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Without these four things, your leadership development programme is probably going to fail. 🔍 1. Alignment: Gather context on your key strategic priorities, vision, goals and the next major business milestone. If you're looking to fundraise in the next 12-months, everyone should be aligned on how this leadership programme is going to enable these goals. 🗒️ 2. Define: Create a clear definition of success that is specific to your business. This brings clarity on the ‘why’ for leaders, teams and programme participants. Top tip: Tie success criteria to key business objectives and priorities. 📣 3. Engage: Engage your exec and leaders through every step of the process so they are fully brought into the why, what, and how of their development. 🧮 4. Measure: Because how do you know if it's successful if you don't measure it right? The key here is that whatever metrics you choose to measure should also define the areas of capability you target for development (and vice versa). If you take the time to set up the programme for success, you'll thank yourself further down the line. However, high-growth environments are stressful, chaotic and ever-changing. Be agile and adaptable to the changing needs of your leaders and business whilst also keeping the outcomes you're looking to drive top of mind. ☎️ If you want to pick our brains about leadership development, get in touch. We'd be happy to chat. Phil Bolton MCC Kusia Pell Burju Erdem Tuanui Tipene

📊 Measuring leadership development without meaningful metrics is just wishful thinking. Historically, leadership development feedback has centred around NPS scores, survey results, and verbal/written comments. Whilst interesting, they don't hit the nail on the head. 🔨 💡 How about behavioural observation, improved performance and increased attainment of strategic KPIs? The goal of developing leaders is to improve business outcomes - so, let's measure these outcomes. This is why the upfront work of designing leadership programmes that understand the context, strategic goals, priorities and KPIs of a business is critical. 🎯 It allows you to target the right areas and measure the impact. We call this 'Laying the Foundations' and we're releasing a full playbook on how to do this in the next week. Let us know in the comments if you'd like a copy. P.S. How do you measure the impact of your people initiatives? Kusia Pell Phil Bolton MCC Tuanui Tipene Burju Erdem

Your “Golden Layer” of Leaders will be the ones who make or break your next phase of growth. 💎 As businesses grow and scale, having a deep leadership bench that can take the strategy and vision of the executive and translate it into execution is critical. But are these leaders prepared to step up? We're about to release a new playbook that explores how to empower this essential layer of leadership to drive strategic value and long-term success. 🔜 If you're interested in the guide, let us know in the comments. It's packed with strategies to 'lay the foundations' for a high-performing leadership team. #HighPerformanceLeadership #GoldenLayer #StrategicGrowth #Scaleup #Leadershipdevelopment

👏 A huge congratulations to the Techspace team for launching their new Goswell Road location in Farringdon. Originally an iconic Tanqueray Gordon & Co Gin Distillery in the 18th century, the building has been transformed into a stunning new office space. We're thrilled to continue our partnership with Techspace. At the heart of our relationship is the belief that creating spaces for genuine connection, thought-provoking discussions, and real-world solutions drives innovation in the people space. 🤔 Why Does This Partnership Matter? In today’s fast-evolving workplace, having partners who not only understand your vision but also actively contribute to bringing it to life is crucial. We always hammer home the importance of a growth mindset with the amazing ScaleUp leaders we work with, and we believe this absolutely applies to business relationships too. 📅 We're collaborating again over the autumn to help transform their building into a hotspot for inspiring stories, fresh connections, and hot takes on hot topics. Come along, check out these events alongside their amazing new Goswell Road offices, and connect with not just People People, but a range of amazing human beings from across the high-growth space. 🚨 Information on all these epic events in the comments. Phil Bolton MCC Burju Erdem Kusia Pell Tuanui Tipene Philip Ellis Kim Stringer Tessa Lin Wang

Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of hosting our annual Elevayte x Techspace People Summit, bringing together an extraordinary group of Chief People Officers, VPs, and Senior People Leaders for a day of candid discussions, collaborative sessions, and strategic takeaways. Today, we’re thrilled to share an in-depth report featuring the key findings and insights gathered from the day. Here’s a snapshot of what you’ll find in the report: 🧑🎓 How to Adopt a Commercial Mindset 🧠 Breaking the “Culture of Nice'' 💡 Handling Dysfunctional Leadership Teams With other ideas ranging from embedding values into daily rituals, to creating cultures of continuous learning. 🔍 The full report dives into these topics and more, capturing not just the key ideas shared but actionable strategies that you can implement within your organisation. A massive thank you again to everyone who attended and made the day so enriching. If you missed out this year, don’t worry—there’s plenty more to come. 🚀 📥 Get Your Copy: Download the full report in the comments Kusia Pell Tuanui Tipene Burju Erdem Phil Bolton MCC Philip Ellis

🚨 New Event Notice 🚨 After a huge response to our upcoming People Roundtable event, we're going live with a second event. This is exclusively for Chief People Officers and VPs of People at high-growth companies with 500+ FTEs. On the morning of the 4th of December, we are hosting another People Leader Roundtable event in partnership with Founders Keepers. This intimate session (capped at 14 CPeOs/VPs) is a fantastic opportunity to connect with peers navigating the same leadership development and scalability challenges you face. You'll share insights, exchange best practices, and gain actionable strategies to develop your leadership teams. And this next event is a chance to bring along YOUR biggest challenges for robust discussion and knowledge sharing. As this is an exclusive event for CPeOs/VPs of 500+ FTE businesses, we ask that you please message us directly to apply for a place as we will need to approve your registration. Thank you and see you there. Phil Bolton MCC Kusia Pell Burju Erdem Tuanui Tipene Lizzie Segal

A fantastic day was had at our Elevayte x Techspace People Summit yesterday. Thank you so much to everyone for your openness, vulnerability, and willingness to have some challenging conversations. This is really where the rubber meets the road. I came away buzzing and with a head full of new ideas. Hope to see you all at the next one!

What an incredible day ❤️ Yesterday we were joined by a fantastic group of Chief People Officers, VPs, and Senior People Leaders from across the high-growth space for the Elevayte x Techspace annual People Summit, and the energy was nothing short of electric. ⚡ Here’s a quick recap of the key highlights from the day: 🗣 Panel Discussion: We kicked off with an all-star panel featuring three amazing CPeOs, Alan Cairns, Hanna Lindén, and Sarah Fern, as well as the investor perspective from Elena Pantazi. Key takeaways included: Clear Expectations = Stronger Teams: When expectations are set early, people can choose whether they fit, resulting in more aligned, high-performing teams. The Culture of “Nice” Needs a Makeover: The panel dove into how to give tough, direct feedback while maintaining kindness. Adopting a Commercial Mindset: Understanding the business's P&L is now a critical part of the people leader skill set. You must demonstrate the commercial impact of people initiatives. 💡 World Café: Our second session saw leaders moving between tables, discussing how to embed high performance and values into everyday company culture. From using custom emojis for company values to data-driven self-development, the ideas flowed. Key ideas included: Leadership Alignment: Without a united C-Suite vision for high performance, nothing sticks. Continuous Learning: Learning should be both top-down and bottom-up, because growth happens everywhere, not just at the top. Pilot Programs for Change: Want to test new learning behaviours? Start small with pilot programs, gather feedback, and then scale. 👥 1:1 Peer Coaching: We wrapped up with peer coaching, where participants paired up one-to-one with someone at a similar stage in their career to discuss their biggest challenges, gripes and give each other advice. No notes here - Chatham House Rules of course. 🤔 What Made the Day Special? It wasn’t just the topics—it was the openness, engagement, and willingness to tackle difficult conversations. We hope everyone left with real-world world solutions ready to implement immediately. A huge thank you to our partner Techspace, our speakers, and of course, all the amazing attendees. If you missed this one—don’t worry, more are on the way. 🔥 Kusia Pell Phil Bolton MCC Burju Erdem Tuanui Tipene Philip Ellis Tessa Lin Wang Kim Stringer

🚨 New Event Notice 🚨 Are you a Chief People Officer or VP of People at a high-growth company with 100-500 employees? Then this one is for you. On the morning of the 14th of November, we are hosting our next People Leader Roundtable event in partnership with Founders Keepers. This intimate session (capped at 12 CPeOs/VPs) is a fantastic opportunity to connect with peers navigating the same leadership development and scalability challenges you face. You'll share insights, exchange best practices, and gain actionable strategies to develop your leadership teams. Previous events have covered topics such as: 💲 Creating cultures of continuous development 📢 Buy-in and engagement for people initiatives 🌉 Effectively transitioning leadership teams This next event is a chance to bring along YOUR biggest challenges for robust discussion and knowledge sharing. As this is an exclusive event for CPeOs/VPs of 100-500 FTE businesses, we ask that you please message us directly to apply for a place as we will need to approve your registration. Thank you and see you there. Phil Bolton MCC Kusia Pell Burju Erdem Tuanui Tipene Lizzie Segal

We were honoured to be joined by Julia Ingall on our 'Rethinking High-Performance' webinar last week as we explored fresh approaches to creating a thriving culture - one that combines collaboration, trust, and accountability. We discussed key insights around: ✅ Redefining high performance for long-term success 🔑 How intentionality shapes company culture 🔨 Practical ways to embed vision into daily practice Check out this article to unlock practical strategies for driving collective growth and fostering a workplace where people truly thrive. A massive thank you to Julia for bringing a fresh perspective to the conversation as well as some great questions from the audience. Kusia Pell Burju Erdem Phil Bolton MCC Tuanui Tipene #Leadership #CompanyCulture #HighPerformance #Growth