Anchors in uncertain times: Building the foundations for the next stage of growth
Why putting people at the heart of strategy is the anchor every senior team needs to scale
"You have a strategy. But who's going to execute it, and how will you get them ready?"
In today’s environment of rapid transformation and uncertainty, senior leadership teams are under more pressure than ever to deliver growth while preparing for what comes next. But too often, the top team fail to realise that they should focus on work that only the senior team can do.
In this session, Jana will share insights from years of working with highly successful companies and their investors on how top teams unlock the next stage of growth. Together, we’ll explore:
Strategy into people into execution: Putting talent, capability, and culture at the heart of growth rather than as an afterthought.
The unique role of the senior team: Focusing on the work only they can do to set up the organisation for success & in turn setting up the infrastructure and leadership bench that enables this.
From function-first to team-first: Why executives must shift from "my department" thinking to "we are the team”, and why this shift is so often overlooked.
Practical operating model design: The simple, undervalued basics: defining the team, roles, accountability, decision-making, KPIs, and cascading clarity.
Anchors for agility: How to set minimum foundations that allow teams to move fast, with confidence, even in uncertainty (this doesn’t have to be a complicated and lengthy process)
Future readiness: Preparing structures and talent for AI-driven change & mode of operating at the next stage of growth
Leadership team of the future: Ensuring the critical leaders below the exec team is set up to deliver.
Expect practical frameworks, real-world stories, and actionable ideas you can take back to your own leadership team.
About Jana:
Jana is a highly experienced People and Performance leader who has spent the last 20 years helping ambitious companies and their investors unlock the next stage of growth. Most recently partnering with Mayfair Equity Partners, she has worked with hundreds of leadership teams on the journeys that matter most; from scaling fast to preparing for exit or liquidity events. Jana specialises in unlocking growth by aligning leadership, culture, and people strategy to deliver lasting business results.