Persephone & Demeter
Practice area

Optimizing work performance.

We help individuals and teams do better work — not by pushing harder, but by removing the friction, ambiguity, and misalignment that drain productivity. Our approach combines industrial-organizational psychology with practical systems design to improve focus, output, and sustainable performance.

Levers

Where performance actually comes from.

Performance is a system problem long before it becomes a people problem. These are the levers we pull.

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Performance diagnostics

Identify the cognitive, motivational, and structural factors that help or hinder individual and team output — using validated instruments, not guesswork.

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Culture, voice, and rewards

Performance is shaped by the culture people operate in, the voice they have in decisions that affect their work, and the rewards — intrinsic and extrinsic — that reinforce the right behaviours.

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Work design

Redesign tasks, roles, and workflows to reduce friction, protect deep work, and align demands with the capabilities of the people doing the work.

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Sustainable accountability

Build lightweight accountability systems — meetings, metrics, and manager habits — that drive results without burning people out.

Offerings

Three ways to improve performance.

Each engagement is tailored to the context, goals, and constraints of the client.

01One-on-one

Individual performance coaching

For professionals who want to operate at a higher level without sacrificing sustainability. We diagnose habits, attention patterns, motivation, and role fit, then build a tailored performance plan with clear behavioural targets.

02Workshop or short series

Team performance reset

A structured intervention for teams whose output has plateaued or whose collaboration has become inefficient. We map the workflow, clarify roles, and install practical routines for prioritization, feedback, and decision-making.

03Consultation

Performance measurement design

Help leaders define what good performance actually looks like, select meaningful indicators, and create a measurement rhythm that informs coaching and resource allocation rather than generating administrative noise.

Open courses

Two-day courses for small business teams.

Built on adult learning theory and designed for owners, operators, and emerging managers.

01Course

Two-day leadership course for small businesses

A compact, evidence-based leadership course for small business owners and emerging managers — with practical frameworks and time to practice.

02Course

Two-day performance measurement course for small businesses

Define meaningful outcomes, select the right metrics, and build a lightweight performance rhythm that drives accountability.

03Course

Two-day organizational culture course for small businesses

Shape team culture intentionally through values clarification, behavioral norms, feedback practices, and everyday rituals.