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Experienced Interim Leadership When it Matters Most.

We provide senior level interim and fractional leaders who stabilise teams, clarify priorities, and turn complex change into delivered outcomes

We step into senior roles at moments of change, growth or instability, bringing calm authority, pace and judgement from day one. Our focus is on stabilising performance quickly, building confidence across leadership teams, and ensuring momentum is sustained beyond the interim period.

A selection of previous clients include: The Restaurant Group; wagamama; Tuckers Solicitors; Bordeaux Index, Fine Wines & Spirits; Picsolve; PizzaExpress; Merlin Entertainment; David Lloyd Leisure

What This Delivers

  • Clear leadership presence during uncertainty or transition

  • Faster decision-making and renewed organisational confidence

  • Stabilised performance with no loss of strategic direction

Our value lies in creating clarity quickly, resetting expectations, and establishing the structures and behaviours that unlock progress, while strengthening the leadership team rather than overshadowing it.

Typical Impact

  • Leadership teams aligned around clear priorities within weeks

  • Delivery back on track after periods of disruption

  • Stronger capability left behind, not dependency

  • Improved stakeholder relationships

Who This Is For

When your organisation is experiencing:

  • Transformation or restructuring pressure

  • Underperforming functions or programmes

  • A sudden or planned leadership gap

  • Growth outpacing operational structure

  • Transformation without clear ownership, stalled delivery or unclear priorities

  • Complex cross‑functional delivery slowing down progress

  • High stakeholder pressure (Board, investors, partners)

  • A need for experienced leadership without permanent headcount

We provide experienced senior leaders who immediately make an impact and bring direction, confidence, and delivery discipline from day one.

How We Work

1. Rapid assessment & clarity. We quickly understand the context, challenges, stakeholders, and expectations, providing clarity on what needs to happen first.

2. Immediate leadership presence. We step into the role with confidence and credibility, stabilising teams, resetting priorities, and building trust.

3. Prioritisation & delivery reset. We clarify what matters most, remove unnecessary activity, and create a focused, achievable plan.

4. Clear ownership & communication. We strengthen leadership behaviour and role clarity, reducing confusion and improving cross‑team collaboration.

5. Measurable progress & sustainable handover. We ensure momentum is established early, with a handover designed to support long‑term success after we step out.

Engagement Options

Interim Leadership - Ideal for critical vacancies, transformation roles, or periods of organisational pressure.

Fractional Leadership - Perfect when you need senior judgement and leadership impact without a full‑time appointment.

Hybrid - We lead early, stabilise the environment, and then gradually support the permanent hire or internal successor.

Interim Leadership (Full or Part Time)

This works well when your organisation is in a period of transition, growth, or disruption, and you need senior capability to maintain momentum and drive results.
Typically, our leadership is deployed to:

  • Stabilise a team following a departure or restructure

  • Lead a transformation or turnaround programme

  • Manage complex, cross‑functional delivery

  • Provide clarity of priorities, structure, and execution discipline

  • Build confidence across teams while reducing operational noise

Fractional Executive Support

Fractional support gives you targeted experience for a defined number of days per week or month.
This model is ideal for:

  • Organisations scaling or modernising operations

  • PE‑backed businesses needing sharper reporting, cadence & governance

  • Founders needing senior leadership without long‑term headcount

  • Teams requiring short‑term uplift in capability or direction

We tend to begin hands‑on and gradually step back as internal capability is rebuilt or hired. Our focus is creating a sustainable leadership legacy rather than dependency.

Hybrid - Lead, Transition, Embed

Our preferred engagement style when big strategic change is needed. There are broadly four elements to it:

  1. We initially take full ownership to stabilise, secure clarity and reset direction

  2. We progressively hand over to internal leaders as capability builds. This involves actively providing support to build capability where required, and identifying any new roles or skill sets needed in the ‘new world’

  3. We develop and implement sustainable processes, governance and delivery rhythms to ensure change is embedded

  4. We provide light touch oversight and support for a (client defined) period as part of the exit process to maximise stakeholder buy in to the strategic change

What’s Included

No two businesses are the same, one template does NOT fit all. What’s included is bespoke, determined by the needs and maturity of the business.

Businesses typically need bespoke interventions that deliver

  • Leadership presence and decision‑making

  • Prioritisation and delivery reset

  • Programme or function leadership

  • Team alignment and communication

  • Stakeholder management

  • Clear rhythm, governance, and reporting

  • Risks and issues management

  • Transitional planning and handover

Indicative Engagement Flow

A timeline chart titled 'Indicative Timeline (Dependent on Complexity and Access to Leaders)' divided into four main sections with different color-coded phases and activities. The sections are labeled 'Days 1-10', 'Week 2-6', 'Week 6-12', and 'Determined by Scale.' Each section contains specific activities or focus areas such as 'Stabilisation & Clarity,' 'Delivery Reset,' 'Momentum & Embed,' and 'Transition & Handover,' with detailed bullet points under each. An additional 'Ongoing (optional)' section lists 'Programme leadership,' 'Progress diagnostics,' and 'Embedding new ways of working.' The chart emphasizes themes of stabilization, delivery, momentum, and transition with a focus on leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Why Organisations Choose Us

  • We bring deep experience and calm, credible leadership

  • We step in quickly, with clarity from day one

  • We balance people, delivery, and strategic context

  • We build capability, not dependency

  • We combine judgement, practical action, and clear communication

  • We leave the organisation stronger than we found it

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