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We help leaders and organisations…

Perform & transform,
simultaneously.

There are no
time-outs in today’s
business world.

Leaders nowadays face challenges inconceivable even a generation ago. Pressure on quarterly targets has never been greater, even in the middle of organizational transformation. And there’s no way to call a time out to give you time and space to add the latest data-driven digital tools and exponential technologies to make your job easier.

The business simply has to perform, even as it transforms. That’s why it needs a compelling purpose.

Purpose drives
performance. Fact.

Harnessing a strong shared purpose has been proven time and time again to help organisations out-perform expectations, their rivals and the market.

We can deploy a variety of leadership development programmes, executive coaching and culture transformation interventions to help you become a purpose-driven organisation with these traits:

Innovation

Organisations that rally round a purpose are consistently proven to innovate strategically faster and get new ideas to market more quickly than their rivals.

Value

Purpose creates more value for and more loyalty from customers and more value for shareholders. It makes a quantifiable difference to performance.

Talent

All around the world, the best talent is increasingly choosing to work with organisations with whose purpose they are aligned. They stay engaged and motivated for longer too.

Strategy

Purpose-driven strategy comes from the inside out, rather than the outside in. So organisations can choose which business they should be in, and which to ignore.

Positive Impact

By unlocking the power of purpose, it is possible to drive higher financial performance while impacting positively on individuals, communities and the world.

Leadership

Organisations with purpose need leaders who can communicate brilliantly to align everyone around what they believe in.

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Mats Lederhausen
Former CEO, McDonalds

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Ruediger Stroh
Executive Vice President, NXP

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Vicente Fox Quesada
President of Mexico, 2000-2006, Mexico Government

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Santiago Gowland
Former Vice President - Brand & Social Responsibility, Unilever

“Oxford Leadership is a long-term partner of Telefónica’s Corporate University. More than 2,000 Telefónica senior leaders have completed the Oxford Leadership courses, which consistently achieve the highest level of evaluation amongst our directors.”

Rory Simpson
Chief Learning Officer, Telefonica

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John Mahtani
Former Vice President, Warner Bros

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Tex Gunning
Managing Director, AkzoNobel

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James Day
Head of O2 Money Marketing, Telefonica

“The Oxford Leadership Journey with Jeroen and his team was an exciting and lasting experience for me. In his coaching sessions, due to his experience and observation skills, I learned a lot about my personality and gained a better understanding of my behaviour. This enabled me to make a big step forward in developing my competencies for both my personal and professional life.”

Bernhard Heyder
Vice President Procurement and Logistics, BASF

“Ulli has worked with our board as a team and on an individual basis. His great strength is to translate clear, analytical thinking into pragmatic solutions. Ulli has a very sympathetic and optimistic way of communicating. Within his coaching, he always keeps a passionate focus on the individual’s strengths, to free people´s maximum personal potential and develop them into great leaders.”

Dr. Klaus Kinkel
Ex- Foreign Minister/Vice-Chancellor of Germany, CEO, Deutsche Telekom

“Oxford Leadership™ helped our Group Management Team significantly sharpen our strategic focus, create alignment, strengthen teamwork and improve overall performance of the Electrolux Group.”

Keith McLoughlin
President and CEO, Electrolux

“Ann-Sofie is a highly competent trainer. Her great skills as trainer, coach and leader were very much present throughout the course and she showed great enthusiasm which encouraged others to follow.”

Nima Rafiei
Ericsson Research, Ericsson

“Fredrik possesses a unique ability to understand, communicate and establish trust with people across all levels and functions to effectively drive successful initiatives for both companies. Fredrik is an excellent leader and partner.”

Guntars Otto
Mobility and Network Line Manager, IBM

“Axel is a very self-motivated person who excels in bringing the best out of his coaches. Punctual, reliable and always willing to help. He takes action whenever he sees an issue arising and consistently looks for improvements. I very much like working with him.”

Niels Cotur
Head of Date Analysis, Makro

“Oxford Leadership has played a key role in the company’s business turnaround since 2002, initially in Europe through the EuroMission management alignment, and also internationally as a key advisor to myself and the Plan to Win Project. I am personally grateful to you for your insightful perspectives on people and your development of the European Management Team.”

Charlie Bell
CEO, McDonalds

“Leadership for Growth is an inspirational experience that allows personal leadership to be the starting point and anchor for better team and organizational leadership. Our top leaders have benefited from making this leadership journey, that touches their hearts and minds.”

Heiko Hutmacher
Board of Management - CHRO, Metro

“It was probably the most interactive and useful training I ever had in my professional life. I believe this will influence my role in a very high grade. I have already started thinking and acting in a different way.”

Anna Tigka
Medical Advisor, Novartis

“Henrik was engaging and provoked really good conversations in the team. His sessions were excellent, I got a huge amount of value from the conversations we had an he enabled “break-thoughts".”

Bill Eyres
Head of Sustainability, O2

“We can see the difference in the quality of leadership. We find our leaders are more aware of themselves and their behaviours - they have become mature. Good leadership starts with good knowledge about yourself. Oxford Leadership are very professional and were able to make a true impact on our leadership; in how they behave, in their relationships with themselves, and their employees.”

Eva Norrbohm
Programme Manager, Group HR - Leadership & Organisational Development, SEB

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Thoughts on purpose-driven leadership and why embedding purpose is crucial for companies to accelerate and attract talent.

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Research shows that ‘purpose-driven’ people…

4x

more likely to be engaged

64%

career satisfaction

42%

more contentment overall

7+

live up to 7 years longer

50%

more likely to be a leader

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