by Kate Mercer | May 21, 2025 | Organisation Culture
When founders talk about culture change, they often start with good intentions. They want to build something more grown-up, more values-led, less reactive. More like the business they thought they were building in the first place. So they look for a structured...
by Kate Mercer | May 21, 2025 | Leadership
Who are you, really? This morning, if you slept well, just a few seconds before waking up, still within your dreams, you had no idea of who you were and who you were going to be today. For some moments just before and just after waking up, you had some blessed time of...
by Kate Mercer | May 7, 2025 | Organisation Culture
When you hear “employee ownership,” you might picture endless meetings, decisions made by committee, and a business grinding slowly to a halt. In reality, the best EO (employee-owned) businesses show us something very different – and very valuable...
by Kate Mercer | May 7, 2025 | Leadership
Who leads in a founder-owned business? The answer, more often than not, is simple: the founder. “So what’s wrong with that?” you might ask. Well – nothing, to begin with. But over time, it becomes one of the biggest hidden risks in growing businesses: leadership...
by Kate Mercer | Apr 29, 2025 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
You’ve built a solid business. The product works. The clients are happy. The numbers are moving in the right direction. From the outside, it’s going well. So why does it feel harder than it should? The team’s not quite coming together the way you hoped. You’re seeing...
