Tune in as Peter van Eeden shares examples & learnings on the impact growth can have on the people in organisations during acquisition, fast growth, & growing then closing.This thought-provoking Strategy Café highlights the importance of aski

Strategy Café With David Levine: How to Raise Money Like a Pro by a Pro

Feb 29th, 2024 39m 51s

Check out our exciting Strategy Café session with wizard fundraiser David Levine as he shares all his best magical insights to help you prepare yourself, your business, your idea, your pitch deck, and your process for success in the challenging

Strategy Café with John Harte: Getting Deal Ready

Jan 26th, 2024 42m 44s

Tune in as John Harte discusses: - Where his passion for good governance started- How to manage the challenges of resolving conflict at the board level- The Agency Model- The three currencies of honesty, trust, and respect- Board legacy an

Strategy Café on Burying the Dead Cats with the Alembic Team

Dec 14th, 2023 44m 52s

The dynamic of your leadership team, especially in a family business, is key to success. Great teams have more chance of surviving in a difficult market and will outperform other teams in a good one. There is no route to high performance withou

Strategy Café with Minter Dial & Michael Borrelli: AI - the downsides, risks, & regulations

Oct 26th, 2023 30m 11s

Join Wanda, Minter, and Michael as they discuss these AI regulation questions: What does current AI regulation look like? Whose responsibility is it to regulate and govern AI? How can we get the AI regulation level right? What is the most i

Transformation and Incorporating AI with the Alembic Team

Sep 29th, 2023 44m 31s

Tune in to hear the Alembic Team's experience of AI so far, the ethical and emotional questions raised by AI, and what to consider before incorporating AI into your business.

Strategy Café with Minter Dial on Making AI and Empathy Come Alive

Jul 27th, 2023 42m 59s

Tune in as Minter Dial discusses what empathy actually means, the importance of empathy when working with people and how it changes things, and building empathy into AI, business, and our personal interactions.

Strategy Café on A Thoughtful Approach To Succession with Experts Bryony Cove and Tom McGinness

Jun 29th, 2023 38m 35s

Join succession experts Bryony Cove from Farrer & Co. and Tom McGinness from KPMG as they discuss how we can uncover the wants and needs of the person being succeeded, the role and responsibilities of both the next generation and the generation

Strategy Café Discovery: Finding Your Path Through Succession With the Alembic Team

Jun 14th, 2023 41m 2s

Join the Alembic Team as they discuss the transitional phase of succession, the role of process and governance, how to set the new CEO up for success, the 'human factor' that is often overlooked but key to success, and key criteria to keep in m

Strategy Café on Making the Transition From Founder to Family-Led with Dr Chris and James Mason

Apr 27th, 2023 44m 32s

Join Chris Mason and James Mason from Mindshop as they discuss how Chris knew it was right time to bring his son James into the business, what this experience was like for James including overcoming imposter syndrome as he grew into his role, a

Strategy Café With the Alembic Team - Founders, Are the Best Ideas Yours?

Mar 31st, 2023 43m 26s

Join the Alembic Team as they discuss the importance of identity and self-awareness as a founder, building trust, and how to identify and address your blind spots to allow you to step back and allow others to step up and make decisions.

Strategy Café on Founders and Leadership With Matt Price

Feb 23rd, 2023 43m 32s

Join Matt Price and Nick Mayhew as they discuss making the jump from employee to founder, when founding is the right answer, focusing on your growth as an individual, the importance of being curious and open-minded, and how to face challenges h

Strategy Café with Philip Mackeown: Part 2 How to Avoid the Pitfalls of the Family Business Model

Feb 23rd, 2023 50m 46s

Join Philip Mackeown, Nick, and Matt as they discuss the complexity of interpersonal and family dynamics especially as a business grows, the importance of legacy, the emotional landscape of succession, and how to identify and invest in key rela

Strategy Café on How to Avoid the Pitfalls of the Family Business Model

Oct 28th, 2022 45m 38s

Join Nick and Matt from the Alembic Team as they discuss the pros and cons of bringing your family into your business, the 3 things you need to consider when thinking about integration, both the practical and emotional/human side and creating n

Strategy Café on Patience and Persistence with Neil Davy, CEO of the IFB

Sep 22nd, 2022 41m 6s

Join Neil Davy, CEO of the IFB, and Nick Mayhew as they discuss the pivotal moments in his leadership journey, redefining what we mean by purpose in business, tensions in family businesses, and leadership resonance.

Strategy Café on the Challenging Choice with the Alembic Team

Jun 30th, 2022 37m 52s

Tune in to hear Roseanna, Nick and Matt discuss when to choose challenge and when not to, how discomfort can help us to grow, how to step out of your comfort zone and the importance of wellbeing in leadership and challenge.

Strategy Café with the Happiness Index: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the New Quest For Happiness

May 27th, 2022 41m 23s

Tune in to hear Nick Mayhew and Chris and Clive Hyland discuss the importance of asking emotional questions, how to build a thriving culture, insight into the neuroscience of happiness, and answering the question 'is happiness alone enough?'.

Strategy Café With Em Stroud: Why You Are Not Creative Enough and How to Change That

Apr 27th, 2022 31m 52s

Join Nick Mayhew and Em Stroud as they discuss the things that suppress our creativity, creating space for creativity, finding the joy in challenge. Plus get Em's top tips for enabling creativity in places where you might not feel that it is a

Strategy Café: Transformation with the Alembic Team

Mar 25th, 2022 32m 53s

Join Matt, Nick and Roseanna as they discuss the three levels of transformation - personal, team, and organisational, and the challenges that must be faced at each level. They discuss the importance of story, how to reach flow as a team, and fi

Strategy Café: Sheriff Alison Gowman and the Livery Climate Action Group

Feb 10th, 2022 35m 7s

Join Nick as he interviews Sheriff and Alderman Alison Gowman. They discuss what first drew Alison to the City of London, how it felt to be one of the first female partners in law in the City, the key to building relationships in challenging in

Strategy Café on Efficiency: How to Make Something from Nothing

Nov 25th, 2021 34m 33s

Join Nick, Roseanna and Matt as they discuss cognitive waste - how can we come together as a team and focus on the right things? The team also discussed the different ways of identifying and tackling waste in organisations.

Strategy Café: Closing The Motivation Gap With Susannah Brade-Waring

Sep 30th, 2021 46m 26s

Join Roseanna Farish and Susannah Brade-Waring as they discuss the common headaches leaders face, how to address them, and what shifts in motivation mean for businesses.

Strategy Café with Matt Meyer: can strategy keep pace with identity?

May 27th, 2021 48m 58s

Join Nick Mayhew and Matt Meyer as they discuss the challenging transition from manager to leader, the implications of too much focus on strategy, the importance of purpose, passion and communication, as well as questions from our audience.

Strategy Café: After the Pandemic, productivity, supervision and high performing teams

May 6th, 2021 55m 16s

Join Nick, Roseanna and Matt in the final session of the 'After the pandemic' series. The team discuss forming hybrid teams, how to get good at resolving conflict online, and what virtual high performance looks like. Plus some great contributio

Strategy Café: After the Pandemic, who am I? Where do I belong now?

Apr 15th, 2021 47m 4s

Join Nick, Roseanna and Matt as they discuss the complex topic of identity, how has COVID changed our identity and those around us, the relationship between identity and our beliefs, and what this shift in identity means for organisations. Plus