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A Management Buy-Out (MBO) is like a bee colony working together to build and sustain a thriving hive

Liz Whitfield 17 September 2024 No Comments

Developing your department heads into owner-directors before the MBO is crucial. Preparing them to take on broader responsibilities early ensures the leadership team is equipped to collaborate effectively, identify new…

Leadership and self-awareness

Liz Whitfield 15 August 2024 No Comments

Self-awareness is the first step in effective leadership. It involves exploring your strengths and weaknesses; your values and beliefs; your experiences and preferences; and how these all interrelate and inform…

Lonely at the top?

Liz Whitfield 22 July 2024 No Comments

At times, running a successful business can feel incredibly lonely. The responsibility of making good decisions, and creating the right environment for growth, can weigh heavily. How do you make…

Enhance teamwork through experiential learning

Liz Whitfield 24 May 2024 No Comments

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘training’? Sitting in a classroom or lecture, being talked at for hours with ‘death by PowerPoint’? However, there is another…

Beyond the Stereotype

Liz Whitfield 23 April 2024 No Comments

Whether it’s the Chair of Directors, Trustees, or Governors, the stereotype is of a ‘pale, stale, male’ who turns up to monthly meetings, focuses on the numbers, asks questions, and…

2024 is the year of strategic leadership and empowerment of others

Liz Whitfield 13 March 2024 No Comments

After years of navigating an uncertain economic landscape, the survey spotlights the critical need of leaders to focus ON their businesses, rather than in the day-to-day, through the shaping of…

Conducting brilliance: Harmonise your leadership with diversity of thinking

Liz Whitfield 19 February 2024 No Comments

Just as a brilliant conductor brings together a variety of instruments and musicians to create a harmonious symphony; so brilliant business leaders, leverage the strengths and differences across their teams…

Business person running on hamster wheel

Running a business can feel like running on a hamster wheel…

Liz Whitfield 21 November 2023 No Comments

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN TO STEP OFF AND REVIEW WHERE YOU ARE GOING? As we approach the end of the year, thoughts of a new year can bring a…

Being a business leader can sometimes feel like you are freefalling!

Liz Whitfield 31 August 2023 No Comments

At times running a successful business is like jumping from a plane… seeing the bigger picture can lead to a sense of excitement and exhilaration, counter-balanced with a fear of…

Embed autonomy and decision making within your leadership team

Liz Whitfield 20 June 2023 No Comments

EMBED AUTONOMY AND DECISION MAKING WITHIN YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM A topic that often comes up when working with clients is ‘How to embed autonomy and decision making within the leadership…

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