How We Help: Growth & Change Consultancy

Leadership Development for growth and change

We know that ambitious growth and change programmes require intense leader and team development initiatives as they often have to take effect within tight timeframes. Interventions must be aligned to strategic and talent objectives, and must equip leaders to succeed in larger, more complex roles.

We leverage our full range of capabilities to accelerate the development of the leadership pipeline in these situations. We assess the readiness of leaders to scale, and their capability to handle the specific challenges ahead. We then work with you to develop precision action plans to close the skills and mindset gap.

Harnessing the leader’s purpose and values in these situations is often the spark which ignites motivation and engagement in others.

Shaping your Culture

The vital role that culture plays in any organisation has never been so widely accepted. Culture plays a critical role in both the creation and rapid destruction of company value, and employee engagement.

We carry out a blend of face to face and virtual interviews, focus groups and online surveys to get under the skin of your current culture to establish what is working, what could be improved, and where the blocks may be.

We work with our alliance partner Temporall, using a leading Cultural Insights tool to measure your workplace culture. This enables leaders to design an effective strategy and company alignment by giving you critical insights into what is driving business performance. The Insights frameworks allow you to quickly diagnose your relative strengths and shortcomings in key areas across your company.

The tool isn’t a ‘one-off’ intervention either, by continually collecting information, we create a deep insights loop which supports decision-making and alignment.

Measuring Purpose

A clear purpose builds engagement, a sense of cohesion and business performance. It also creates clarity and trust in leadership. All these factors enable businesses to be more agile, and change ready, which is essential in a fast paced, ever-changing business environment.

We often find that there is a gap between the purpose articulated by the leadership and the reality experienced by the people. We work with our alliance partner Contexis to identify the cause of that gap. Contexis (along with research partners The University of Cambridge and the University of Plymouth) have developed The Contexis Index. They have identified key behaviours which drive business productivity and performance underpinned by ownership, trust and context.

We work with leaders to analyse their results of the Contexis Index to identify exactly where there are blockages and help you to design highly targeted interventions, safe in the knowledge that they are based on reliable empirical data.

Bridging the gap: Strategy & Talent

Many businesses fail to build strategies that actually work to deliver the value intended. We work with your top team(s)  to help you create a strategy and organisational structure that ensures you hit your growth targets whilst maximising the levels of engagement in your teams.

Following the Ignium process enables you and your team to ensure that you have the right number of people with the right skills and the right roles to deliver your growth targets

Tuning up your talent management processes

All too often strategy and execution are divorced from one another. We help you to build a talent strategy that is aligned and will enable you to achieve your current and future business goals. In doing so we help you to identify the gaps in skills and capabilities and support you to either develop existing employees or identify the profile of individuals required to take your business forward.

Partnering with Jarred Consulting, our alliance Talent Management Consultancy we then work with you to refresh or build the right processes and structures to support your talent going forward, across the full employee lifecycle.

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Don’t take our word for it

Don’t just take our word for it, here’s what some our favourite clients say about us:
‘Our coaching sessions with Katie have been enlightening! Katie is friendly, encouraging, and supportive, and ensures every session is unique and engaging. Her work has been invaluable in helping to shape and grow our business’
‘Working with Phil and Kerry to create a bespoke Time Management course was an enjoyable collaborative process. After working with Phil over the last 18 months, I was optimistic for this project. Both Phil and Kerry were excellent at listening and understanding the needs of the organisation and tailored the content to ensure it was right for our audience. Both are a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend their services.’
‘Just wanted to say thanks for the session today.  I think it was excellent and, having spoken with people on the session, I know there were others who felt the same.  Getting the time to really practice, observe and feedback really helped demonstrate the value in adopting the coaching approach.’
‘I have been working closely with Kerry as my ‘go-to’ adviser for the past 18 months on a number of people and change projects. During this time I have really valued her refreshingly straight forward approach, within what has been a highly nuanced, complex and ground shifting time for the firm. She is able to cut through complex cultural dynamics and offer pragmatic, practical advice; whilst not losing sight of; or empathy for, the degree of challenge those in the firm are facing to drive the cultural change we desire. I highly value Kerry’s input and insight and her strategic HR and talent management expertise is second to none. She is also great fun to work with and not at all afraid of rolling up her sleeves to get things done!’
‘Kerry and her team have been supporting CMS in developing our people proposition for our newly merged firm. This has involved both strategic advice, team facilitated sessions, design and delivery of training sessions and programme and project management. We have found that Kerry and her colleagues have quickly become part of our team, always committed to really understanding our firm, it’s people and of course where we want to get to as a business. They can be totally relied upon to provide a high quality service, and are both resourceful and pragmatic in their approach. We really appreciate their expertise and deep level of professionalism; especially where the Jarred team have navigated complex and sensitive conversations, during what is essentially a culture change programme. I would highly recommend the Jarred team to any business looking for a strategic HR and Talent adviser who can also ensure you deliver upon your intentions.’
‘ Kerry has taken on several significant and high profile projects with us. All were delivered to an exceptionally high standard but what differentiated Kerry was her natural ability to work with senior leaders of the firm and instil a sense of confidence and trust. ’
‘ Kerry’s ability to build Board-level relationships which subsequently allow her to influence and deliver results is a testament to her credibility, her style and her skill in getting beneath the skin of the business and building solutions that are aligned to the direction, culture and goals. Kerry brings a unique balance of thought-leadership, industry connections and a delivery mind-set that would quickly become an asset to any organisation. I could not recommend her highly enough.’
‘ In addition to understanding our needs Kerry is also acutely aware of our culture and how best to marry solutions, advice and outputs so that they are aligned with our style and our strategic aims. Kerry combines an innovative approach to problem solving with strong project management skills, which ensures an excellent product delivered on time. Kerry has always felt like she is part of our team. She invests heavily in building strong, trusted relationships across our business and brings her natural passion, genuine interest and personal authenticity to every interaction. Her deep expertise in the HR and talent arena always makes us feel as though we are in safe hands. Her credibility is demonstrated at all levels, and she brings the appropriate level of challenge and influence to ensure we end up with the right solution / path to suit our business objectives. ’
‘ Phil has an extensive knowledge of business, finance and the practicalities of growing your business. He provides sound, relevant advice and is a responsive source of support.’
‘ Phil has a brilliant approach to business strategy. His fantastic eye for detail combined with his ability to contextualise information within the wider scope of a business is a powerful ability. He’s a pleasure to work with and is capable of some extra-ordinary results.’
‘ Working with Phil is a rewarding experience. From our first session, Phil puts you at ease and allows you to talk about how you want to develop, and the challenges you face. Each session is started (or ended) with a single ‘prompt’ question that really makes you think. Over the course of just a few sessions we’ve identified sticking points and worked towards a next focus goal. What sets Phil apart is the combination of business and personal coaching experience, blended to give you focus on what you need from work and personal life. The two are not separate, and being able to discuss and understand better your relationship with both is a powerful one. If you are hitting that stage of your career where your previous goals no longer seem to work for you, Phil will help you understand why, allow you to explore alternatives and find a new approach. Thoroughly recommended!’
‘ In all of his dealings Phil just has so much positive energy, and reflects our own values back to us in a way that really makes us reconnect with them at a deeper level. You will leave every session with Phil seeing new possibilities and with renewed focus, determination and joy!’
‘Phil is a gem. He has an incredible depth of business experience and insight, and draws on it to challenge us in our most deeply held assumptions. He asks us some very revealing open-ended questions, and then helps us to shape our insights as they emerge. Thanks to him we have a business plan that we can all be proud of, and which keeps us focused on a worthy end goal.’
‘Kerry has been working with Morgan for a number of years. She has been a real asset to the team, helping us to drive change across the global organisation within leadership development, performance and talent. Kerry’s approachable style means she is able to influence key stakeholders. Her experience has helped shape our approach and design and her second to none project management keeps us driving forward at pace.’
‘I have worked closely with Kerry over a period of three years as my most trusted go-to adviser, sounding board and thinking partner on the people and cultural aspects of some major strategic projects. Kerry brings a brilliant and very rare combination of deep subject matter expertise and market knowledge, strategic thinking, a hands-on, efficient and pragmatic approach and an ability to listen well, pick up nuance and tailor her advice and input to suit the particular context.’
‘Our coaching sessions with Katie have been enlightening! Katie is friendly, encouraging, and supportive, and ensures every session is unique and engaging. Her work has been invaluable in helping to shape and grow our business’
‘Working with Phil and Kerry to create a bespoke Time Management course was an enjoyable collaborative process. After working with Phil over the last 18 months, I was optimistic for this project. Both Phil and Kerry were excellent at listening and understanding the needs of the organisation and tailored the content to ensure it was right for our audience. Both are a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend their services.’