Insights
Direct takes from the engagements we run.
No trend reports written from a distance. Every piece here comes out of a pattern we’ve seen more than once, working inside mid-market leadership teams.
Strategy & Transformation
June 2, 2026 · 6 min
Mid-market transformation doesn’t fail at the top. It fails in the middle.
The strategy is rarely the problem. The layer of directors and managers translating it into daily decisions is where most transformations quietly stall.
Read the piece →Operational Efficiency
May 14, 2026 · 5 min
The cost programme that costs you the following year
Across-the-board cuts protect this quarter’s margin and quietly damage next year’s capacity to deliver.
Read the piece →Financial Advisory
April 21, 2025 · 4 min
The board pack everyone reads and nobody trusts
Polished reporting and reliable reporting are not the same thing — and boards can usually tell the difference.
Read the piece →Leadership & Organisational Development
March 9, 2024 · 5 min
If you’re asking when to start succession planning, you’re already late
The mid-market businesses with the smoothest leadership transitions started planning for them years before anyone announced a departure.
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