dream academy
Unleashing the power of dreams
into your business.
“Dream Academy has captured the imagination of our people in a way that nothing else ever has. It has changed people’s lives for the better.” - Edward Perry, Co-CEO, COOK
“Dream Academy has captured the imagination of our people in a way that nothing else ever has. It has changed people’s lives for the better.” - Edward Perry, Co-CEO, COOK
What is the
Dream Academy?
The Dream Academy is a unique coaching programme using the inspiring language of dreams to transform your employees lives and help your business deliver extraordinary results.
It began over 10 years ago and now over 300 people, across three ‘people first’* organisations, have been through Dream Academy. Changing the lives of their employees and the relationship that they have with their company.
Why Dream Academy?
Every business wants happy, motivated and productive employees. The problem is employees are people first and foremost; with complicated lives, unique aspirations and personal needs. When those needs go unrecognised, engagement and performance suffer.
And that’s why Dream Academy was created. Over the past 10 years I have refined a proven framework to help people connect with their personal dreams.
Through the language of dreams and combined with my expert coaching in this field, Dream Academy gives your people the space and guidance to explore what truly matter to them and in doing so, re-energises them producing happier, more motivated and productive employees.
*Dream Academy thrives in organisations that understand that their employees are people first before they are employees. Organisations with Purpose Driven and Collaborative cultures understand that if they look after the needs of their people, they will look after the company.
“We all need a little help to achieve our dreams. Dream Academy is empowering our team to achieve their personal ambitions—big and small. Supporting our people in living their dreams is the greatest commitment we can make to building an inspiring culture and shows, as a company, that we care about our people.”
Jonathan Player, MD, Nursery Kitchen and Seymour House Nurseries
Benefits
Benefits for the organisation:
More productive employees
Happier employees
More fulfilled employees
A meaningful employee engagement and well-being programme, that delivers a deeper, more emotional connection between the company and the employee
Benefits for the employee:
Empowered to squeeze more out of life – to go beyond
Exceptional personal growth in confidence, self-belief, self-esteem, mindset and attitude
Happier and re-energised
More meaning and purpose in their lives
What the dreamers say:
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"Thank you, Al, you’ve changed my life."
Eadie
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"My dream was small, and now I’ve put the building blocks in place, I feel ready to go for bigger."
Emma
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“I’m so grateful and excited about the future, which was unthinkable just 6 months ago. I’m really proud of myself.”
Karen
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“It’s enabled me to rediscover relationships that I thought were lost. It’s given me an overall lift in my life.“
Kirsti
A selection of dreams that have been fulfilled through the programme so far:
Depression to
head of stock taking
Mending my relationship
with my stepson
Starting a cake business
No more claustrophobia
Bought my own house
Building a
water bottling
factory in Nigeria
Thriving after damaging divorce
Empowering vulnerable
young women
Life strategies as neurodivergent person
Becoming a stand-up comedian
Writing a children’s book
Freedom from OCD
Terrified to terrific
at public speaking
Giving up smoking
Out of crippling debt
Unleashing the power of dreams
into your business.
“Interflora’s purpose is to make beautiful things happen and to be able to do that for our colleagues through the Dream Academy has been a wonderful experience. The Interflora Dream Academy has been a huge success.”
Sian Fell, HR Director, Interflora
FAQs
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Fundamentally, it’s only right for organisations that truly understand that “if they look after their people, their people will look after the business.” For the Dream Academy to be really thrive, it should be integrated with ‘people first’ cultures. ‘Purpose Driven’ and ‘Collaborative’ Cultures are a great fit.
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Each cohort consists of 12 employees (the most cost-effective approach). Multiple cohorts can be run at one time. Because the cohorts run over 6 months, 2 cohorts can be run bi-annually. NOTE: To get the biggest impact and integrate Dream Academy into an organisation’s culture, rolling cohorts, annually or bi-annually, is recommended.
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After getting in touch we agree a clear process of internal engagement and time commitment that works for you and your people
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A few people do dream of starting their own business or discover that their destiny is elsewhere. This is good news for your business, as it creates a healthier workforce of dedicated people and ‘glowing reviews’ from ex-employees.
“We know that when people are more fulfilled in their personal lives, they are happier at work and perform better.”
Rosie Brown Co-CEO, COOK
