Transform your business with purpose

We help business leaders do better and be better

We coach, advise, train and mentor business leaders and their teams.

We help you harness the power of purpose to build better teams and better businesses. So you can solve problems more profitably.

Our programmes

Uncover and Activate Purpose

Leadership and Team Development

Business Consultancy

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Purpose led businesses enjoy better performance, profits and growth.

Businesses with a purpose that guides their way of doing business, outperform the market by 42%.*

As a leader of people there is so much for you to do.

Your teams need to be clear on vision, aligned on strategy and highly effective in their roles.

Purpose, if activated well, is the driving force of these levers of performance.

We help business leaders activate their company’s Purpose and support you and your teams through: mentoring, training and consultation that builds capability and transforms performance.

*DDI (2018) Global Leadership Forecast 2018: 25 Research Insights to Fuel your People Strategy

PLP What is your purpose video

“PLP is helping us realign our purpose with our growth, reviewing the strengths and weaknesses within the business…helping create the procedures and processes to meet our targets.”

— Chris Woods, CEO CyberQ Group

Purpose works

A stated business purpose isn’t a nice to have. It isn’t your corporate social responsibility strategy. Nor is it a branding exercise.

Your purpose is the reason why your business exists, and why it matters beyond just making money.

You don’t have to choose between purpose and profit. A successful and profitable business is necessary to make an impact on your purpose.

A strong purpose directs, aligns and energises your team, inspiring them to deliver high performance and profit. If you have purpose, it provides:

Clarity

A north star for all to follow even during times of adversity
Alignment

Glue to combine talent, culture and company goals into a powerful force
Engagement

A catalyst for loyalty and passion amongst employees, customers and stakeholders

“In our context, technologies will come and go. Strategies will come and go. But how you invent and anchor yourself - you need this strap [holding you in place] which is a sense of purpose”

Satya Nadella CEO, Microsoft

Who we help

“The work PLP has done with our team has been transformative. We used to be a committee who met and now people say they feel part of a team.”

— Heidi Stewart, Group CEO BHSF

We support leaders and teams

Leaders who want:

to make a difference at the same time as achieving results and making a profit
time for 1-2-1 coaching from an experienced peer - to share experiences, test out ideas and work through solutions
to support people to perform at their best and have a positive impact
a different type of consultancy to improve sustainability, manage change or engage people, and build long-lasting capability within your business.

Teams who want to work together more effectively.

What kind of companies do we support?

We support small and medium-sized companies from tech scale-up’s to service businesses (education, training and recruitment) and across sectors, with c 30 – 1,000 people.

Our services can help any organisation – start-up, scale-up or established – that wants to compete in today’s business world: a world in which people - employees and customers expect more from business.

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What our clients say

"Thanks for all your support, I feel a partnership here which is great for all parties.
I've already been recommending you!"
Dan Barlow
CEO, Kagool
"Purpose Led Performance’s ability to read the room and get the very best from our new Leadership team was really excellent”
Peter Beeby
CEO, Prospectus
The work Chris and Sarah R have done with our team has been transformative. We used to be a committee who met and now people say they feel part of a team.
Heidi Stewart
Group CEO, BHSF
They brought a wealth of experience and knowledge and took the time to speak to us all 121 to really understand us. I can't recommend their work highly enough.
Jennie Willock
Interim CEO, Futures Management Group
“PLP’s deep experience and skilled handling of the brief allowed them to build trust, raise self-awareness and give us the first steps to re-set our values and strategy.
Pablo Lloyd OBE
Group CEO (Interim) CCCG
PLP is helping us realign our purpose with our growth, reviewing the strengths and weaknesses within the business…helping create the procedures and processes to help our targets.
Chris Woods
CEO, CyberQ Group
Purpose led performance has helped FranScape develop and refine their growth strategy during a period of rapid development.
Theo Millward
CEO, Franscape

Our three key programmes are: Uncover and Activate Purpose; Leadership and Team Development; and Business Consultancy.
We deliver using a combination of consultancy, one-to-one and group coaching, leadership training, mentoring, and access to peer networks. We meet with you to discuss your needs and design the right support for you and your team.

How we help you

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Uncover and Activate Purpose

We help you set your ‘North Star’ and use it to guide all organisational strategy and decision-making.

We offer three products to help you uncover, articulate and activate purpose; see its benefits to performance; and identify current gaps within the business.

Are you curious about purpose and want to better understand how to unlock its benefits for your business?.
Do you want to establish an authentic purpose for your business because you believe it will make a difference to performance?
Are your people aligned on your business strategy; is the company vision clearly communicated and understood; and would you like more passion and engagement in your teams to overcome challenging times?
We will work with you, your employees and clients to understand what really makes you tick so you can generate an authentic and meaningful purpose.
We identify your purpose using a mix of companywide online surveys, face-to-face consultations and group workshops.
Together, we will agree how to word and communicate your purpose to all stakeholders.
Costs for this programme vary, depending on the size of your organisation. Get in touch
This product will be delivered by Chris Blackwell, Sarah Greenaway, Glenn Handforth and Kim O’Reilly Blackwell
You have an articulated purpose but are not seeing the benefits to performance.
We will help you identify why, and how you can make changes.
We will work with you and your leadership team to design a Purpose Activation Plan.
This will include actions required to embed purpose companywide, aligned to Alignment, Clarity and Engagement. These combine to create better performance.
We will work with you to ensure the plan is aligned with all relevant business areas, such as Values and Behaviours, Strategy, and Learning and Development.
Costs for this programme vary, depending on the size of your organisation. Get in touch.
This product will be delivered by the members of our team with the specialisms that meet the needs of the business. See Our People.

Leadership and Team Development

We develop senior leaders and teams to lead more effectively.

We coach, mentor and train leaders one-to-one, in groups and establish peer support networks. Our model for leadership helps individuals identify their strengths, and gets leaders working effectively as a team.

You are a busy leader with lots of responsibilities but not enough time. It is increasingly difficult to find the time and space to step back, reflect, prioritise and plan – so that you can have a greater impact and achieve your goals.
You want to fulfil your potential but need support to make the transition as your role evolves (possibly from from founder to CEO and your business from start-up to scale up).
In a world where change is the only constant you are constantly breaking new ground and having to deal with new scenarios while under pressure to always get it right first time.
You are required to support and coach your teams, but who is supporting you?
We will help you develop, gain clarity and get access to expert leadership support.
We will connect you to an experienced leader to whom you can talk about your current challenges and opportunities.
We will provide an opportunity to identify your strengths and build self-confidence.
Together, over six 90-min sessions, we will carve out the dedicated time you need to work on you and your business.
Together we will agree the approach that works for you, whether it be mentoring, coaching and/or advice.
The programme also includes the opportunity to join a peer network of leaders facing similar situations, for facilitated sessions.
Senior Leader Programme — £4,495 (+VAT) | Emerging Leaders programme — £2,750 (+VAT)
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This programme is delivered by Chris Blackwell, Alastair James, Sarah Rozenthuler and Glenn Handforth
Your leadership team is not achieving its full potential. They may not be aligned on business strategy and vision; and you want to improve trust and communiation.
There has been lots of change within your business and your Executive team is inexperienced or new to their roles and/or one another. You need to build capacity and capability and get them working together effectively.
We work with Leadership and Executive teams on how to create high-performing teams by delivering sessions covering:
• Establishing a team purpose
• Vision, Prioritisation, and Focus
• Psychological safety
• Building a high degree of trust
• The importance of having constructive conflict
• Building commitment
• Establishing a culture of accountability.
We tailor the programme to the team but typically deliver 4-6 group sessions over 9 months.
Sessions are delivered by Chris Blackwell, Sarah Rozenthuler and Hilary Duggan.
Cost: varies based on the size of team and support required.
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You have a very specific requirement for staff training or team coaching.
We deliver training programmes or one-off training days to members of your leadership teams.
Together, we can agree a tailored session or build on established training models such as:
• Management development programmes
• Lenconi’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Leading Change
• How to develop a strategy
• How to Lead with Purpose.
The focus will always include building trust within the team and offering feedback. We provide a follow-up to any delivery to ensure the learnings are being applied in the team members’ roles.
Cost varies depending on the size of team and number of sessions. Prices for leadership training start at £1,800 per day.
The training will be delivered the member of our team with the right expertise.
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Business Consultancy

We are a different type of consultancy. We focus on building your capacity and capability.

Our team bring real-life practical experience from senior roles in the business world. We consult in three areas, and focus on delivering genuine sustainable impact.

You are serious about your business becoming more sustainable but need expert guidance to support you on your journey.
You want to implement a meaningful ESG plan that has a real impact.
We provide:
• Diagnostics to understand your starting point
• Development of a sustainability strategy
• Support to implement your sustainability strategy
• A greater understanding of ESG and how to attract ESG investors.
Our team working in this area: Sarah Greenaway, Nicky Leach and Clare Searle
Get in touch to discuss the support you are looking for in this area.
You are about to embark on making changes in your business and want an approach that works.
You have been trying to make changes and are getting stuck. Maybe juggling too many priorities, struggling to engage your team, or finding it hard to maintain momentum.
We will work with you to design a tailored programme of support. Meeting you where you are, we will work with you and your leadership team to implement change successfully.
Together we can realise sustained change for your business.
Our change programmes are delivered in partnership with The Spiral Hub.
Get in touch to discuss what you are looking for in this area.
You want to recruit and retain the best talent for your business.
You want to improve engagement to increase productivity, creativity, profitability and innovation.
You may have company values but are they adding value and shaping the behaviours of your team?
You aspire to create an environment in which your people grow, develop and do the best work of their careers.
Our support includes:
• Uncover and Articulate your values
• Applying a data driven approach
to your Engagement strategy
• Redesigning "moments that matter" in your employee journey to improve people’s experience
• Strengths coaching.
This will be delivered by Debbie Martin with support from our team of collaborators as required.
Get in touch to discuss what support you are looking for in this area.