We are genuinely interested in your business.  Which means we like to get to know our clients really well.  We will spend time with you to really understand your business and how it makes money, so we can develop a point of view about how you can be even more successful.

We combine acumen with academia

We bring the academic rigor found only in the best business schools, together with the real-world corporate experience found only in large consultancies. We know the difference between the scientific and the spurious – between advice based on in-depth research as opposed to superficial knowledge.  We also have the experience of knowing how to apply the science to your organisation.  It’s this combination of academia and acumen that means SystemShift can develop better, more robust advice - and therefore deliver far more impact - for our clients.

We’re genuinely bespoke

All our client work begins with a “discovery” phase. We’ll spend time with different levels of your firm, to truly understand who you are and what you do, and to sense-check how the “official” version of your strategy and culture is being experienced at every level of your business.  The resulting ideas and advice we give you (the tools, frameworks and processes) are the ones we think will best help you solve the problems you have – not just the ones we always use. And the team who’ll work with you, from the hand-picked SystemShift network, will be chosen because they fit best with who you are as a business. 

We’re able to do this because of the way our business is structured. We use a relatively small, stellar network of faculty, trainers and coaches – all hand-picked and world-class.  We bring them in to work on projects as we need to, meaning you never pay for someone you don’t need, or have someone working with you whom we don’t think fits with you.  And SystemShift’s founder, Dr. Elsbeth Johnson, is at the centre of the firm and so will be your lead contact for whatever work you do with us.

We’re candid but kind

Because of the rigour and experience we bring, and because we will have spent time getting to know you and your business, we believe we generate better insights and give better advice.  We also pride ourselves on always telling our clients what we believe they need to hear.  And, because we know you both personally and as an organisation, we’re able to give you this advice in a supportive, practical way that moves you forward as a business.