Team Coaching Carlisle: Get Your Senior Management Team Actually Working Together
What you get
Monthly facilitation that keeps you moving
A dedicated meeting every month with your senior management team. We tackle what you've been avoiding - the decisions about direction, the conversations about who does what, the honest talk about what's actually working and what isn't.
Someone who sees what you can't
When you're inside the business, you can't see the patterns. I can. The recurring arguments. The decisions that keep getting postponed. Who's checked out. Where the real blockages are.
Accountability that actually works
Not the "how was your week?" kind. The "you said this was your priority three months ago and nothing's changed - what's going on?" kind.
Support between sessions
Mid-month check-ins to keep momentum. Because real change doesn't happen in meetings - it happens in the weeks between when you're actually doing the work.
Your management problem.
The external world is chaos. Markets shifting. Customers cautious. Everything costs more. The pressure is relentless.
And your senior management team?
They're not set up to handle it yet. Meetings happen but nothing gets decided. Everyone's busy with the wrong busy. Big decisions get talked about then avoided. You can't delegate because nobody's clear on who does what or where you're heading.
Meanwhile, you're all driving each other mad. Someone's not pulling their weight. Someone else is micromanaging. Someone keeps changing direction.
The business could grow through this. Will grow. But your leadership team is holding it back.
What's possible when your senior management team works together effectively
Strategic clarity instead of constant firefighting
You stop reacting to every crisis and start making decisions that move the business forward. Your team knows what matters and where to focus.
Decisions that actually get made
No more talking in circles. Hard conversations happen. Choices get made. Things move forward instead of staying stuck.
A team that functions without you in every meeting
Your management team can make decisions when you're not in the room. You can actually take a holiday without everything falling apart.
Growth that doesn't depend on you working harder
The business can scale because your senior team is set up to handle it. More revenue doesn't mean more hours for you.
How do I do it?... I facilitate your monthly management team meetings.
Not as a consultant with frameworks. As someone who shows up, facilitates the conversations you're not having, helps you make the decisions you're avoiding, and holds you accountable.
Every month. Face-to-face. No Zoom - this doesn't work on a screen.
Between sessions I check in mid-month. Make sure things are actually moving, not just talked about.
Is it for you?
This works if:
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You're a Cumbria business with 5-50 employees
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Your senior management team exists but isn't functioning properly
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You're tired of firefighting and ready for strategic focus
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You want someone honest, not just nice
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You're willing to have the hard conversations
This doesn't work if:
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You want quick fixes
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You're not ready for uncomfortable honesty
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You insist on doing it all on Zoom
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Your team isn't committed to actually showing up
How do we start?
Book a free coffee with me and we'll chat some more. If it is what you need, we'll do some initial sessions with your management team to get clear on direction and priorities (usually a couple of half days). Then monthly meeting sessions from there. Simple.
Who am I?
I've been in the mess.
I'm Ben. I built my own company, Alterline, from my kitchen table. Made every mistake - hired the wrong people, got into debt, burned out. Then rebuilt it into something that actually worked, and runs without me.
I've worked as a consultant across the private, public and third sectors - from global pharmaceuticals to small charities.
I combine 14+ years running businesses with an ILM Level 7 coaching qualification and I'm working with Cumbria senior management teams like yours. right now.
I don't have advice for you. I'll ask uncomfortable questions and help you figure out what actually matters for your business.
