Stability, focus and direction
Whether you lead a long-standing multi-national enterprise or a new start-up, running a business involves risk. Leading and managing projects can be complex with reputational and logistical hazards to consider. Leading people and building high performing teams requires ongoing strategy and vision.
2MPy is a proven, trusted advisor, who can also support and guide you in the face of difficulties. In times of challenge, our team can provide a stable, solid influence.
Experienced in handling extensive workloads across different time zones, 2MPy is responsive with hands-on, practical experience of managing complexity or uncertainty in business situations.
Bringing global industry perspectives into the heart of your operation, 2MPy can also inject specialist insight via a network of contacts where highly technical advice might be critical to project success or create long-lasting value within your organisation.
2MPy was a perfect fit to help drive our project forward. With Clare leading the support, she knew exactly what we were going through and the challenges we faced. She was adaptable and responsive, able to step in and grasp the situation quickly whilst navigating the complexities of a global corporate structure
Strategic Head of Legal (engineering and design consultancy)
Our services
We offer a portfolio of services and specialisms which can be tailored to a variety of business needs or project objectives.
BOARD ADVISORY
To remain successful, a business must welcome constructive challenge and understand the influence external factors have on organisational performance.
With a fluency in Board-level engagement and representation, 2MPy brings global, multi-cultural perspectives into your organisation. This independent stance gives focus to business challenges and helps you to identify development or improvement opportunities.
BUSINESS COACHING & TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Good communication, empathy and an interest in fostering talent underpins our approach.
We work with you to create, or facilitate, coaching and mentoring for a diverse, multi-skilled workforce. We can address business themes and personal development goals ranging from leadership development and the skills required to enhance commercial leadership, to the key attributes recommended for effectively managing risk.
Our business model supports the principles of collaboration.
We consider any over-arching corporate resourcing or recruitment strategies you might have and, where appropriate or where value can be added, identify professional synergies between people or competencies, making you aware of them. Where applicable, we can lead the way in instigating or forging new business connections to help your leadership team or business flourish.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Advances in technology move rapidly, constantly evolving. Whilst offering opportunity, for many businesses, embracing emerging technologies can be overwhelming and complex.
We can help assess the effectiveness of digital systems for business processes, risk management, record keeping, time management or project planning, and work with you to develop an approach or structure which complements your business model. Drawing on our specialist network of partners operating in niche areas, we will work together to help introduce (or improve) the digital technologies which work for you, whether to boost efficiencies or encourage creativity.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERESTS
The growth of a business is driven by many different influences. Identifying and responding to a gap in the market or identifying potential opportunities outside your home base of business, can be appealing and make sound business sense. But doing business in a new country can also be daunting, involving complex cultural, regulatory and other economic challenges. There are also practical considerations to address, such as language requirements, company structure options and registrations.
We are highly experienced in cross-border, multi-disciplinary business, overseeing projects and managing risk against a backdrop of global business dynamics. We can provide strategic insights and practical guidance as you explore international business interests – from culture and business models to advice on strategic risk, managing team interactions across different time zones and insights into governance frameworks.
MAJOR & CAPITAL PROJECTS ADVISORY
Major and mega projects exist across a wide range of industry. Highly complex, and a significant investment, they are very often subject to a protracted financing and procurement process whilst facing a high degree of political and public scrutiny, particularly where public-private finance is involved.
The successful outcome of a major project is largely in the hands of the ultimate project owner who will steer procurement and key decision-making. But key stakeholders, including financiers and the contracted delivery team, have hugely important roles.
In partnership with our network of key specialists and as a critical friend, we can provide strategic advice and technical support throughout the project life-cycle: during formative, explorative stages of a project; continuing into the intricate process of conceptualising and financing; through design and delivery; throughout post completion, operation and maintenance.
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Continuous professional development is hugely important, including investment in leadership development. Refreshing core skills in areas such as communication or team leadership can be vital for employee satisfaction, retention and personal well-being; all essential for maintaining a resilient business.
We can work with you to design training and development programmes that support your key objectives, from risk or commercial awareness and influencing skills to managing high-performing teams.
In line with our collaborative approach to relationship building, we will always keep front of mind our network of professional connections, bringing in or recommending their involvement where they can add real value or provide a new professional and valuable dimension to your objectives.
PROJECT ADVISORY
Projects, large or small, have many variables and intricacies. Taking a whole life view from the start is critical to success.
From initial concept, through formal project kick-off, to delivery and post-project analysis, 2MPy can provide support each step of the way. Reviewing project objectives, bid documentation, establishing project protocols, planning for risk and looking at mechanisms to avoid losses are just some of the areas where our experience could enrich your project and secure positive outcomes.
REPUTATION, BUSINESS INTEGRITY & GOVERNANCE
It has long been recognised that strong core values and culture play a central role in sustained business success with authenticity a key part of this. But it can be easy in business to feel pressured or bogged down to the extent that behaviours (such as honesty, empathy and fairness, or acting in alignment with corporate values and ethos) can be impacted.
Articulating and pursuing your objectives through a well-defined governance structure will bring clarity and cohesion to your business, benefiting colleagues and collaborators alike. This approach will also help ensure the integrity of business arrangements, allowing you to trade with sincerity and maintain your reputation.
As a critical friend, 2MPy can work with you to create, or review, overarching business systems or individual project parameters. We can also help you in circumstances where your business ethics or governance arrangements are being challenged or scrutinised, collaborating with a range of specialists whose expertise can be drawn upon to add further value.
STRATEGIC ADVISORY
Look to the horizon, beyond the obvious and immediate and prepare for uncertainty.
You might be considering entering a new market or global territory or exploring the strategic benefits of creating a formal partnership with another organisation? Perhaps you want to increase your organisation’s understanding of ethical standards, governance and compliance? Or you may need to review organisation structure, key roles and responsibilities and develop a strategy and supporting action plan.
Whatever your aim, solid strategies will help you make good business decisions, lead your people, manage risk, make the right choice of alliance for your business and achieve your goals. 2MPy can provide as much – or as little – support as you need to make progress. A sounding board and a critical friend, by appraising existing strategies or making recommendations for improvements, our team can help you develop new ideas and cement strategy into concrete action plans.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Business leaders often have to make difficult decisions, operate under intense pressure or give considered responses to issues affecting them.
As an independent advisor, 2MPy can guide you through scenarios which involve challenging conversations, negotiations or resolving conflict. We can also act quickly in supporting you respond to crisis management or help develop stakeholder engagement programmes.
Agile and dynamic, our expertise in strategic and technical advice, leadership and risk management can be applied to multiple scenarios, helping to support better outcomes whatever the circumstances.
