The Gazing
Principle
Our method is rooted in the philosophy of Musashi, the legendary Japanese swordsman. His mastery came from the ‘double gaze’: one eye on the immediate challenge, the other on the bigger picture, with the ability to shift seamlessly between them.
In high-pressure sales, this ability is everything. Your teams need to focus on the customer in front of them whilst never losing sight of the strategic objective.
Read the situation. Adapt the approach. Execute with precision.
This is what separates teams that perform well under pressure from those that crumble.
A bit about us
Gazing was founded more than 25 years ago by Martin Fairn, Dr Ceri Evans, Renzie Hanham and John Esposito. Our founders brought together world-class expertise from psychiatry, business, education and international sport to answer one question: how do you help people perform consistently when pressure is highest?
The result is a methodology now trusted by global organisations across industries.
From Fortune 500 enterprises to fast-growth businesses navigating critical transformations, we’ve worked with teams facing the highest-stakes challenges.
Whether you’re executing a major transformation, preparing for a career-defining pitch, or navigating the relentless pressure of leadership, our approach gives you the structure, skills and mindset to perform when it counts.
Meet the team
Our team has spent decades helping leaders and teams perform under the highest-stakes pressure, across industries and continents.
We work with clients throughout the UK and globally, delivering programmes in multiple languages.
Meet the people who’ll work with you:
Since Gazing started in the UK back in 1998, we’ve gradually expanded our global reach through a network of high performing and fully accredited licensed partners who deliver our programmes, adapted as necessary to local market requirements.
Find out more about becoming a Gazing Performance Partner
Our unique approach to optimising performance under pressure is adding value to clients’ businesses across the world:
Andy Coughlin
David Jones
David joined Gazing in 2006 and he has delivered the full range of Gazing programmes across the globe to an array of different clients. David assists the operations department in developing new and conceptual programmes. He also runs many train-the-trainer programmes for various clients and partners.
Prior to Gazing, David started his professional career with BT and then moved on to work for three Oil majors in various sales management and marketing roles over 20 years. In 2000, he joined PwC to help establish an e-procurement platform, before moving into selling PwC’s Consultancy services.
Ian Cochrane
Ian joined the Gazing network in 1999, bringing extensive experience from strategic sales, finance and global account management roles at Xerox and Compaq. Over two decades with Gazing, he's facilitated development programmes in more than 35 countries, working with everyone from SMEs to major global corporations.
Ian's expertise lies in helping organisations build robust structures that support day-to-day execution whilst maintaining the intensity of mindset needed to perform under any pressure. His global experience and practical approach make him invaluable for clients navigating complex, high-stakes transformations.