BREAKING &
STRETCHTM

Enabling individuals, teams and organisations to reset authentically and grow sustainably.

Reset. Grow. Thrive.

Culture change that starts with the people in it

Workplaces rarely break all at once. They break quietly, in the gap between what people are asked to do and what they can sustain.

BREAKING and STRETCH™ give a team the language, the evidence and the permission to talk about that gap honestly — and then a plan for what to do about it. Fifteen dimensions. One shared picture. No blame.

  • A short questionnaire, completed by everyone in their own time
  • A half day workshop where the results are revealed together
  • Rituals that embed the change alongside how you already work
A team standing at the edge of the water, each person mirrored in the reflection below

Developed by Collaborate, BREAKING and STRETCH™ represent something different. BREAKING™ addresses eight fundamental dimensions of human experience. It provides individuals, teams and organisations with the space to explore what transformation means for them, whether it’s breaking away from familiar patterns, breaking out of accepted constraints, or redefining what success and contentment means for them.

STRETCH™ complements BREAKING™ by focusing on seven key habits that support development while preventing overextension. Like a flexible guide, it adapts to meet unique needs, whether refining habits that propel growth or setting protective boundaries for wellbeing. It helps people grow without burning out.

Reset. Grow. Thrive

How BREAKING and STRETCHTM
and Collaborate support you

Spot the breaking points in your culture before they break your people

Build a workplace where boundaries, honesty and kindness are the foundation

Give your teams the tools to grow, stretch and challenge themselves without burning out

Move from managing day-to-day survival to building something that genuinely thrives

Create the kind of culture people talk about — for all the right reasons

The process

How a team completes the programme

Four steps, from the individual to the whole team, ending in a shared plan the team actually owns.

Step one

The questionnaire

A short online questionnaire, completed by every team member in their own time. Around 15 to 20 minutes, on any device.

Step two

The half day workshop

Results are revealed together, so the whole team sees the same picture at the same time, and decides what happens next.

Step three

Embedding rituals

Simple habits that sit alongside how you already work. Small nudges that make a surprising difference.

Step four

Sustaining the change

Tools, facilitation and practical expertise for as long as the team needs them.

Why Collaborate

What working with us looks like

Deep, focused work for organisations who understand that workplaces can be places where people thrive.

The story

Meet Louisa

My experience with work related stress taught me a lot about organisational culture, and it now drives my passion to make organisations places where people can thrive.

Louisa Scanlan is an organisational transformation specialist with over 25 years of HR experience across SME and FTSE 100 environments. She is the founder of Collaborate Business Solutions and the creator of the trademarked BREAKING and STRETCH™ frameworks.

More about Louisa
Louisa Scanlan
Reset. Grow. Thrive.

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Tell us a little about your team and we will tell you honestly whether BREAKING and STRETCHTM is the right place to start.

⚑Working with teams across the UK, in person and online

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