LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
When senior leaders don’t lead by example, even the best cultures can begin to break down, leading to confusion, a lack of direction, poor motivation, productivity and business performance.
the problem
The cost of poor leadership
When senior leaders fail to lead by example, the impact across the business is both immediate and damaging. Mixed messages, conflicting priorities, and siloed decision-making create confusion and uncertainty, not just within the leadership team but across every level of the organisation.
Trust erodes, employee engagement falters, and key talent begins to look elsewhere.
The bottom line? A disconnected leadership team becomes a bottleneck to progress, not a catalyst for it.
the solution
A proven method to leadership development
We’ve spent over 15 years developing multiple solutions to get struggling leadership teams back on track.
Working directly with your leaders, our approach often starts by uncovering what’s really driving the disconnect through structured discovery, robust leadership diagnostics, and expert facilitation.
We can design targeted leadership development programmes and facilitate working sessions to align top teams behind the company strategy and vision. As part of this, we can also introduce one-to-one or group coaching, masterclasses and action learning sessions to create maximum impact – including through the use of a range of leadership psychometrics tools to provide a data-led approach.
The Result
The ROI of getting leadership right
From aligning c-suite post-merger for a giant FTSE-50 organisation, to supporting the MD of a boutique legal firm in developing their first leadership team, we’ve seen the ROI of investing in leadership time and time again amongst our clients:
our awards
The real impact of Culture Consultancy, in our clients’ own words
Over 15 years we’ve worked with some of the largest and most complex businesses in the world, including PepsiCo, Goldman Sachs, and Informa.
“We were so impressed with Culture Consultancy. They have taken something very complicated and made it simple. We’re seeing early signs of a successful M&A and couldn’t be more excited for the future of the business.”
HR Director at Pepper Money
“Culture Consultancy challenged our norms and assumptions whilst being pragmatic and progressive. Their human approach resulted in mindset shifts and behaviour from front line to Executives”
Chief of Staff at Network Rail
“I was really impressed by Culture Consultancy’s determination and the way they translated their research into practical workstreams we could actually implement. The way the project was run was fantastic”
Director of Global Branding at Informa
“Culture Consultancy helped us create a culture that people want to be part of, where everyone enjoys playing their part and understands how they can contribute towards their own, and the company’s, success.”
Managing Director, Lovell
Our Team
DIRECTOR
Jo Geraghty
Ex-head of HR for Goldman Sachs, speaker, and author on the topics of high-performance leadership, culture and employee experience.
consultant
Lottie Skuthe-Cook
Lottie is a certified coach with 20+ years helping clients unlock potential.
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Gillian Mason
Gillian is a leadership coach and facilitator with 25+ years’ experience helping organisations thrive, leaders grow, and people excel.
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Ed Beard
An organisational psychologist with more than 15 years experience working with clients like the BBC, HSBC, and Expedia.
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Jemma Cooke
Leadership and team development expert with over 15 years coaching leaders through strategic and cultural change worldwide.
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David Liversage
ILM-accredited coach and mindfulness practitioner helping leaders design culture solutions to create human-focused workplaces.
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Andrew Deller
A highly qualified ‘development’ consultant who works with individuals, leaders and teams to enable them to operate at their best.
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PJ Stevens
Change management specialist and experienced facilitator, guiding leaders to unlock the potential of people and deliver transformation.
DIRECTOR
Derek Bishop
Former AXA Head of Customer Service, thought leader, and author with over 20 years experience leading teams and delivering results.
Let’s talk about your culture and what’s next
You’ll be speaking with Jo Geraghty, our founder and culture expert. She’ll personally guide you through your next steps.
Frequently asked questions
At moments of strategic tension – whether it’s post-merger, navigating regulatory sanctions, or scaling at pace – leadership cohesion is often the determining factor in organisational success. In these contexts, dysfunction, ambiguity and siloed thinking can stall performance. Investing in leadership development ensures alignment around purpose, clarity in decision-making, and creates a culture of shared accountability, performance and success.
Trust and cohesion requires more than off-sites and platitudes. We use diagnostic tools to surface behavioural dynamics, highlight cultural misalignment, and identify points of friction. Our approach facilitates open dialogue and promotes cross-functional collaboration – we develop leadership behaviours that drive cultural consistency and performance, ensuring that what leaders say, do, and reinforce is consistent.
Coaching creates the psychological space needed for reflection and recalibration.
Our executive coaching methodology integrates diagnostic insight with behavioural science to address misalignment, build trust and enhance the leadership impact across the system. It’s particularly powerful when aligned with culture change programmes that allow deep mindset shifts and new ways of working.
Over time, these teams can become visible champions of change – embedding culture and accelerating transformation. We embed feedback loops, peer learning structures and practical toolkits to sustain change. Additionally, we create visibility into progress through real-time metrics linked to both cultural and commercial indicators.
Making
Complexity
Simple.
