Collaborative Leadership Solutions
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Leadership & Organisational Development

Your people
are your
greatest
asset.

CLS partners with Non-Governmental Organisations, Journalists, and Humanitarian Aid Workers by harmonising internal team dynamics while preparing them for hostile environments.

Strategic Domain
Setting Direction & Creating Alignment
CLS partners with organisational leadership to understand or assist in defining clear strategic direction. CLS then suggests organisational structure and informational procedures to build the alignment required to execute accurate decentralised decision making across every level of the organisation.
Operational Domain
Planning, Organising & Delivering Results
From individual and team training to organisation-wide campaign design — we help you build the structure, policies, and campaign plan to deliver consistent and measurable results.
Interpersonal Domain
Team Dynamics & Relationship Building
Trust, communication, and cohesion are the foundation of every high-performing team. CLS builds them deliberately and sustainably within mentorship, counselling, and feedback training.
Strategic Domain
Setting direction. Creating alignment.
Operational Domain
Planning. Organising. Delivering results.
Interpersonal Domain
Teamwork. Relationships. Trust.
Our Mission & Core Values

We help teams thrive
under pressure.

CLS helps you develop your team's potential to thrive through agile, decentralised decision making in a fluid, competitive, and high-threat environment. We work with NGOs, humanitarian aid organisations, journalists, and any organisation needing our services — wherever the stakes are highest.

We don't consult from the sidelines. We embed experienced, certified, and passionate partners with your organisation, listen before we advise, and build solutions with you — not for you.

Expertise

Deep, proven experience across military, governmental, and civilian organisations. CLS consultants have all been successful workers and leaders in high-stakes, real-world environments.

Humility

We listen first, always. Every solution is co-built with partners — never handed down from above. All our consultants approach a situation with humility and an eye toward learning.

Service

CLS and its team have a passion to serve and to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Your success is the only mission. We are fully committed to your organisation's growth and safety.

Ethics

Integrity and fairness in every engagement, every recommendation, and every relationship — no exceptions.

NGO, Humanitarian & Journalist Organisations

Preparing teams for
mission success

Harmonising internal team dynamics while preparing personnel for the realities they will face in the field.

Internal Focus

Team Dynamics & Culture

Assessment, written observation reports, and facilitated after-action discussions. Follow-on solutions developed with leaders to address organisational challenges such as resistance to change, lack of feedback, lack of trust, inefficient use of time, and high personnel turnover.

MBTI ProfilingActionType®Training PlansD&I Science
External Focus

Hostile Environment Preparation

Bespoke solutions to prepare teams for the environments they will encounter — from situational awareness and threat assessment to negotiation, kidnap avoidance, and actions during terror attacks.

Risk AssessmentMedical SkillsNegotiationKidnap Avoidance
Human Performance

Individual & Team Optimisation

Systematic measurement, analysis, and optimisation of physiological, psychological, and behavioural metrics. CLS holistically evaluates physical and cognitive performance to assess training effectiveness and leadership capabilities.

PhysiologicalPsychologicalBehaviouralCognitive
Continuity & Inclusion

Operational Continuity & Diversity and Inclusion

Ensuring all leaders and key personnel train their replacements to prevent operational slowdown. Diversity and Inclusion presented as a scientific driver of creativity and tempo. Female-specific focus training provided by experienced, certified women advisers.

Succession PlanningD&I ScienceWomen Advisers
Our People

Meet the Team

An experienced team of consultants committed to building stronger organisations and safer teams worldwide.

Thomas Hobbs
Founder
Thomas Hobbs
Managing Director
Leadership Development · Organisational Performance · Training Design · Culture Transformation
Thomas Hobbs is an experienced leadership consultant, executive trainer, and organisational development specialist with more than 30 years of international experience helping leaders, teams, and organisations improve performance in complex and rapidly changing environments.

Throughout his military career and the decade of consulting experience since retiring from the Marine Corps as a Colonel, Thomas has worked with a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations, industrial organisations, government agencies, media professionals, non-governmental organisations, and international institutions. His expertise spans leadership development, team effectiveness, training design, organisational culture, change management, and decision-making under pressure.

Thomas has designed and delivered leadership and team development programmes across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, working with organisations ranging from Taiwanese manufacturing enterprises to international operational and training organisations. His approach combines practical experience, evidence-based leadership principles, and a deep understanding of how organisations adapt and succeed during periods of uncertainty and transformation.

Throughout his career, Thomas has led large, diverse teams, managed complex stakeholder relationships, and advised senior executives and leaders on organisational effectiveness. His international experience includes assignments and engagements in Japan, South Korea, Spain, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Iraq.

A recognised expert in leadership and organisational change, Thomas is particularly known for helping organisations foster initiative, accountability, collaboration, and agile decision-making. One notable example involved advising senior leaders through a major organisational transformation that resulted in an 88% improvement in operational effectiveness within six months.

Having lived and worked extensively across cultures, Thomas brings a global perspective to leadership challenges and speaks conversational Japanese. He is passionate about helping organisations build resilient cultures, develop confident leaders, and create high-performing teams capable of thriving in competitive and rapidly evolving environments.
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Caroline
Consultant
Security · Leadership · Women-Specific Considerations · Team Building
Caroline is a former British Army Officer and one of few women who served on operations as Advanced Force Recce for UKSF. She served with the SRR, SAS, and SBS, completing her regular service as Assistant Operations Officer at 22 SAS and as a reserve officer — Plans Officer for 21 SAS.

Post-military, Caroline worked for MI6 (SIS) as a global covert operator. She is a specialist in surveillance and covert operations, working against targets in counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, and organised narco-crime. She has also delivered training to build capacity for overseas intelligence agencies, police, and armies, operating globally in conflict, post-conflict, and fragile environments.

Alongside her covert career, she is a security and crisis management consultant, focusing on contingency planning, operations, training, and mentoring. She is a qualified teacher and experienced Train the Trainer, and has worked as a security adviser for INGOs, national NGOs, and European media organisations.
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Remco
Consultant
Team Building · Security · Close Protection
Former Marine in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps with deployments to Iraq (SFIR 1, 2003), Afghanistan (NATO SRF, 2005), and Pakistan (post-earthquake Humanitarian Aid, 2005).

Former Close Protection Officer with the Royal and Diplomatic Protective Service (DKDB). Close protection instructor since 2017, training operational close protection officers in shooting and close combat while refining technique and tactics.

Breathing coach and volunteer for Surfivor, providing free surf-therapy for people suffering from PTSD.
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Paul
Consultant
Human Performance · Team Dynamics · Security · Training Plan Development · Didactics
Paul has been active as a trainer, developer of educational programme documents, quality manager, and consultant. His background includes the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, the Royal and Diplomatic Security Service (DKDB, National Police), and the National Police Academy.

Additionally, he has specialised in human development, group dynamics, and evidence-based coaching. To guide and assist others in their learning process has been the common theme throughout his career.

Life Motto: "Don't let fear stand in the way of your destination."
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Pauline
Consultant
Human Performance · Personality & Physiological Profiling · Osteopathy
Pauline is a registered osteopath and has been working in Belgium for 4 years. She runs her own clinic with a holistic practice, with biomechanics, endocrinology, and neurology as her main areas of professional focus.

She trained at the London School of Osteopathy and developed a strong approach with a preference for structural osteopathy. She is MBTI qualified and recently joined the Human Performance team to work with the IMPACT Performance Model.

Our Approach

Step 01

Assess

One-on-one discussions across all levels. Written observation reports with no assumptions and no pre-set agenda — just the truth.

Step 02

Diagnose

Identify root causes, such as resistance to change, trust gaps, and feedback failures, through systematic data collection and direct observation.

Step 03

Build

Develop solutions with partners, not for them. Training plans and programmes built for your specific context, culture, and environment.

Step 04

Refine

Implement, measure, and adjust. We stay engaged to ensure lasting change — not temporary improvement that fades after we leave.

Let's build a
stronger team.

Schedule a consultation with Thomas Hobbs to discuss how CLS can help your organisation — whether you're preparing for the field or building a stronger culture at home.

Managing Director
Thomas Hobbs
Background
Colonel, USMC (Ret.) · 30+ Years Experience
Specialisation
Leadership & Organisational Development
Serving
NGOs, Humanitarian Organisations, Journalists & Military
Phone
+31(0)61 46 73 853
Email
thomas.k.hobbs@collaborativeleadershipsolutions.com
Website
collaborativeleadershipsolutions.com
Thank you. Thomas will be in touch within 24 hours.
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