October
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Work better. Not just feel better.

October is performance psychology, not only wellbeing. Ash, your AI coach, checks in on your goals and gives you feedback. Short courses on productivity, leadership, resilience, focus and time management give you steps you can apply the same day. A library of articles and audiobooks covers money, family, work, health, life and performance.

Coaching with AshThabo KhumaloHead of Operations · 3 active courses · day 12
Momentum
October AIHi, it’s Coach Ash. I noticed you’ve been crushing your goals. Let’s chat about strategies to keep the momentum. Ready for module 5 on difficult conversations?
  • This weekYou completed 3 modules and 2 focus blocks
  • TryRun the feedback script in Thursday’s 1:1
Start module 5Skip to a different topic
  • Navigating conversations effectivelyLeadership · 4 of 6 modules66%
  • Deep work and focusProductivity · 2 of 540%
  • Resilience under pressureResilience · 5 of 5Done
Feedback personal to you · course completion counts to your team in aggregateUpdated just now
CoursesShort modules · a step you can take today
  • 6topics: productivity, leadership, resilience, focus, time, conversations
  • 5 minper module · clear next action
  • 3active courses at once
Up to three active at a time
LibraryArticles and audiobooks
  • Money basicsAudiobook · 38 min85%
  • Saying no at workArticle · 6 minRead
Money · Family · Work · Health · Life · Performance · Mental health
3
active coaching courses at any one time
Daily
personalised tips and feedback from Ash
7
library topics from money to performance
Steps
every course ends in something you can do today
Why it mattersGallup · manager research
70%of the variance in team engagement comes down to the manager

The people who most need coaching are the ones who never get it. October gives every employee, and every first-time manager, a coach in their pocket.

Performance psychologyGoal → course → practice → feedback → progress

Feel better.
Then work better.

Wellbeing that stops at feeling okay leaves the hardest part untouched. Ash turns a goal into a short course, the course into practice in the real week, and the practice into feedback, so people get better at the job as well as at looking after themselves.

Goal“Run better 1:1s”
CourseNavigating conversations
PracticeThursday’s 1:1
FeedbackAsh checks in
ProgressReassess in 30 days
For you
  • A goal in your words
  • Modules you can finish in five minutes
  • A step to take today
  • Focus sounds for deep work
From Ash
  • Daily tips and feedback
  • Noticed when momentum drops
  • Suggests the next module
  • Celebrates the streak
From the library
  • Articles and audiobooks
  • Money, family, work, health
  • Life, performance, mental health
  • Listen on the commute
Coaching

A coach for every employee.

  • Coaching with AshPersonalised tips, feedback and check-ins.
  • Three active coursesEnough to make progress, not enough to drown.
  • Daily progressDay 12 of 23, and Ash knows it.
  • Custom company coursesYour playbook, delivered by Ash.
What it removes

Development for the few.

Formal coaching is expensive and rationed to senior people. First-time managers, the ones who set the team’s wellbeing, usually get nothing. October gives all of them a coach from day one.

  • Coaching for the top 5%
  • Generic e-learning
  • Untrained new managers
  • Skills that never reach the job
Courses

Short. Practical. Applied.

Productivity, leadership, resilience, focus, time management and navigating conversations. Each module ends with a clear step you can apply immediately in your day-to-day work or personal life.

  • Productivity
  • Leadership
  • Resilience
  • Focus and time
Inside Coaching & productivity4 capabilities

Coaching & productivity.
Piece by piece.

These features live in the same private app and contribute to wellbeing reports across groups, without identifying individuals.

01 · Coaching with Ash

A coach who noticed you were crushing it.

“Hi, it’s Coach Ash! I noticed you’ve been crushing your goals. Let’s chat about strategies to keep the momentum.” Ash tracks the courses you start, checks in on progress and gives personalised tips and feedback, day by day.

  • Personalised tips and feedback
  • Progress check-ins on every course
  • Pick a topic, start a course
  • Up to three active courses
Productivity and coaching on mobile with Coach Ash, library and focus sounds
Everything inside20 sub-features

Coaching

  • Coaching with Ash
  • Start a course
  • Three active courses
  • Daily progress
  • Tips and feedback

Courses

  • Productivity
  • Leadership
  • Resilience
  • Focus
  • Time management
  • Navigating conversations

Library

  • Articles
  • Audiobooks
  • Money
  • Family
  • Work
  • Health
  • Life
  • Performance
  • Focus sounds
Private by designWhat you see · what your organisation sees

Private for you.
Aggregate for them.

Here is exactly what stays with the person inside Coaching & productivity, and what the organisation gets back: de-identified, above a minimum group size, and never a name.

How October keeps the promise

What you see

  • Your courses, progress and feedback
  • Everything Ash has said to you
  • What you have read and listened to

What your organisation sees

  • Course completion rates by team
  • Which skills people are working on
  • Never an individual’s progress or chat
Better togetherWorks alone · better connected

On its own.
Or connected.

Coaching & productivity stands on its own. Connect it with the modules below and the person gets more support, the organisation a clearer view of wellbeing trends, and neither one gives up any privacy.

Coaching & productivity · FAQ3 answers

Questions,
answered.

Is Ash the same as Luna?

No. Luna is a companion for wellbeing and reflection. Ash is a coach focused on productivity, goals and skills. They share the same privacy model and the same governed AI foundation.

Can we add our own courses?

Yes. The Leadership & learning module lets your organisation publish custom coaching courses and feature them in your company hub.

How long is a course?

Courses are made of short modules designed to be finished in a few minutes each, with a clear action at the end of every one.

Start with your organisation

See Coaching & productivity with your people.

Tell us what your team needs. We’ll walk you through the relevant features, support options and how to get started.