Blog - Value Partnership

Facing the Strategy Problem

Strategy is hard to get right. It always was but in this very unstable world, especially hard.
Strategy should not be seen as an annual event—more as a process of learning.
If we learn faster or better than our competitors, we will have an advantage.

April 2024

Female founders need a break by Simon Court

Only 15% to 20% of startups worldwide have at least one female founder. Only 14% of angel investors in the UK are female. Simon court chats to Nadia Edwards-Dashti, a champion for diversity and inclusion.

March 2024

Why start-ups (really) fail

Nine out of ten startups ultimately fail. What is the underlying cause of these failures?

February 2024

The fight for a fairer, more beautiful world

Goodness knows how founder Anita Roddick would be feeling if she were here to see this.

February 2024

You Do You

Learn from your heroes but don’t try to copy them. Take lessons from others but then be yourself and true to your values.

February 2024

5 Essential Leadership Responses to the Crisis

From the virtual coaching our CEO, Simon Court has been doing over the last few weeks, across multiple industries and countries, here are some of his emerging conclusions about what leaders need to do to enable their businesses to adapt, survive and thrive

April 2020

Working Remotely – Top Tips

Working from home suddenly? Managing your team remotely? Read on.

March 2020

Why isn’t talent management working?

Are we simply 'going through the motions' when it comes to talent management?

February 2020

Into the Mountain Pass

Simon Court spent 5 memorable days working with inspiring leaders from around the world against the stunning backdrop of the Colorado mountains, investing time to work on the business rather than in the business.

October 2019

CEO Today Management Consulting Award Winner

We're delighted to announce that our CEO & Founder, Simon Court has won a CEO Today Management Consulting Award 2019.

July 2019

Coaching whilst walking

Have you ever considered the benefits of coaching whilst walking? There are myriad compelling reasons to give it a go!

June 2019

The ‘Founder’s Trap’ – not necessarily a trap at all

Is it possible to break out of the so-called 'founder's trap' and continue to lead your business successfully?

May 2019

Co-active learning in Pakistan

Value Partnership has just partnered with Sarmayacar, a pioneering venture capital firm investing in the future of Pakistan, to run their first Annual Summit in Hunza, in the north of the country.

May 2019

The value of great team coaching

We help teams see themselves accurately and develop a team mindset, behaviours and disciplines, as well as a shared conviction about what they are trying to achieve.

February 2019

Leadership – conviction with humility

To admit our doubts, to face our fears, to ask for help. In doing that, we build trust with those around us, essential for relationships and critical for leadership.

January 2019

Strategy – and the Sisyphean quest

Having worked with leaders in many different industries, it has become clear to me that the approach to strategy must vary according to the particular challenges faced.

February 2019

How to get your organisation’s brains change-ready

Changing one’s own behaviour is hard - changing the behaviour of a group of people can sometimes seem to be almost impossible!

January 2019

Conviction-led change

At Value Partnership we believe conviction is the bedrock of great leadership, now more than ever, and it’s our job to help leaders to find their conviction.

November 2018

How do you find the right talent?

Talent identification can be baffling - there are so many different ways of approaching it.

September 2018

Forever curious. Forever learning. Are you?

“The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it and turn it inside out”. [Anon]

August 2018

How to define talent – moving from delusional to data-driven practices.

As the UK and the U.S. job markets appear stronger than they have been in years, the war for talent is on.

May 2018

Have you got what it takes to lead in uncertain and volatile times?

Katrin Homer recounts how six key leadership strengths and a mountain guide from her childhood helped get her to the top.

April 2018

Is there a black hole in your leadership strategy?

And whose job is it to lead transformation of a business?

March 2018

It’s lonely at the top (but it doesn’t need to be).

How often have you wanted to confess to feelings of isolation, now that you’ve reached a position of ultimate power?

December 2017