Make a real change in your organisation’s performance
Make a real change in your organisation’s performance
We work with leaders to restore the optimism, the excitement, the potential, the faith in what a group of people can achieve, the desire to put in their best selves and contribute to something bigger... And then make it happen!
Joao Mendes
Founder & Managing Director
We support senior executives and their leadership teams to develop and execute strategic change, frequently where there is a significant mindset shift required in the team and the wider organisation.
We are grounded in the reality of business and are experts in partnering with our clients to secure enduring, whole system transformation.
We believe that success for any organisation can only be sustained when the interests of all stakeholders are aligned. We believe therefore that change only happens when there is equal emphasis on both the rational – clear direction, strategy development and implementation, and the emotional – addressing behavioural change.
We work with P&L owners with regional or global reach, with an annual turnover of €100m or more. Not because of any delusions of grandeur, but simply because it’s who we know, and where we can make an impact.
You may find yourself in one of the following situations:
You have just taken on, or are about to take on, a new role and are not sure where to start. You could do with some support to lay the foundations and get going: clarifying your mandate and ambition for yourself, for your leadership team and the wider organisation; understanding your environment; defining how to focus your energy in the short and medium term; and getting an action plan in place.
You have been in the role for three to six months and have made some initial strategic decisions and organisational changes. Now you need to generate the clarity and energy that will get your team and the rest of the organisation behind you, with a common direction, so you can really make your mark.
You have been in the role for a few years, and although business is OK, you haven’t been able to make the real impact that will enable you to leave a legacy or be identified for a bigger challenge within the organisation. You and your leadership team need to generate momentum, fast.
There is a new initiative or direction coming from the business that you believe you can harness to make a real difference in your organisation, if you take active ownership and don’t just leave it to a corporate implementation team.
In our experience, leaders that want to make a real change in their organisations tend to approach it in similar ways. They develop a rational business case (or get it from the top), which they hope will be enough to generate the shift they’re expecting.
However, as multiple studies prove (and our own experience confirms), understanding the “why” for change is rarely enough to foment new behaviour.
Done wrong, it is most likely to drive talent away, create a toxic culture, and destroy immense value – financial and otherwise. Leading, ultimately, to an early exit and a successor taking over.
The outcomes of our work together will of course vary according to what you want to achieve.
However, while working with us you can typically expect to develop:
You will do most of the 'heavy lifting', but we will be by your side all along. In practical terms, this is what you can expect from us.
We’re open-minded. And we want to learn and grow continually. But there are just a few things that for us are non-negotiable.