Growth Hub can help you improve your leadership and management skills

Small business growth is intrinsically linked to the growth and development of the business owner as a leader, and their managers. Do you have the leadership skills that will ensure sustainability of your business over the coming years? Continue developing your leadership and management skills and you may well enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of your business.

Not to be underestimated, good leadership improves bottom-line financial performance and builds capacity to reduce costs, drive new lines of revenue, and improve customer satisfaction.

Anthony Impey, Chief Executive, Be the Business says “Don’t underestimate the value of getting a fresh perspective on your business. Seek out people who have faced challenges like those you’re facing. Find people who can take a step back and ask good questions.

People working in other spaces but with experience of making the kind of decisions you’re making can be a great source of inspiration.

That outside perspective, which the Growth Hub’s advisory boards and mentoring programmes provide, can prompt you to think about things you might have taken for granted. They can provide support on big decisions.

The coronavirus pandemic has really highlighted the importance of seeking the support of others. Everybody has been affected by the pandemic in some way. You will find that making time to seek out the perspectives of others is just the catalyst you need to find a path forward.

Now is a great opportunity to seek out support. You won’t regret doing so.”

Join the West of England Combined Authority’s Growth Hub community of business leaders and through bespoke training and mentoring programmes. We’ll help you develop the leadership skills that will boost employee engagement, increase your business’s ability to manage gaps in your talent pipeline, and reduce the headaches and costs associated with turnover.

In addition, it’s often significantly less expensive to develop, coach, and promote people internally over the long run than to hire someone externally, which makes leadership development a good investment.

Effective leadership development isn’t development for its own sake. You’ll need a leadership strategy that closely connects with your business strategy and equips your employees with the leadership skills needed to implement it. Leadership development allows businesses to shape the culture and strategy of business.

The West of England Combined Authority’s dedicated business support service, the West of England Growth Hub, provides SMEs with tailored one-to-one advice and access to finance, support programmes and expert guidance – including peer mentoring and workforce development programmes. Their expert partnerships bring you bespoke initiatives like Be the Business’s Mentoring for Growth and the Small Business Charter’s Small Business Leadership programme so you can equip yourself with the confidence and skills to enhance both your business’s and your team’s resilience and recovery.

With bespoke support from the West of England Growth Hub, your business can find new opportunities.

Visit wearegrowth.co.uk today to find out more.