Ignite

News and views for Cognosis clients

Dear Oscar

Happy New Year and a warm welcome to the first Ignite of 2010.

Back in April 2009, we piloted an interactive online tool enabling people to profile their Strategy Styles by taking a short five minute test – DiscoverEDGE was born. We received lots of feedback, for which we are very grateful, and have now analysed the results to update the tool. After all the hard work, this month we are pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved DiscoverEDGE.

We hope that in its new format, DiscoverEDGE will provide you with even more intelligent insight into your personal Strategy Style, as well as that of your team and organisation. We invite you you to take a few minutes to trial it in its new format below.

Richard Brown, Managing Partner

Issue

22 / 1 / 2010

DiscoverEDGE in Action

The recession changed the corporate landscape and with few management teams ever having experienced such a tough climate, there were inevitably doubts and fears about how they would be able to handle the situation together.

One of the main challenges faced by our clients was to ensure that the strategic plans they had put in place six, or even three months, previously, still had the buy-in and support of the management team. If the previously strong strategic alignment of the team had changed in any way it was essential to know so that any necessary amends to the strategy could be implemented speedily.

DiscoverEDGE allowed one of our clients to tackle this head on and they were able to make a full assessment of how each individual was aligned to the strategy in light of the new market environment. Thankfully in this instance confidence in the strategy remained high and the team was able to move forward as a strong unit without any worries that their hard work over the past few years had been jeopardised by recession.

Use our FREE QUESTIONNAIRE to profile your personal strategy style now or get in touch to organise a team or organisational profiling taster session.

Recent Press Coverage

Financial Times

‘The Careerist: Distinguish between what is urgent and what is important’

The Drinks Business

‘It’s the real deal’

Director

'Blood in the boardroom'

Management Today

‘Hidden Treasures’

Cognosis News

We’re pleased to announce three new additions to the team this month:

Tom Gibbs joins us as a Consultant having most recently worked as an Analyst at Moet Hennessy UK. Following completion of their periods as interns with Cognosis, Katie and Louise are joining the Firm as full-time team members.

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to them.

Tom Gibbs, Consultant

Louise Capper, Consultant

Katie Small, Consultant

Introducing The Drinks Business...

Cognosis is proud to announce that throughout 2010 we will be a thought-leader partner of The Drinks Business magazine working together to communicate insight and best practice to the international drinks industry.

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Movember

The month formally known as November saw six of our brave ‘Mo Bros’ grow moustaches as part of the global campaign to highlight men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer. The results can be seen below and a superb £845 was raised.

Upcoming Events

Gathering of the Clan

An event for our partner-supplier network

Date: 12th February 2010

Venue: Quaglino's, SW1Y 6AJ

Breakfast Briefing

Date: Thursday 25th February 2010

Venue: Mortons Private Members Club, W1J 6EN

Guest Speaker: Richard Cochrane (Bibendum Wine)

Topic: Reactions to The Alcohol Report

Cognosis Dinner Event

A dinner with Paul Stone (Shell) as our guest speaker for the evening

Date: 17th March 2010

Venue: Mortons Private Members Club, W1J 6EN

To register for Cognosis events, please contact marketing@cognosis.co.uk

Presentation clips & delegate testimonials from past Breakfast Briefings are available here