Very few businesses if any, can achieve success without the support and hard work of a dedicated team. However, it is important to realise that there is a big difference between a working group of employees and a team. Working groups are common within businesses but building a team that can perform is a whole different ball game.  

The Alchemists Forum’s chair, Alan Branagh has spent many years coaching, mentoring and offering advice to a diverse range of business owners and CEOs worldwide. Although their industries and specialisms differ, a constant in the lives of many business leaders is the daily ‘headaches’ and doubts that tend to resurface and raise their unwelcomed heads. 

If you are among the many business professionals who are afraid of hearing the sound of your own voice, now is the time to get over that fear and embrace podcasts!  

It is no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously challenged our sense of security, determination and decision making in the way we run our businesses. With rules and reason changing from day to day, now more than ever we find ourselves re-evaluating how we run our businesses. 

Whether you’re an Alchemist, an Emerging Alchemist or not yet a member of the Alchemists Forum, you’re invited to ‘An Audience with Rory Sutherland’, personally hosted by your chair Alan Branagh.

As the Business Owner, CEO, MD, or leader of an organisation of any size, the isolation and loneliness that often comes with this role may seem like a small price to pay for the rewards, recognition, and power that comes with the job. However, being isolated at the top can often have a negative effect on your decision making and leadership skills. Therefore, to ensure you are the best leader you can be, it’s important to have a board of non-biased, trusted individuals you can turn to for advice.

What does it mean to be a member of the Alchemists Forum? It means being part of a highly supportive group of individuals who offer advice, insight and moral support for all sorts of personal and business dilemmas.

The Alchemists Forum chair Alan Branagh, outlines below how ‘taking time out to win’ is a highly effective business performance method for CEOs and business leaders. From experience, Alan believes that adopting this business model will drive greater decisions, greater thinking and greater performance.