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Transforming business performance through strategic clarity, culture by design and leadership everywhere.
Direction >> Culture >> Leadership

In the face of increased volatility, organisations that consistently outperform their market, irrespective of size, sector or region, share three critical factors and the performance gap is widening.
What makes organisations outperform?

Research shows that organisations with 2x the avg. 5-year CAGR share three critical differentiators.

Direction

"What is the work?"

>> Strategic clarity. A simple, differentiated and compelling strategy everyone is committed to. 

Culture

"How the work gets done."

>> An behavioural operating system that enables sustained high performance. 

Leadership

"Winning capabilities, amplified"

>> Leadership everywhere, aligned and working together.

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For us, simplicity is key. We've taken the most effective tools we've used in our experiences and honed them in to simple, easy to scale frameworks. 

Whether we're designing executive offsites, facilitating deep strategy sessions, realigning a team or coaching an individual, everything is designed for usability. Our work is built to give you the increased capacity and enhanced capability to succeed. 

Our strategic 'wayfinder', employee experience impact diagnostic and our lead you > lead others > lead organisations products form the scaffolding of your organisational DNA.  

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>> I'm Ben

As a former chief people officer working in some of the worlds most frontier-tech companies, fastest growing scale-ups and top-quartile private equity portfolios I've seen what drives business success. 

 

As an endurance athlete and student of high-performance, I've built the capabilities that deliver it.

I'm on a mission to re-wire how work gets done. 

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>> Direction

Our 'wayfinder' process is redefining how organisations create strategic clarity and connect it to cutlure.

 

We will help you articulate, memorably in language everyone can understand, the key drivers and behaviours that will take your business forward.

This symbolic call to action is a focul point to prioritise and decision-make against, enabling agency throughout your business.

It’s time to get everyone clear, and committed.

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>> Culture

Culture by design. We have mapped the 20 most impactful employee experience (EX) factors for improved business performance.

 

In 30-days, our EX Impact diagnostic will enable you to:

  • Intimately know your end-to-end EX 

  • Have absolute clarity on what to improve

  • Leverage precision targeted EX interventions for ROI

  • Make confident, evidence-based decisions.

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Leaders have to turn knowing in to doing.

Our year-long cohorts are designed for sustained behavioural change and capability building through practice. Our programmes are delivered through a fixed cost per person, as-a-service model, transforming how leadership development is delivered. 

1:1 Coaching

Work with Ben directly.

I work with a number of clients 1:1 and I'd love to hear from you, learn about your journey and the goals you're looking to achieve. 

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coaching

1:1 & retained. Helping leaders navigate in real-time.

leadership

Navigator: Unlocking first-time manager capability.

faciliation

Cut-through to clarity in the boardroom

offsite(s)

Retreat, reconnect & refuel teamship by design.

speaker

Powerful points-of-view that shift and stick.

Speaking

Ben is an experienced speaker. Whether an intimate team setting or a conference keynote, he'd be delighted to craft something for your event. Please get in touch and we'd be delighted to help. 

>>ENDORSE<<

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Shaun, Client

We found the centre of me today. And from there we focused the attention on my forward trajectory

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Yasmin, Coach

Ben stands out as truly exceptional. His mind is razor sharp and fast. He brings the perfect blend of intellectual rigour and emotional intelligence to his work. 

Liliana, Client

Ben has the most intelligent sense of humour. He can really listen and help others achieve sustained excellence and maximum performance.

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Ben Howells, FCIPD

ben@oppocoaching.com

+44 (0) 7725 004 761

 

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