As Business Leaders and management teams reflect on facing the challenges of the Covid pandemic, they may need someone to talk it through, explore issues and consequences and think out loud, independently and without value judgement.

Leading in Difficult Times

Businesses are facing unprecedented challenges and uncertainty as we begin to take tentative steps away from the Covid 19 lockdown. Over the last twenty years we have had the privilege and benefit of working with our private equity clients as well as the hundreds of business leaders and management teams in their portfolio companies as they have navigated their way through some very difficult times.

We have learned that it is essential to build resilience in all teams, to help them prevail against challenging situations and we have run with them to help them come through the other side. The other side is often a different place. Some teams have used our support as a cornerstone and this has helped nurture our relationships with those clients during those times of change – as well as alongside the amazing journeys of growth and success of our business partners.

Our longevity as a business and long-term relationships are testament to this.

Our Offer – to talk it through: Empathy and Emotional Engagement

Critical to the effectiveness of any of our work has been our ability and willingness to listen, to understand and to care.

We are currently holding video calls with a range of investors, business leaders and management teams to explore any issues and challenges with an objective and listening ear.

If you think it would be useful to talk through a situation, air your frustration, take time out to pause and think out loud without it going anywhere then contact us. All is confidential.

If you think we can help just get in touch with Paul or Mike directly to set up a session and talk anything through with us.

We are keen to support and help in any way we can. No fees, no pack drill!

Our ‘Old Normal’ is the ‘New Normal’

Our work in deals and businesses typically with an international dynamic has meant that we have been using video conference platforms to hold meetings and discussions for at least the last 5 years and on an increasingly frequent basis.

We have been able to hold successful and insightful due diligence discussions and effective coaching sessions online with senior executives. It is already a feature of one of the ways we conduct our business.

We anticipate that this will become more prevalent as everyone adapts to new challenges and ways of working.

Given that we feel we are already ahead of the curve, we are excited that we can build on these existing frameworks to become even more agile, cost and time effective in meeting our clients’ needs.

Call, email or message us to see how we can help support you right now.

Paul Quinn: paul.quinn@thequinnpartnership.co.uk

Mike Stiles: mike.stiles@thequinnpartnership.co.uk