Expertise
We specialise in four main areas:
We're adept at working in client organisations at short notice in different roles to suit the challenge of the moment, including consultancy, strategic project leadership, interim management and acting as non-executive directors. Between us we have personal experience of almost all areas business and organisational life.
Board Dynamics
Our extensive board level experience enables us to assess and review the performance of boards rapidly, including those that have become dysfunctional. We use Board Dynamics as an innovative framework to help understand the critical human dimension of board effectiveness. This enables the board as a whole to develop its skills and maximise performance. We can also benchmark boards where required.
We also offer peer support to individual and groups of directors through coaching, mentoring and applying specific techniques, for example enhanced decision making and problem solving.
Transitions and exits
At the critical time of considering a major transition, we provide a broad range of skills to help assess and develop business processes and re-structure organisations.
Sometimes more radical change is called for. We can assess the value of an organisation and identify the optimum route to maximise value, including fund-raising, flotation and disposal. We have access to the full range of services associated with these transitions through partner organisations.
Strategy and execution
Strategy development and deployment should be the driving force behind all organisations. Our range of services includes a proven set of tools for devising and evaluating strategies including 'future proofing' - identifying and acting on future drivers that are usually already present, but unseen and potentially deadly.
Our thorough understanding of a wide range of technologies enables us to help boards fully understand the potential and limitations of their core competencies. This can lead to an objective assessment of current and emerging opportunities and the subsequent preparation of focused and appropriate business plans. We also have particular expertise in the wise adoption of information technology as a strategic business enabler.
Innovation and change
Innovation is acknowledged as the life force of organisations and nations, yet is so much harder to execute successfully than to conceive and plan. Most of us have been in the jungle of innovation and change for years and our experience enable clients to build a strategic understanding, exploit the necessary tension between creativity and effective process and achieve business impact from innovation and change. We call this approach 'Frameworks for Flair™'.
Our services include innovation audit and strategy, building innovation dashboards to track and drive performance, strategic product, marketing and process innovation and advising, mentoring and project direction in creating new ventures.