Acumen International is an independent consulting group based in Auckland, New Zealand.
We work with private and owner manager businesses.
We are passionate about achieving results for our clients by strengthening the effectiveness of key executives, executive teams and building the platform for growth and sustainable operations.
We work with private and owner manager businesses.
We are passionate about achieving results for our clients by strengthening the effectiveness of key executives, executive teams and building the platform for growth and sustainable operations.
Strategy and Business PlanningGet real clarity within your business about your strengths and weaknesses. Agree where you are going and what it will take to get there. Make choices about your best opportunities to pursue. Ensure high level plans are able to be translated into action plans to ensure execution.
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Effective Executive & Management TeamsPower up your management team. Develop clarity and cohesion within the team about where you are heading. Get more skilled at quality debate and discussion to ensure alignment and commitment to your direction. A highly effective team has agreed ways of working that will accelerate your progress towards your organisational goals.
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Governance and SuccessionGet started on your governance journey so as to ensure your business isn’t so reliant on you.
Pragmatic guidance and support to take your initial steps toward setting up an advisory board. Assistance with establishing good governance practices, along with tools and templates for managing the roles and relationships between owners, directors and managers. |
How we work with you
Business growth Mentoring
Are you looking to grow your business? Are you experiencing growth but feel like you have the speed wobbles?
We can work with you in assisting you to fine tune your existing business, build capability and position yourself for growth
We can also assist with ensuring you understand your business model and what drives your results.
We can help you:
We can work with you in assisting you to fine tune your existing business, build capability and position yourself for growth
We can also assist with ensuring you understand your business model and what drives your results.
We can help you:
- Clarify your aspirations for the business
- Identify your target customers and market segments
- Build your people capability and desired culture
- Build a well functioning management team
Facilitation
We offer facilitation processes in strategy formulation, business planning and executive team development. These are integrated learning processes across a period of time which may include workshops, simulations, reflective learning and application in the form of projects.
We facilitate:
Why use an external facilitator?
Access to skilled facilitators enables the group to leverage a range of processes and approaches to achieve your desired outcomes.
Using an external facilitator ensures everyone has the opportunity to participate fully, that the group isn’t dominated by a few people, and also exposes the team to ways of thinking that contribute to team learning.
Executive teams gain greater clarity of direction and awareness as to what needs to happen. There is engagement of the whole team and higher levels of alignment and commitment to shared action planning.
We facilitate:
- “Journey” leadership development programmes
- Business growth programmes in association with the Icehouse, and workshops delivering specific content required by clients.
Why use an external facilitator?
Access to skilled facilitators enables the group to leverage a range of processes and approaches to achieve your desired outcomes.
Using an external facilitator ensures everyone has the opportunity to participate fully, that the group isn’t dominated by a few people, and also exposes the team to ways of thinking that contribute to team learning.
Executive teams gain greater clarity of direction and awareness as to what needs to happen. There is engagement of the whole team and higher levels of alignment and commitment to shared action planning.
Team Development Tools
We offer a range of tools and processes to assist you with building team performance in your organisation. These assessments are available on-line and their feedback is facilitated in workshop sessions.
Assessment tools include:
Assessment tools include:
- MBTI - Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- TMP - Team Management Profile
- LBP - Leadership Behaviours Profile
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Jo is a genuine been there and done it facilitator, not just an educator and those experiences ring true in her working style and methods
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