Services
Every engagement is shaped around the organisation in front of me: its stage, its people, what’s actually at stake. Each one is built on the Active Ethos® method set out in my book Junk Values, shortlisted for the Business Book Awards. The categories below are offered as a guide rather than a menu.
Founder-led and family-owned organisations approaching a turning point.
A focused programme of work with a leadership team to uncover, express and align around what genuinely makes the organisation work, and to translate it into the principles, standards and language people can actually use. Typically three to six months. Outcomes: shared leadership language, clearer decision-making, a usable expression of what must always be preserved.
Leadership groups ready for a serious conversation rather than a team-building day.
Designed and facilitated sessions, usually one to three days, that move leadership conversations from polite to honest and from honest to useful. Every output is something a team can act on.
Founders, CEOs and boards during transition, investment or handover.
Ongoing strategic counsel as the organisation moves through growth, leadership change, investment, integration or generational handover. A retained relationship, scaled to the moment.
Leadership teams whose external story has fallen out of step with the organisation they’ve become.
Sharpening how the organisation describes itself, to clients, to investors, to its own people, so that the story matches the substance. Particularly useful in advance of a fundraise, a sale, or a brand refresh.
Most engagements begin with a conversation rather than a brief. That’s usually where the actual question reveals itself.
In their words
“Her ability to listen deeply and provide insightful guidance on aligning our values with our team's perspectives was extremely useful. Her passion for values-driven leadership and her ability to facilitate open dialogue made the entire process smooth and more impactful.”