I've been at this for a while. I’ve been a manager since the very start of my career, usually managing people whose jobs I couldn’t do.
The industries that I've worked in have varied a lot. The technology we get to work with has changed beyond recognition. But the underlying challenges are the same: strategy, sales, delivery, profit, growth, operations, people. Most definitely not in that order.
I've been working for myself for only a short period of time compared to the many years of working in everything from start-ups to multi-national corporates. That means that I've had to reconsider how I introduce myself rather than being able to fall back on a recognisable job title or an employer that's a household name.
In order to try and encapsulate what I do into something that people can relate to, and hopefully remember, I've decided that Independent Consultant, Board Advisor, Executive Coach just about sums it up.
Change. Experience. Growth.
This website is me trying to distill all of that into a few core principles and tools. If it helps: you are most welcome, let me know how. If you disagree: come and join the debate on LinkedIn or BlueSky.
Through Anvower Advisory, I collaborate with Boards, Executive Leadership teams and individual leaders to help them adjust strategy, take the opportunities presented by technology change, and tackle operational and personal growth challenges.
With a career spanning multiple industries and roles as a senior leader, executive director, consultant, and Board advisor, I have addressed these challenges for various businesses.
Today’s solutions may well be different from what has gone before. But knowing that a problem can be solved, and experience in knowing where to start and how to engage the whole business is the key.
Building and developing a business is challenging – and often lonely – that's why external insight, alternative perspectives and coaching are valuable. Support in narrowing options and creating actionable, inclusive plans for sustainable results is more than a nice to have, it's essential.
Sustainable growth comes through people, whether they are your Board, your investors, your Executive Leadership Team, or wider organisation. While operations and technology are vital, having your people support – or better, drive – your transformation is the key to real, lasting business change.
Anvower Advisory brings access to a network of trusted advisors, consultants, mentors and coaches with practical experience in their business disciplines. Our goal is to make you successful, help you achieve your growth objectives, and provide a sustainable, self-sufficient plan for ongoing, profitable business growth and success.
Boards and executive teams often spend too long debating the wording of a decision, when the real challenge is agreeing the problem they are trying to solve. In this article, I explore how leaders can turn competing priorities into clear first moves by reframing the issue, shaping a practical strategic roadmap, and making decisions in a more brain-friendly way using David Rock’s SCARF framework
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