MSB Prologue
Begin your
extraordinary
journey
Prologue is where it all begins. In this 10-hour introduction to coach-like leadership, you step into a new way of being. It’s more than training: it’s a shift in how you show up, listen, and create the conditions for others to flourish.
Prologue is aligned with the International Coaching Federation’s Coaching Competencies and is designed to spark extraordinary change, one conversation at a time.
Why Prologue matters
Schools thrive when leaders lead like humans first. Prologue helps you pause, notice, and reconnect with what really matters: presence, values, and the quality of dialogue. In a world of constant urgency, this programme makes space for slower, deeper, more transformative ways of working.
What you’ll learn
Create the environment
Cultivate presence, attention, and self-awareness. Learn to listen in ways that change the quality of relationships.
Being in partnership
Build richer connections. Create spaces where colleagues feel seen, valued, and safe to contribute.
In your context
Practice the principles of coach-like dialogue. Move beyond unhelpful patterns, ask better questions, and commit to courageous action.
Course overview
12 hours
Part One - Creating Regenerative Spaces
Creating the right environment for coach-like dialogue
- Creating agreements in partnership
- Reflecting on the place of coaching in your context
- Paying attention
- Deepening presence
- The mindset and principles of coaching
- The art of appreciation
Part Two - Self-Regeneration
We surface values to guide lives and leadership
- Re-connecting to values
- Listening for motivation and what matters
- Putting values into action
- Asking better questions
- Mapping what keeps you well
Part Three - Regenerative Dialogue
We bring this environment and awareness into dialogue
- How to begin and end a conversation in partnership
- Co-creating action and accountability
- Offering challenge
- Moving beyond unhealthy patterns
- Commitment to action in your context
Outcomes:
Leaders who are calmer, clearer, and more human in their presence
Conversations that go deeper and make a lasting impact
Teams that are more connected, appreciative, and accountable
A renewed commitment to shaping culture one dialogue at a time
What participants say
I am proud of how close I am to coaching, and I need just small tweaks to coach rather than mentor.
Benjamin Spencer
Haileybury Almaty, Kazakhstan
In the training I enjoyed the variety of activities - some listening to information, watching examples of conversations, opportunities to work with different people.
Sheralyn Sefton – Deputy Head (Academic)
Brighton College, Vietnam
Through coaching, I can see in action the reframing of dialogue. The slight changes of wording and questioning are powerful.
Joe Buckley
GEMS Qatar
We were given the space to reflect on how we want to work as a team. To see each other as people first.
Hayley Wilson
Kellett School, Hong Kong
The amazing thing with coaching is that... if you throw yourself into it, it works. It never fails to work.
Chris Bromham – Principal
ICS Madrid
I am a great believer in professional coaching. As a school leader we have little control at what lands on our desk or enters our…
Mark Leppard MBE – Headmaster
The British School Al Khubairat Abu Dhabi
We have already seen the positive impact of the training in many aspects of school life, for example in the development of leadership skills, in…
Liz Miller – Deputy Headteacher
Dubai English Speaking School
My coaching has been transformative. I have valued them so much that we are extending 1:1 coaching across all DH and AH in the College.…
David Ingram – Head of College
Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi
I feel that I have grown, am more confident and have found a degree of ‘peace’ within myself that has given me more clarity, objectivity…
Orla Brady – Group Director
Education in Motion
Really excellent support through challenging times and providing time to step back and reflect
Clair Harrington-Wilcox – Head of Junior School
Tanglin Trust School Singapore
Overall, I’ve become more confident with issues and they are no longer a burden for me. Quite simply, the dark I was facing in that…
Julia Mortimer – Headteacher
St. Bartholomew’s
After the coaching I feel that the problems that I face, are still there, but have reached a manageable size.
Phil Clear – Head of Senior School
Dulwich College Yangon
For me it was amazing. MSB have created a professional development institution that people can bring leadership challenges to and can be either affirmed or…
Dr Richard Eaton – Director
Berlin International School
Making Stuff Better and the MSB Network is a lot more than coaching, leadership and effectiveness, although it does those things extremely well. It also…
d'Arcy Lunn – Group Head of Sustainability
Dulwich College International
Facilitators
Our facilitators are practising professional coaches with rich experience in education, business, and creative industries. Located across Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and beyond, they bring cultural insight, care, and a commitment to extraordinary human development.
How it works
Delivered face to face in schools
With a minimum of 10 participants, Prologue can be facilitated face to face in your school. Get in touch to book a conversation
Hosted at MSB hub schools
MSB host Prologue at our hub schools in Madrid, Abu Dhabi and Singapore. Get in touch to book a conversation about joining a Prologue cohort in your region.
Open Prologue for Individuals
We host ‘Open Prologue’ for individual educators. Register for an upcoming Open Prologue below. These courses are hosted online.
In your school?
Bring the full impact of Prologue into your school. With a minimum of ten participants, your team can experience the programme together, creating shared language, deeper connection, and a stronger foundation for coach-like leadership across your whole organisation.
Individual Learners
For just £650 you can take the first step toward extraordinary leadership. Register for an upcoming Prologue course and begin your journey into coach-like leadership.