Leadership happens in moments of choice.
High-performing leaders aren’t defined by what they know or can do, but by who they are under pressure.
The Choice Point is a practical framework that helps leaders see the choice, pause, and respond intentionally, rather than react habitually.
The Choice Point is a leadership framework built on a simple truth:
Leaders Always Have a Choice
In every moment, leaders can move above the line — open, curious, and committed to growth — or below the line — reactive, closed, and protective. By recognising this choice, leaders can:
Strengthen self-awareness and presence
Communicate with clarity and impact
Take responsibility rather than blame
Navigate complexity and change with confidence
Leadership capability is rarely about knowledge gaps. It is about patterns, behaviour, and mindset.
Leaders who operate below the line
Avoid accountability
Escalate conflicts unnecessarily
Miss opportunities to influence
Create tension in teams
Leaders who operate above the line
Respond with clarity and calm
Build trust and accountability
Make decisions aligned with values
Foster collaboration and high performance
The Choice Point helps leaders recognise their patterns and take action that consistently improves outcomes.
The framework is built around three pillars
Understanding self and others. Recognising triggers, assumptions, and patterns that influence behaviour.
Conducting conversations with clarity, intention, and impact. Creating space for accountability, challenge, and collaboration.
Managing complexity, change, and challenge effectively. Making deliberate choices under pressure, rather than reacting to circumstance.
The Choice Point is designed for leaders at all levels, embedded into real leadership practice rather than abstract theory.
In coaching: Leaders reflect on real decisions and behavioural patterns.
In development programmes: Teams learn to recognise above/below the line dynamics and apply the model together.
In organisational culture: The model encourages consistent language and approach across leadership levels.
The result is behavioural change that is visible, measurable, and sustainable.
Emerging leaders learning to lead with awareness
Mid-level leaders managing teams and accountability
Senior leaders navigating organisational complexity
HR and People & Culture leaders seeking applied tools for leadership growth
This is practical, actionable, and immediately relevant to organisational leadership challenges.
Leaders and organisations that adopt The Choice Point typically experience:
Increased self-awareness and intentional behaviour
More consistent above-the-line leadership across teams
Clearer conversations and decision-making
Greater alignment between leadership intent and impact
Stronger team engagement and culture
Improved confidence in navigating change and challenge
What separates Matt from the others is his realness and genuine partnership style. Matt is curious about your business challenges and people, and wants to make a difference to business outcomes and personal growth.
Matt helps you to recognise what others see about you, but you don't yourself. He establishes a safe space for doing development work. You and your team go deeper and build resilience, positivity and performance.
Global Wells Director, Howgarth Energy
It’s Matt's approach that differentiates him from others. He brings psychological insight and takes you to challenging places where you form commitments to developing consciously and subconsciously.
Understanding The Choice Point begins with dialogue.
If you want your leaders to operate above the line more consistently, explore whether this framework fits your organisation.