SENSE STAR

Introducing SENSE STAR

Building Project Confidence from within.

Projects don’t struggle because of process — they struggle because of pressure.

The Sense Star is Coron’s personal leadership framework, designed to build the awareness and behaviours that create Project Confidence from within.

Where the Backpack provides structure for delivery, the Sense Star strengthens the individual leading it. Built around five practical senses — Touch (Personal), Sight (Perspective), Smell (Performance), Listen (Proactive), and Taste (Pace & Ownership) — it helps professionals act with clarity, communicate with intent, and lead with confidence under pressure.

The more you sense, the better you lead.

Why It Matters

In growing SME project environments, the gap isn’t technical knowledge.

It’s:

Delayed decisions
Reactive firefighting
Friction between functions
Commercial blind spots
Confidence that wobbles under pressure

As we outline in Coaching to Build Project-Ready Capability

Coaching to build project-ready…

What’s often missing isn’t skill — it’s clarity, confidence, and consistency.

The Sense Star strengthens all three.

Touch – Person

Touching base with you. Gauge how you are feeling in relation to the project and the team

Taste – Pace

Ensuring that we reach our goals and celebrate success together, making sure we are making the necessary progress to keep pace with expectations, and recognising everyone’s efforts along the way.

When you are bombarded with expectations and demands, you can lose a sense of what is necessary. We help you to remain sensitive to every stakeholder’s requirements while working with you to get things done.

Sight – Perspective

Keeping the vision in front of you. Giving you perspective, celebrating wins and learning the lessons in the midst of challenges. Helping you to win and learn rather than win and lose.

Smell – Performance

Ensuring the team is performing. The focus here is to make sure that everything smells of roses. We look for progress rather than perfection and address problems head-on.

Listen – Proactive

Are we actively meeting our clients’ needs? Ensuring communication is clear and concise as we proactively look ahead. The environment and elements can shift and force change.

Structure + Awareness = Confident Delivery

The Sense Star works alongside the Backpack framework.

The Backpack builds a delivery structure.
The Sense Star builds leadership maturity.

One without the other creates imbalance.

Together, they create confident people and capable projects.

What Changes When Leaders Develop the Sense Star?

You’ll see:

Earlier, clearer decisions
More confident commercial conversations
Fewer escalations
Stronger team ownership
Reduced burnout from reactive pressure

This isn’t theoretical leadership training.

It’s applied inside live projects — where pressure is real.

Ready to Strengthen Your Team?

If your projects are growing but your people feel stretched, this is where you start.

A short, structured conversation to explore where your leadership confidence really stands.

Build leadership capability and confidence in delivery across your team.

Develop your own leadership clarity and confidence.

Free Project HEalth Check

Engineering projects are tough, but mastering their complexities can unlock major cost savings. Use our Coron scorecard to get a quick health check on your project and the actionable insights you need to drive down costs.

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NAVIGATION
Please rate your current project 1-5 for each question (1 = Low, 5 = High)…

17. How confident are you that the project is moving smoothly between phases?

18. How would you rate the quality of risk assessment & problem-solving in your current project?

19. How effective are existing tools and methodologies to make strategic adjustments?

20. How confident are you that the project will deliver on time and budget?

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Navigation: (Low)

When a certain level of chaos is allowed to creep in, stakeholders can lose the sense of where the project is headed or how much of a profit or loss it will make. When this happens it’s time to make some strategic adjustments to get the project back on track.

Navigation: (Mid)

You have been handling the issues that arise effectively, however, things are becoming more challenging as the project goes into a different phase. Tools and methodologies for risk assessment and problem-solving are essential for plain sailing and will stop the project from becoming unstuck as it transitions from one phase to the next.

Navigation: (High)

High five! You have mastered the art of transitioning through the phases of the project. The strategic adjustments that you have made are keeping the project on track towards its goals and all the stakeholders are confident that the project will be delivered on budget and on time.

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Summary (Low)

It’s time to slow the project down now and take stock to speed up much faster later. To run this project efficiently you need the help of project professionals with plenty of experience in communication, stakeholder management and organisation. Have you considered outsourced project management services? We can step in to make the required improvements to get your project running as it should. You can trust that having the right professional help will result in the right outcome with significant cost savings by avoiding overruns, reducing inefficiencies, and preventing costly errors. Our approach ensures that investments are optimised and project budgets are adhered to more closely. Why not give us a call at Coron and we’ll take the burden off your shoulders?

Summary (Mid)

The project is causing you headaches and taking up more of your time than expected. Ideally, you want to be less involved in the project but you still want to be able to make all the key decisions. To support the project and aim it in the right direction you need the support of project management professionals; potentially with project director and commercial management experience. Our Ascent service provides return on investment through enhanced project delivery, quality, clear completion rates, and reduced risk, all of which contribute to a stronger bottom line. The key goal of Ascent is to empower your team through training and skill development, enhancing their capabilities to manage future projects independently whilst remaining available for consultation and support as needed after the primary engagement concludes. Why not give us a call at Coron to get the support your project needs?

Summary (High)

The project is underway and you are confident. You are aware, however, that some fine-tuning is required to improve the bottom line but you aren’t sure how to ring the necessary changes. Our systematic approach will help you to streamline processes, enhance coordination among team members and improve the overall efficiency of project execution. Our Ascent service provides the expertise to understand and advise you on the commercial terms and expected deliverables against the current situation and formulate an action plan. We can help you manage the project going forward, minimising risks, keeping leadership engaged, and ensuring all stakeholders are aligned. Improved outcomes flow out of meticulous resource management and problem-solving, as we work together to keep the project on track and within budget. Why not get in touch today for project advice and support?

FAQs

Is the Sense Star leadership training?

No.

The Sense Star isn’t a generic leadership theory or a classroom-style course. It’s a practical leadership framework used in live project environments.

It focuses on how people actually behave under pressure — how they make decisions, communicate risk, manage pace, and handle commercial conversations.

It develops awareness and behaviour, not just knowledge.

Who is the Sense Star designed for?

The Sense Star is built for project professionals stepping into greater responsibility.

That includes:

Project Managers
Engineers leading teams
Commercial leads
Site or operational managers
Business owners overseeing delivery

It’s particularly powerful for mid-level leaders who are technically strong but haven’t had structured support in leadership maturity.

How is the Sense Star different from the Backpack?

They work together — but they solve different problems.

The Backpack provides structure, tools, and delivery rhythm.
The Sense Star builds self-awareness, judgment, and confidence in leadership.

The Backpack helps you run projects well.
The Sense Star helps you lead well within them.

Together, they create Project Confidence.

Hiring an external project manager feels like a risk. How will Coron handle and mitigate our project management risks and issues?

We focus our efforts on building great communication and integrating quickly within the team, to plug the resource gaps in your project management office. Our knowledge of technical delivery and commercial management enables us to liaise with all your stakeholders. We work proactively to understand all the roles and commercial terms, to foresee and manage risks as well as identify opportunities for reducing costs or increasing the project value.

SENSE STAR

Introducing SENSE STAR

Building Project Confidence from within.

Why It Matters

Touch – Person

Taste – Pace

Sight – Perspective

Smell – Performance

Listen – Proactive

Structure + Awareness = Confident Delivery

What Changes When Leaders Develop the Sense Star?

Ready to Strengthen Your Team?

Free Project HEalth Check

Communication: (Low)

Communication: (Mid)

Communication: (High)

Organisation: (Low)

Organisation: (Mid)

Organisation: (High)

Resources: (Low)

Resources: (Mid)

Resources: (High)

Opportunities/Risks: (Low)

Opportunities/Risks: (Mid)

Opportunities/Risks: (High)