Follow the four steps to good, clear, aligned decisions

Follow the four steps to good, clear, aligned decisions A systematic approach to decision-making for boards and teams isn’t rocket science, but it takes commitment and practice to get good at it. To make the best decision together, you need to get the right people involved in the process, and have them work effectively and efficiently. Here’sContinue reading “Follow the four steps to good, clear, aligned decisions”

Decision-making Roles

Decision-making Roles: Is this my decision? Even for the most empowered, committed and purposeful leadership team, having ambiguous or overlapping roles and decision-rights is a major time drain on decision-making. When there is no clarity around roles, most organisations1 default assumption is that the most senior person is the decision-maker. (Hint: that’s usually the CEO!)Continue reading “Decision-making Roles”

Leadership Transformation, Measured with Precision

Leadership Transformation, Measured with Precision Success is not a coincidence; it’s a carefully mapped and consistently monitored journey. At Horizon37, we ensure that every leadership transformation programme is designed to deliver measurable and meaningful results, tailored to the unique needs of the unique businesses we work with. “It is leadership that ultimately defines the differenceContinue reading “Leadership Transformation, Measured with Precision”

Reignite Momentum: Horizon37 for Established Businesses

Reignite Momentum: Horizon37 for Established Businesses Established businesses are the backbone of the economy, driving sustained value through experience, scale, and operational excellence. However, even the most successful organisations face challenges. Legacy systems can slow down progress. Entrenched processes and increasing market complexity can also stifle innovation. At Horizon37, we’ve spent years partnering with establishedContinue reading “Reignite Momentum: Horizon37 for Established Businesses”

Boards: too much delving, or just doomed?

Katy Tuncer, Joanne Roberts, contributing authors from Ecosystem Altruist event (July 2023) Boards: too much delving, or just doomed? Why the current focus on boards? Ten “Ecosystem Altruists” gathered to consider boards at the Horizon37 and Harwell Innovation Campus/ ARCl summer event.  We challenged them: “Are some boards just doomed?” Their conclusion: “Some boards, butContinue reading “Boards: too much delving, or just doomed?”

How to connect with your audience and build a story that they want to be part of

How to connect with your audience and build a story that they want to be part of The Horizon37 Team with contributions from Liz Rivers “No matter what job you have in life, your success will be determined 5% by your academic credentials, 15% by your professional experiences and 80% by your communication skills.”  YahyaContinue reading “How to connect with your audience and build a story that they want to be part of”

Two quick checklists to turn paralysing feedback conversations into purposeful performance step-ups 

Introducing Fresh Feedback Two quick checklists to turn paralysing feedback conversations into purposeful performance step-ups  Authors: Katy Tuncer, Vojislava Cekerevac, Joanne Roberts Feedback is like food, it fuels individuals, teams and businesses to grow and develop. However, as we place more focus on compassion, inclusion, innovation and mental wellbeing, in the face of a stressfulContinue reading “Two quick checklists to turn paralysing feedback conversations into purposeful performance step-ups “

Five scale-up leadership trends that will trash results in 2023 (and what you can do about them)

Authors: Richard Gibson, Katy Tuncer, Jo Roberts The good news is that successful scale-up leaders can stop these trends from trashing results.  The bad news is that there are five important trends that will challenge scale-up leaders like never before in 2023, putting business outcomes at risk.  We worked with 56 businesses in 2022*, andContinue reading “Five scale-up leadership trends that will trash results in 2023 (and what you can do about them)”

Align teams through closed-loop planning

Align teams through closed-loop planning Insight shared by Paul Anson, Katy Tuncer and Jo Roberts Are you anti-planning? “No time to plan, we are doers around here.” “No plan survives contact with the enemy anyway!” “Everyone already knows what we need to do in our business!”  “Planning” gets bad press. It’s boring, time-consuming and unfashionable.Continue reading “Align teams through closed-loop planning”