Choose character over personality

Date: 21/01/2026
2:00pm GMT (1 hour)

What if we stopped obsessing over personality tests and started developing leaders with real character?

For years, personality tests have been the safe, default choice in leadership and team development. They are familiar, easy to roll out and rarely questioned. But are they giving us what we actually need in today’s workplaces?

In this thought-provoking session, Neil will explore why character could be the next evolution of leadership development. This passion project aims to start the bigger conversation: what happens when we stop putting people in neat personality boxes and start focusing on the strength of their character instead?

If you are an HR or L&D leader who is ready to challenge long-held norms and explore a fresh approach to growing people, this is your invitation to be part of that shift.

What you’ll get out of it:

  • A new perspective on leadership and team development that goes beyond traditional personality models
  • An introduction to the principles behind a character-first approach and why it matters in modern organisations
  • Space to question the status quo and consider what a more meaningful approach to people development could look like

Who should attend:

This session is ideal for L&D and HR consultants who help shape how their clients develop people and teams. If you are advising organisations on leadership, culture or capability and want to explore a more meaningful alternative to personality-based development, this conversation will give you fresh ideas, challenge old assumptions and spark new possibilities.

About the speaker

Neil Tuson is the UK’s #1 Character-Based Scale-Up Coach, creator of Perfect Teams, and The Champion of Clarity. For 30 years he has helped founders reset their leadership, rebuild alignment, and regain control. Quiet authority, no fluff—just clarity, character, and transformation that actually works.

This webinar is free for everyone to attend live, the recording will only be available for Free Spirit members.