The River Dialogues: A 30-Day Leadership Experience

You built something.

From the outside, it works, but inside, something stays tight.

You carry pressure well.
You decide quickly.
You hold it together.

But the vigilance never quite switches off, even at home, even when things are quiet.

You’re not tired from leading. You’re tired from defending.

This is for you if:

• You can’t fully switch off, even when nothing is urgent
• You’re the one everyone relies on, and it’s starting to cost you
• Your thinking is constant, fast, and hard to slow down
• You step in too quickly to solve others' problems, and it’s limiting your team
• You know something isn’t right… but you wouldn’t call it burnout

You’re still performing. But you’re carrying more than you need to.

This is a 30-day experience built around The River Dialogues.

A simple way to notice what’s actually driving your thinking — so you can lead without constant internal pressure.

You’ll learn to recognise four presences:

• The Stag — the part of you that carries responsibility
• The Rat — the voice that protects through urgency and control
• The Wren — the question that cuts through the noise
• The River — the place beneath it all that doesn’t react

What changes in 30 days

By the end of this, you’ll be less driven by the wrong voice.

You’ll be able to:

• Recognise when pressure is distorting your thinking
• Hear the internal voice without automatically obeying it
• Make decisions with less noise and hesitation
• Stay present in conversations that normally pull you away
• Switch off — without feeling like everything will fall apart

The outcome

You stop reacting automatically
and start choosing how you lead — in real time.

How it works

Simple. Quiet. Precise.

• 4 x live online sessions, 1 per week (60 mins)
  A space to slow down and see clearly
• 8 x audio lessons to support the live training
  Read or listen in minutes.
• Direct group access (WhatsApp)
  When something real is happening
• Small cohort (max 6-8 leaders)
  No hiding. No noise. No performance

Join a small group of leaders who carry responsibility and rarely have space to think clearly

You’ll be part of a private cohort of founders and senior leaders who are used to being the one others rely on.
Not a networking group. Not a forum.

A space where real conversations happen — without performance, posturing, or pressure to have the answer.

You won’t be given advice from strangers.
You’ll hear yourself think more clearly — alongside others who recognise the same patterns.

• Your thinking becomes cleaner
• Your decisions feel lighter
• Your presence stabilises people
• And you’re actually there where it matters

What Clients Say:

“I thought I needed a better plan. What I actually needed was a real conversation. Andrew asks the right questions that create the space you need to make better decisions”
Andrew Fuchs - CEO at Klik.cz

"I have had the privilege of working with Andrew for the last 12 months and have seen significant improvements. He has helped develop me and instilled in me a winning mindset.”
Daniel Clarkson - Head of Partnerships at Google

“Andrew is an exceptional coach and fabulous to work with. I have recently worked with Andrew on our senior leadership program and he is professional, intelligent and listened to the brief well, delivering an engaging, on-point session. I would highly recommend him.”
Lisa Garner - Senior L & D Business Partner at Amoria Bond

“I didn’t realise how much I was carrying until I stopped for a moment.
Nothing dramatic changed. But I think differently now.
And that’s changed everything.”
Mark Bracknell - CEO at Theo James

Thanks to his simple yet elegant frameworks, my team is now focused, motivated and making real impact.”
Sean Hudson - Global Head of Learning at Pfizer

“He has provided leadership and business coaching to myself. He is arguably one of the best around”
Wayne Brophy - CEO & Investor in Talent

"Andrew uses a very different approach to disrupt leadership mindset, in order to create a positive change in both large and small teams."
Simon Muskett - Head of Learning at Ericsson

“I came in thinking I needed better strategies.
What I actually needed was space to hear what was driving me.
It’s quieter now.
Decisions feel cleaner.”
Andy Wadsworth - Director at Morson

“I didn’t expect much from a group.
But hearing other men say things I hadn’t been able to… that hit.
I’m not carrying it the same way anymore.”
Ben Waite - Partner at Cooper Parry Wealth

“I’m still doing the same job. Same pressure.
But I’m not reacting like I was before.
That alone has made a difference at home.”
Steve Bruton - CEO at Tri Talent Resourcing

“I didn’t want coaching. This didn’t feel like coaching.
It felt like the first place I didn’t have to hold it all together.”
Mark Nelson - Owner at Neos Talent

“The biggest shift? I noticed the voice in my head for what it was.
Not truth. Just noise.
That’s given me space I didn’t have before.”
Rod Fraser - Owner at Crestwood Search

“I used to lie awake running through everything.
That’s eased.
Nothing’s perfect, but I’m not stuck in it like I was.”
Ben Halfpenny - Founder at Talenting

“I realised I was carrying things that weren’t mine.
Sounds obvious.
But I’d been doing it for years without seeing it.”
John Pollard - Owner at Grey Wolf

“I’m more present with my kids.
Not because I’m trying to be.
Because I’m not somewhere else in my head the whole time.”
Brett Ennals - CEO at Cento

“I didn’t need fixing. I needed to see clearly what was going on.
That’s what this gave me.”
Rupert Pearse - Director at OskarMike

About Andrew

Andrew Sillitoe works with leaders who carry significant responsibility and want to think clearly under pressure.

After 17 years in management consulting, building and leading high-performing sales teams, he became Head Coach for Great Britain Inline Hockey Team, guiding them to international success.

Today, he lives in Prague with his wife Lucie and their four children, where his work is shaped as much by conversations with leaders as it is by quiet walks along the Vltava River.

When he’s not coaching, you’ll usually find him on the ice rink — still playing, still learning, still carrying just enough.