Workplace culture & leadership development
Vitalis helps leaders close the gap between the culture they describe and the one their people actually live - through coaching, honest culture audits, and the conversations that had been waiting to happen.
The quiet compromise
In most organisations there is a gap between the culture on the values poster and the culture that is actually lived - the comment laughed off in a meeting, the feedback nobody quite gives, the good intention that loses to the measurable target.
Vitalis exists to close that gap. Not with a lecture on culture, but through practical, sustained work with people who are ready to do things differently - and honest enough to look clearly at where things stand.
What we do
Whether you start with a free monthly circle or a full culture audit, the question underneath is the same: what would it take for people to feel genuinely good about the work they do together?
Free · every month
Carefully facilitated online gatherings around a single theme. No agenda and no pressure to perform — a chance to slow down and actually talk with people who value the same thing you do.
One to one, or a coached group
For leaders who already know what they should do, and want support actually doing it - showing up more honestly, with more care for the people around them and less armour.
Discover · Monitor · Manage
Every organisation has at least two cultures: the one on the values poster, and the one that is actually lived. A Vitalis audit is an honest mirror — held steadily, by people genuinely invested in what you do next.
What we hold to
Kindness — is a strategy, not a soft option.
Vulnerability — is what builds trust — there is no shortcut.
Integrity — is enough. You need not be remarkable, only genuine.
Our impact — lives in each other, or it does not last.
The person you work with
Vitalis is led by Richard Maddrell. Every engagement is his - the practice is small enough that you always know who you are working with, and why.
Meet RichardThinking
September 2026
Marketing is one of the most powerful tools we have for shaping how people see themselves and the world — and it has too often been pointed at their frailties rather than their flourishing.
May 2026
The goals are not up for debate. It is only the path to them that is. Let us stop pretending we are confused.
February 2026
True connection is a rare and precious art, easily lost amid constant distraction. It can also be learned. Our programme stimulates the process.
No pitch and no obligation - an unhurried hour to talk through where your organisation is, and whether we are the right people to help.
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