Background
coup unlocks the insights and practices of some 3000 years of dramatic art. We help organisations and individuals work more successfully with the resources available to them. We consult, strategise, design and deliver engaging experiences - conference theatre and events, corporate film production, training and coaching. Our purpose is to help people create fulfilment.
coup was founded by two professional actors who had also worked at high levels in the corporate sector, with additional experience in professional personal development. This combination of theatrical, corporate and behavioural experience is what sets us apart… it enables us to improve the success of your company’s operations by rehearsing individuals for outstanding daily performances.
In a sense, when working in a corporate environment, coup replicates aspects of the creative relationship between an actor and a director. In the theatre, directors help actors to increase the power and sensitivity of their performances through a dynamic combination of dialogue, creative questioning and direction. While this mode of lifting performance may be more art than science, there are skills and insights to be understood, practiced and applied.
In any event, lately it seems that science is catching up with art. New methods of studying brain function have revealed some surprising insights into the way the mind works; insights into the dynamics of emotional intelligence and how habitual thinking can create the reference points that guide behaviour.
We work within unique frameworks that have been developed over many years, working with thousands of business leaders and their key people.
When coaching and training professional people, coup helps individuals to become aware of the constructive, conscious choices they can make, which will impact on the success of their roles in your business.
The same tools can be used to improve corporate presentations and pitches and also the more subtle performances that take place on the corporate stage every day in matters of leadership, teamwork and negotiation.
Organisations that embrace change are able to adopt new methods and constantly reinvent themselves to take advantage of new opportunities. These are the businesses that don’t just survive, but thrive over time. coup is able to affect profound positive change by working at a level of insight and understanding that is non-threatening and ultimately affirming and optimistic.
In doing so, we help individuals and organisations to fulfill their performance potential.