QuoLuxTM b-corp

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.

  • 50
    %
    Going for GOLD™

    of LEAD™ delegates subsequently join our GOLD™ programme on strategic planning

  • 80
    %
    from GOLD™ to GAIN™

    of GOLD™ delegates subsequently join our GAIN™ programme on innovation and competitive advantage

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 Timber

The 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.

Some Clients Who Attended GOLD™

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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.

 

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