Support to grow, the right people and the right fit, and get a plan in place to take your business forwards

If you missed Martin Brown’s summary of what the general election result means for businesses, you can watch that here. Otherwise read on for details of how coaching can support business growth, how to get the right balance in your team (it isn’t always about the most talented individuals), and React Engineering’s experience of working with Ian Duffew and Elephants Child.??

Achieving Growth?

As well as the fantastic skills and experience we have within the herd, we also work with carefully chosen partners. We are excited to be working with Seeking Out Solutions to add tailored coaching support to the services we offer our clients.?

Seeking Out Solutions , led by Rupert Culme-Seymour , is a team of experienced, accredited coaches whose members bring a wide range of knowledge from across business, finance education and marketing. Their confidential support is available to help the business leaders we work with to tackle their challenges and address their dilemmas in a safe and confidential space.?

The team from Seeking Out Solutions help take the mystery out of coaching – offering practical advice and support that business leaders can use to make a real difference in their organisation. We’d advise our clients to take advantage of an exploratory conversation with Rupert or one of his team to see how coaching could help.?

We think it’s a great match-up for Elephants Child and adds to the holistic service we offer our clients from within our herd of experts as well as trusted partners.??

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Tackling Challenges?

Recruitment is all about finding people with the right skills and the right experience, right???

Kevin Petley , one of our Business Growth Advisors, explains points it is also about ensuring that any new staff employed will not only be capable of doing the job, but will be the right fit with the rest of the team. ?We’re working with several companies at the moment with a common issue - recruiting the right people who fit with their existing team and plans. They have senior employees who have amazing skills and experience, but who aren’t aligned with the rest of the senior management team and that’s causing real issues for the ongoing success of the business.???

If you want to grow your business and achieve maximum value, particularly when you eventually come to sell, it is essential that the mix and balance of your team compliments your business values at each stage of your growth, which means that at times tough decisions might need to be made. No one is too good to be rejected from your senior team, with having the right balance overall being more important than any individual.???

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Get it right and you will satisfy a number of key requirements?

• Bringing in the right expertise, skills, and fit will help enhance productivity?

• A team that aligns with the company’s values & culture will better support growth ambitions?

• A team that works well together, and motivated, are likely to provide excellent support to clients, and aid retention?

• Having leaders who can inspire and guide team members rather than working to their own agenda will ultimately make a difference?

• A well-balanced team will encourage and support more creativity and innovation??

Gareth Southgate is facing this issue at the moment. He has some fantastic players, Jude Bellingham - La Liga Player of the Season, Harry Kane - Bundesliga top scorer, and Phil Foden - Premier League Player of the season. But having mega talented individuals doesn’t always add up to team success.??You can have a team of stars, but do you have a star team??

We’ve been advising the businesses we work with on the most complementary make-up around structure and for their key roles, and sometimes that means making tough decisions.??

Our HR Specialist Chloe Carey Msc Chartered FCIPD can help you to work through these issues as part of a support package, or our Business Growth Advisors can incorporate team structure as part of overall business growth planning.??

David Humby has taken an in depth look at the people you need at every stage of your business journey https://elephants-child.co.uk/2024/07/08/business-its-all-about-people??

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Planning for Exit?

Where do you want your business to be in five years time? Where do you want to be in five years time? Most importantly how will you get there? Phil Redfern, MD of React Engineering, had ideas for where he wanted to take the business, and developing his management team, but needed to get a plan in place. He and his team worked with Ian Duffew on a business growth plan. Phil said: "it was really good to work with somebody who could kind of focus that make sure that that was the sort of time and space to air anything that needed to come out. But also get us to a conclusion as well"?

In this video he talks through his experience with Elephants Child.?

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Whatever stage you are at in your business growth journey and whatever challenges you may be facing, the herd can help. Get in touch for a no obligation exploratory call.?

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