Strategic Business Planning
Following LEAD™, on the twelve-month long GOLD™ programme you learn how to create, implement and review strategy in your own and other businesses by experiencing ‘being’ a Non-Executive Director (NED) in other organisations and ‘having’ a NED in your own company.
GOLD™ focuses on business planning, strategic leadership, change management, decision making processes and culture change. You will work with a small group of like-minded peers.
You are supported to work in each other’s organisations through a range of simulated board meetings and workshops, and develop an annual action plan linking your vision with your day-to-day activities.
At the end of GOLD™, delegates can progress onto our GAIN™ programme with its focus on the leadership of innovation and ensuring sustainable competitive advantage.
Delegates can then decide if they wish to go on to do an MBA at the University of Gloucestershire, as successfully completing LEAD™, GOLD™ and GAIN™ provides the professional qualification entrance requirement.
Who is GOLD™ for?
The twelve-month long GOLD™ programme supports owner-managers, business leaders and senior managers of small to medium sized enterprises (SME) to work in each other’s organisations through a mixture of simulated board meetings and workshops with a focus on the matters that SME boards should be considering.
Reason to do GOLD™?
We assist you to develop your mission, purpose, vision, values and corporate goals with an annual action plan that links your vision to day–to-day activities. Together with your peers, you will be coached on how to prepare board packs, understand and interpret appropriate management and financial information, create a dashboard report with relevant key performance indicators and produce a prioritised sales pipeline.
Through the monthly simulated board meetings, you will experience ‘being’ a Non-Executive Director (NED) and receive the impact of ‘having’ a NED within your organisation. This will directly improve your performance in your own board and senior management meetings plus give you the confidence to become a NED and/or engage a NED as you further develop yourself and your company.
What Our Clients Say
George Smith
Managing Director, Walford TimberThe GOLD™ programme has been fantastic both for me and my business. To have a network of 'NEDs' who genuinely want to support each other, as well as challenge each other to achieve our goals has been extremely powerful given everything that has happened over the last 12 months. The trust and openness that has developed between us is remarkable. It has led to us achieving some amazing things, creating meaningful change within our businesses during a time when most people are just trying to keep the wheels turning. I felt that I learned a lot about leadership during LEAD™, but with GOLD™ I feel I’m learning how to really implement those learnings. To have other business leaders critique your business plans, observe your business from the inside, and pick apart your goals and financials has been extremely powerful.
Tim Bodenham
Managing Director, BAM AgencyThe GOLD™ programme gave me a safe and protected environment to explore and share strategic, operational and financial information with my fellow cohort members - a level of trust I have never witnessed before amongst peers in business. Through GOLD™ I gained a deep insight into financial planning and a clearer understanding of where exactly the business was, where it was going and more importantly when it would get there.
Nicola Bird
Managing Director, AccXelWe have built a strong bond within our cohort by supporting each other as a ‘board’ and the learning has been powerful. I have addressed my business plan, prepared a financial plan, segmented my market and reflected a lot on change management. This has been critical learning for me and the business.
Luke Freeman
Joint-CEO, MF Freeman GroupIf you are truly committed to growing your business and yourself then GOLD™ is an essential follow on to LEAD™. GOLD™ allowed me to build on my knowledge from LEAD™ whilst putting my learning into action with the valued support of a peer network. My leadership and strategic planning skills have been refined and this has given me the impetus to drive our business to a new level.
Some Clients Who Attended GOLD™
How We'll Develop Your Strategic Skills
If you are interested in joining GOLD™, get in touch and we'll come and meet you to share how you and your business could benefit.