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HOW TEN HELPS LEADERS AND ORGANISATIONS TURN INSIGHT INTO ACTION

Every week, 55,000 people receive 10 THINGS, our free newsletter exploring leadership, life and the things that matter most.

Each edition explains what happened and why leaders should care.

There is, however, another question we may not have answered often enough:

What does TEN actually do when a leader decides it is time to act?

Directors and senior leaders are rarely short of information, advice or opinion. What they often lack is the time and space to step away from the noise, see the situation clearly and talk it through with someone independent enough to ask the difficult questions.

That is where TEN comes in.

For more than twenty years, we have helped leaders and organisations find clarity, develop their people, make better decisions and turn good intentions into practical action.


OUR THREE PRINCIPAL OFFERINGS

  1. POTENTIAL
    the one-day organisational strategy session
     
  2. 10/10
    the leadership development and mentoring programme
     
  3. MENTORING
    executive mentoring, including our focused 90-Day Mentoring Programme.

CREATING CLARITY AND DIRECTION

Our POTENTIAL one-day strategy sessions give directors and leadership teams the opportunity to step away from day-to-day demands and concentrate on what matters most.

The objective is not to produce another weighty report. It is to finish the day with greater clarity, firmer decisions, agreed priorities and a practical plan for the next 90 days.

Through our wider consultancy services, we help organisations align their strategy, operating model, structure, culture, leaders, teams and people. We look in from the outside, challenge assumptions that may have gone unquestioned and help turn complexity into a clear route forward.

DEVELOPING LEADERS

Our acclaimed 10/10 leadership development and mentoring programme is built around the ten actions of effective leaders. Combining structured learning, personal reflection, mentoring and practical action planning, it helps participants lead themselves, their teams and their organisations more effectively. It can be tailored for individuals or groups and delivered live online or face to face.

HELPING TEAMS MOVE FORWARD

When groups are too close to a problem, even capable people can struggle to see the wood for the trees.

Our independent facilitation helps leadership teams define the real issue, examine the available options, overcome barriers and agree how decisions will be implemented.

Where continued support would be valuable, our 90-Day Mentoring Programme provides the challenge, encouragement and accountability needed to maintain momentum and turn the plan into measurable progress.

WHY TEN?

Our approach is personal, practical and entirely confidential.

It has been shaped by William Montgomery’s unusual leadership journey - from joining the Royal Navy at 16 and progressing from junior rating to commissioned officer, to serving as a Bletchley Park code-breaker and intelligence specialist, and later as a navigating officer of HMS Ark Royal, before becoming Head of Strategic Change at Lloyds TSB.

Since founding TEN in 2004, William has worked with leaders and organisations across business, government, education, media and sport.

Anant Patel of Investec described TEN’s strategic facilitation as “truly inspirational”, producing “an invaluable roadmap for the future”. Bruce Bundrant, Commercial Director of AS Monaco FC, described William as “an exceptional motivator and teacher” who inspires people to think differently.

There are no off-the-shelf answers, fashionable jargon or recommendations prepared before we have properly understood the question.

Just independent thinking, honest challenge and practical support.

If you need to develop future leaders, make an important decision, reset your strategy or turn an existing plan into action, tell us what you are trying to achieve.

We will tell you honestly whether - and how - TEN can help.

START A CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION

To arrange a no-obligation conversation, please call +44 333 666 1010, email mail@askten.com or simply reply to the message that brought you here.

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