Strategy

It's not just people who need a little help seeing the wood for the tree’s – businesses do too. If your business needs a fresh perspective or someone to ask the awkward questions, see how we can help facilitate the change you are looking for.

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Businesses like individuals sometimes need a third party to stress test their strategy or even to help facilitate the process of formulating the strategy in the first place. Scott Gray Associates has been helping companies for the past ten years working with senior leadership teams and MD’s or CEO’s navigate their way through business change and direction.

Typically we work with your teams to help get the clarity you need to propel your business forward, ensuring the strategy is focused on key objectives. All too often businesses confuse operational issues with strategy, when in fact it is essential to keep the strategy simple and at a high level, building the operational plan once the strategy has been signed off. If you think you or your team would benefit from a third party helping you with your strategy, contact us….

MANAGING DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS

Whilst we hate to admit it, we have all had to either manage a difficult employee or worked for a tricky boss – both can make life miserable, especially if you have no choice than to stick with your current role. However, the good news is you can be helped to manage these situations. The key is remembering that you cannot change the other person – and why would you want to, its all about how YOU manage your reaction to that person.

If you would like to talk to us about help with managing difficult relationships, then reach out to us today and start the process of reducing your stress and anxiety.

FACILITATING

As a result of the experience built up over a number of years, we are often asked to facilitate meetings. Our lead consultant Lucy Keightley has over ten years of experience working in global health, predominantly in cardiovascular disease and obesity. Coming originally from a technology background Lucy is able to talk around the experience of both patients and healthcare professionals when it comes to the adoption of technology, especially as a result of the recent pandemic and accelerated uptake of digital access to healthcare.

If you would like to find out more or are looking for a facilitator get in touch.

TESTIMONIALS

We have worked with a diverse range of people both and home and abroad over the years – see what some of them have to say about their experience of working with us.

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“When I went to stay with Lucy I was at a point of real change in my life. I had turned 50, spent the previous three years supporting my parents through illness culminating with both passing away, and gone through the menopause. I also have two teenage boys and was working full time running my own business. As soon as I walked into Lucy’s charming house in beautiful Middleham I felt at home. Coffee in hand and perched on the sofa with a piece of cake, we started to chat - nothing too serious! Later on after a lovely lunch we went for a drive and a walk, talking in quite a casual way. It didn’t feel like ‘structured life coaching’ but like opening up to a friend. That afternoon we did sit down and it was a chance to talk about my concerns and hopes for the future. I was on the cusp of closing my own business and taking up a very senior-level role - although I had gone through a lengthy interview process to get this I was still not feeling confident. Lucy brought everything back to simple processes and techniques that I could use in my first months to build my leadership role, and I took copious notes. That night I felt a mixture of growing confidence and panic. I think it was all the old anxieties coming out and a gradual acceptance of change coming. The next day, during another amazing walk beside rippling water, I had a bit of a cry and another talk with Lucy about how I could move forward. After a final cup of tea in the sunshine I got back in my car feeling positive and up for new challenges. Lucy will continue to mentor me through weekly sessions that will give me an objective eye and constructive guidance in the first months of my new job. I’m really looking forward to it!”
RachelCommunications Director
“Having left a job I loved, but which didn’t 100% fulfil me I decided to take some time out and then Covid hit. I had started looking for work but my strategy for looking for my next role was all over the place. Talking through things with Lucy helped me identify what I really wanted from my work life, especially in terms of it dovetailing with my home life. Articulating a clear plan made the search for work much easier – and less stressful. I had a direction of travel and kept to it. A few months after initially speaking I found a great role which used the skills I had acquired through a host of previous jobs AND fitted my lifestyle!”
FionaProject Manager
“Lucy is a determined leader who offers an unparalled support and wellbeing offer to her colleagues, always putting the person before business. She is a creative coach that is always seeking to inspire employees and made a critical intervention in her time at MHCLG to ensure the culture of working supported those who were experiencing personal struggles throughout the pandemic. Her experience in this sector is second-to-none.”
LoughlanMHCLG Strategic Communications

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