Case study · William Grosvenor and Partners

Inducting a new advisory board through strategy

Client
William Grosvenor and Partners
Sector
Corporate finance
Format
Workshops and awaydays
People
3 to 12
Duration
2 days
Led by
Sean Blair

The brief and what we did

Executives built vision, strategy and proposition on day one, with a strategic illustration. On day two the new advisory board joined, reviewed the thinking and was inducted into the business.

Results

  • Vision, strategy, values and proposition, illustrated
  • A new advisory board inducted on real work
  • The format became the standard for board meetings every six months

How we work

Every assignment starts with a conversation about what needs to happen because of the session. We agree the outcome, turn it into clear objectives, then design the process backwards from there, using the ProMeet method and whichever tools serve the outcome. Read more about workshop and awayday facilitation.

Ideas behind this work

William Grosvenor and Partners: Inducting a new advisory board through strategy
He managed our egos with consummate skill and never sought to impose his own agenda.
Chris Disspain, on the two-day strategy session for William Grosvenor and Partners

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