
Motivational Maps
Driving staff productivity and welfare. Valuable insight into what motivates each team member, so managers can play to their people’s strengths.
Find out morePremier Life Skills · since 2007
Training and coaching that helps your people stay well, stay motivated and work well together.
Mental health and wellbeing training, Motivational Maps and Territory Mapping. From Verwood, Dorset, since 2007.
“Motivation is the fuel that powers all of our endeavours, whether they be individual, team or organisational.”
What we do
We help you inspire, educate and energise your people. Because behind every good leader is a team that feels valued.

Driving staff productivity and welfare. Valuable insight into what motivates each team member, so managers can play to their people’s strengths.
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Created by Anthony Willoughby of Nomadic Wisdom, Territory Mapping helps leaders and teams see their world clearly and decide what matters most. Jane is Anthony’s UK partner.
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CPCAB accredited
A solid foundation of skills and knowledge in Mental Health and Wellbeing awareness, in line with HSE Management Standards.
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Bespoke wellbeing and mental health awareness courses, workshops and strategies for your organisation.
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People 1st International certified programmes: communicate your message with clarity, energy and focus. Face to face or in the virtual classroom.
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Our 2-day Motivational Maps Licensed Practitioner course, face to face or online, with support after certification.
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Your Motivational Map, always with you. Individuals see their own Map; team leaders see their team’s Maps and the team profile, with guidance on each motivator.
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CPCAB Accredited Centre
Using a range of proven techniques and activities, this course helps you to provide practical, solution-focused support and training to staff experiencing mental and physical health issues.
“Jane and Bev are experts in their field and have been professional and supportive throughout the programme.”
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Staff wellbeing
Awareness does not equal aptitude; that’s why employers need in-depth, certified training to make sure the methods used are research-backed and safe to practise.
We offer bespoke workshops and strategies to help individuals, teams and managers work more effectively with the resources they have, from mental health awareness for managers to stress risk assessments and action plans.
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The book
James Sale & Jane Thomas · Routledge, 2020
Jane co-authored this book with James Sale, the founder of Motivational Maps. It shows leaders how understanding what drives each person turns a group of people into a motivated, high-performing team.
About Jane
Director & Lead Trainer, Premier Life Skills
Jane has been a Motivational Maps Senior Practitioner since 2013 and co-wrote Mapping Motivation for Leadership with James Sale. Her final nursing role was as a Specialist Cardiac Nurse, and she brings that first-hand understanding of stress, anxiety and health to every course she runs.
Since 2007, Premier Life Skills has provided specialist coaching and training for leaders, managers and staff in mental health and wellbeing. Today Jane and her team combine that wellbeing work with Motivational Maps and Territory Mapping, helping organisations across the UK and beyond.
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Testimonials
“We’ve worked with Premier Life Skills and Jane Thomas for the last 6 years, during which time she’s impressed me greatly with her knowledge and professionalism… Her training is very popular and we regularly receive excellent feedback from the people who have attended.”
“She has been delivering accredited stress management & mental health courses for over 20 years, as well as leadership development & team building. She is one of the most long term and respected trainers in the industry as well as a supportive and generous collaborator.”
“It helps that as an organisation we take staff well-being very seriously – we regularly welcome Jane Thomas… into our venue to ensure minimum stress and optimum resilience through tailored training.”
“The ‘Mapping Motivation to support your mental health’ event by Premier Life Skills gave us excellent advice, support and understanding of these issues and each registrant (85) had a unique, individual map sent to them.”
“I recently completed this course and although it was hard work, it was extremely engaging and rewarding… Would highly recommend.”
Get in touch
Find out what really drives you and your team. Prefer to speak to someone in person? Give Jane a call.