior leadership influence and alignment
What it solves
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Leadership misalignment at the top
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Poor cross-functional influence
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Culture signals that don’t land as intended
What this enables
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Clearer executive decision-making
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Stronger presence and influence
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Consistent leadership behaviour across the organisation
Why this and why now
Executive behaviour sets the tone for performance, culture, and accountability across the organisation. This program reduces misalignment costs, rework, and decision drag at the top
People Insight for HR
Embedding neuroscience-based insight into people practices
What it solves
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HR stuck mediating people issues
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Inconsistent leadership behaviour
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Limited behavioural insight at scale
What this enables
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HR as strategic partners, not firefighters
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Better performance and development conversations
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Stronger people decisions across the organisation
Why this and why now:
Without a shared way to understand and address behaviour, HR spends too much time managing friction instead of driving performance and organisational consistency.
Why Choose Lead Smarter?
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Experienced Trainer
Our trainer Sharm Siva is certified by Directive Communication Psychology and is certified to train in Colored Brain and Emotional Drives. With 20 years of experience in workplace training and coaching, Sharm is dedicated to driving measurable leadership and team outcomes.
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Tailored Programs
We design one-off or 3–6 month programs aligned to your business priorities, leadership capability gaps, and desired outcomes — ensuring learning translates into embeddable, trackable behaviour change.
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Taught and Tracked Accountability
Participants leave the session with a Leadership Action Plan of Stop-Start-Shift actions, 30, 60 and 90-day commitments, and their Leadership Identity as reference.
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Learn - Apply - Embed Methodology
The main aim of our programs are that they are embeddable. Every module goes through a 90-minute Learn session of knowledge sharing, a 60-minute Apply group discussion session on how to apply the knowledge within roles, and a 15-minute one-to-one session to help every participant embed the learning within their teams. Highly effective, very positive reviews.
