Work Together

Different questions require different depths of work.

Begin with the leadership question — not a predetermined pathway.

Unitive Mind™ offers one standalone diagnostic and two distinct developmental engagements. The appropriate form depends on what is asking for attention, how defined the question is, and whether the work requires continuity over time.

Orientation

Not a ladder. A question of fit.

The three forms of work are not stages that must be completed in order. Each exists for a different purpose. The task is to establish what kind of attention the leadership question actually requires.

The right engagement is the one proportionate to the question.

Sometimes clarity is the work. A current leadership issue may need rigorous psychological assessment before any longer engagement is useful. That is the role of The Diagnostic.

Sometimes continuity is the work. A defined question can be held within a bounded engagement; a recurring pattern unfolding across responsibilities may require sustained access and depth.

Standalone assessment

The Diagnostic

Duration

Four weeks

Time with James

Direct, throughout

Concludes with

A written diagnostic brief

Investment

$5,000

Self-directed programme

The Threshold™

Access

Lifetime · Self-paced

Time with James

No live consultation

Concludes with

The foundational material

Investment

$495

Sustained engagement

The Inner Authority™

Duration

Six months · sixteen sessions

Time with James

Direct and continuous

Concludes with

Integration into leadership practice

Investment

$15,000 · by application

Choosing the form of work

What does the question actually require?

Fit is determined less by status or seniority than by the nature of the question: whether the immediate need is understanding, focused developmental work or sustained continuity.

The issue is significant, but I need to understand what is actually operating beneath it.

A defined assessment can isolate the patterns and dynamics before deciding what, if anything, should follow.

The form of work

The Diagnostic

I want a serious, structured way to undertake the depth work independently.

The work can be self-directed through eight modules of written inquiry, audio guidance, reflection and contemplative practice, taken at your own pace.

The form of work

The Threshold™

The pattern is unfolding across responsibilities and needs continuity over time.

The value lies in sustained depth and the ability to work with emerging material as decisions, relationships and system pressures evolve.

The form of work

The Inner Authority™

Standalone four-week engagement

When the question needs to be understood first.

The Diagnostic is for a defined leadership question where the immediate need is not advice, but a clearer understanding of the psychological architecture beneath what is happening.

The Diagnostic

Four weeks. One defined question.

We do not begin with strategy. We begin with what is shaping the leader beneath it.

Through biographical inquiry, depth interview and close examination of current executive dynamics, the four-week assessment identifies the patterns influencing judgement, authority and relationship. It concludes with a concise diagnostic brief outlining the developmental implications of what has been found.

It stands alone. The Diagnostic is not a prerequisite for The Threshold™ or The Inner Authority™.

The developmental engagements

Different in scope. Held to the same standard.

Sustained private work with James Fox, or independent reflection at your own pace. These are distinct from the focused assessment offered by The Diagnostic.

Sustained private engagement

The Inner Authority™

For senior leaders who need continuity as decisions, relationships and organisational pressures unfold. Recurring patterns are examined as they emerge and integrated into leadership practice.

Six months · Sixteen private sessions

Limited to six concurrent clients to protect continuity, attention and discretion.

Self-directed depth programme

The Threshold™

For leaders who prefer to begin independently. Eight modules provide a structure for examining your experience through written inquiry, reflection and contemplative practice.

Eight modules · Self-paced

One payment of $495. No subscription or renewal.

What the work asks of you

Private enough for candour. Exacting enough to resist simplification.

Close enough to reality that insight must withstand consequence.

Candour

The work requires a confidential perimeter in which material that cannot safely enter the organisation can be examined outside the organisation, with confidentiality arrangements agreed before the work begins.

Participation

The question is not only what others are doing, but what the leader may be carrying, defending against, projecting or unconsciously repeating within the situation.

Application

Insight matters only insofar as it changes the quality of judgement, relationship and authority under the conditions in which leadership is actually exercised.

Private enquiry

If the form of work is not yet clear,
begin with the question.

Send a brief private enquiry outlining the leadership question you are carrying. James reviews Private Enquiry submissions personally and responds where there is a relevant next step. No predetermined pathway is assumed.