Welcome“ ��At Criticaleye, we believe that great leadership leads to positive

outcomes, enabling powerful legacies. Whatever the strategic direction of your business, an effective and cohesive leadership team where there is complete trust and alignment is essential. We build frameworks that leverage the collective experience of our Community, providing challenge and critique to contend with the isolation that accompanies the most senior roles within an organisation. Inspiring, innovative and completely bespoke, our approach is empowering today’s CEOs and their leadership teams to achieve more by performing better.”

Matthew Blagg CEO, Criticaleye

Achieve Better

Performance

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Who are we? Criticaleye is the peer to peer Board Community, with more than 13 years of experience transforming executives and global leadership teams.

Our unique strength lies in our ability to bring together a wide range of leadership and industry experience into a trusted environment, where executives and their teams are empowered to be the best they can be.

We enable CEOs and their senior teams to build the alignment necessary to execute strategy successfully.

Executives will broaden their skillset and knowledge by engaging with leaders from outside of their own personal and professional networks. We combine both individual and team development in order to challenge, critique and provide new frames of reference from other industries which serve to inspire fresh ideas, innovation and strategic alignment.

What do we do? We transform global leaders and executive teams by enabling them to outperform. We help them achieve alignment, break down silos and build trust at the senior level.

As the peer to peer Board Community, our work reinforces the role of the CEO as a leader and the importance of accountability within an executive team.

We successfully enhance high-performing leadership teams by utilising our global reach: a strong Community of peer relationships.

Our structured, bespoke approach helps executives and their teams overcome challenges and obtain structured outcomes. We deliver this by creating an experiential learning environment that leverages the knowledge and expertise of our international leadership Community, fostering team collaboration and sharpening the capabilities of individuals.

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The peer to peer Board Community, transforming leaders and their executive teams globally

“ �Leadership is about getting a small number of big decisions right. But in order to do so you need a supportive framework. By knowing each and every one of my Members and their challenges, I can guide them through the Community, ensure they are making the right connections, getting the right information and, ultimately, making the right decision.”

Phillippa Crookes Relationship Manager, Criticaleye

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How do we do it? We provide leaders and organisations of all sizes with a bespoke solution for better performance through a mix of team, strategic and personal development options.

Our individual development programmes utilise Board Mentors, Pop-up Boards, Peer to Peer Connections, editorial content and the space for inspiration and reflection – all of which enhance both personal and strategic development.

We intertwine individual support with a variety of team-based solutions, including high-impact 24-hour team retreats, which create alignment, improve capabilities and support the executive team to achieve better performance through organisational transformation.

Why Criticaleye? Because we understand your challenges and we know that every good leader strives to achieve better performance.

We often meet leaders who:

Have challenges with sub-optimal performance among their team

Suffer silos and lack of alignment in their organisations

Lack knowledge and awareness outside of their own industry and specialism

Run businesses with a high risk of failure

Why do individuals seek our support?

Why are we the go-to for executive teams?

TEAM DEVELOPMENTExecu�ve Retreats

1-2-1 Connec�onsDiscussion Groups

STRATEGICDEVELOPMENTPop-Up Boards

PERSONALDEVELOPMENTBoard Mentoring

Transition from a Divisional to Group role Growth & outperformance

Leadership Inspiration and influence (the Board, peers, externally)

Executive effectiveness Strategic awareness

Board effectiveness Non-executive Director ambitions

Restructuring IPO (pre and post) New CEO Transformation

Challenges of high-growth Team alignment International growth

Strategic v. tactical focus New business model Exits

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Our team development programmes and other membership services, rely on three key relationships: a Programme Director, Board Mentor and Relationship Manager. Together, they ensure our support is aligned to you and your organisation’s specific needs and objectives to maximise business performance.

Bespoke Support

Relationship ManagerWe know you don’t have any time. So how can you achieve maximum impact with minimal time?Our Relationship Managers are dedicated and focused on getting to know you and your needs. They, with the rest of the support team, will challenge you to be the best leader you can be and help you navigate through the Community making valuable peer to peer connections at every step.

Programme DirectorSo you want to create a world-class executive team, or transform the one you’ve got?Criticaleye’s Programme Directors are highly skilled in enabling you to identify areas of development and to accelerate the transformation of your leadership team. They build capabilities, trust and accountability within your team.

Board MentorWe know leadership is isolating and it’s particularly lonely at the top.Having led organisations throughout their operational careers and now executing purely at Board level, our Board Mentors are perfectly positioned to offer the credible challenge and hard-edged conversations that you need to be a successful leader. As a trusted reference point and impartial sounding board, our Board Mentors will help you navigate the many challenges of leadership, so you know what questions to ask.

Collectively our Mentors have held more than 100 CEO roles

They have held in excess of 300 Chair and Non-executive positions

James Boot Senior Relationship Manager, Criticaleye

“ �Working with our CEOs, Chairmen, HRDs and other board-level Members is very exciting and rewarding. I ensure they are taking advantage of everything the Criticaleye Community has to offer, and that each opportunity and introduction is highly valuable and relevant to their needs.”

Criticaleye has designed programmes for Private Equity backed, FTSE and AIM-listed companies undergoing rapid growth or major organisational change

Our bespoke programmes have enabled CEOs and their executive teams to make the right decisions to boost performance

We understand that trust is central to creating world-class boards and breaking down silos within the executive team

“ �Senior executives need an external sounding board. Someone with an unbiased perspective who understands the challenges of leadership and can critique their strategy. Now in my portfolio career, it’s wonderful to mentor leaders in the Criticaleye Community, helping them ask the right questions and make the right decisions for their businesses.”

Vanda Murray OBE Board Mentor, Criticaleye

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ImpactYour ability to influence and positively impact your team, Board, organisation and the wider business world is inherently linked to how skilfully you blend your individual and team development with the strategic direction of your organisation. Our mix of Pop-up Boards, Peer to Peer Connections and Executive Team Retreats are there to support you on that journey.

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Pop-up BoardsBetter outcomes can be reached through better scrutiny. To succeed, sometimes you need an external sounding board and a safe space to stress-test your strategy.Our extensive Board experience and reach allows us to bring together an experienced panel of trusted peers and experts who will impartially challenge, critique, support and validate your strategy empowering you to make more informed decisions.

Peer to Peer ConnectionsRight now, someone out there has the knowledge you need… We know them. They trust us.We accelerate your impact and strategic alignment by connecting you with the right person at precisely the right time. You could rely on serendipity, but your Criticaleye support team will do the job more quickly and reliably.

Executive Team RetreatsWhy be good when you could be great?We bring your leadership team together to hear stories from experienced CEOs who have been through what you’re going through. This high impact, case study-led session is tailored to your team. It encourages collaboration, allowing everyone to explore the barriers you collectively face to build your roadmap for change.

CEO of a high-growth UK business

“�Having the team together, focused and involved in the same debate, was an efficient and effective way to tackle the issues hindering alignment, and to reach agreement on actions to take forward. The event was useful for the entire team and gaining a frame of reference from experienced business leaders on how to manage underperformance and other challenges was encouraging.”

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45%CEOs

42%DIV/C-Suite

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27%Listed

41%Private

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Panels of industry experts provide an intimate and confidential environment to ask questions and test strategies.

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KnowledgeBeing armed with the right information from the most trusted resources – your peers – is priceless. So whether you’re learning from our rich editorial archives of leading insights, exploring a range of subjects in-person, or connecting with a leading expert, we have a learning platform to suit everyone.

Familiarity in the boardroom doesn’t always breed contempt, but it can

encourage complacency and assumpti ons that alienate directors from a business and its wider market. A good chairman, in conjuncti on with the CEO, will be fully aware of this and won’t be afraid to shake things up.

Ian Durant, Chairman at London property company Capital & Counti es Properti es (Capco) and bakery chain Greggs, has been through fi ve board reviews at three diff erent organisati ons.

“If the chairman wants to get something done then the board review can act as a tool to make it happen, or if board members want the chairman to behave diff erently it can assist the delivery of that message,” he explains.

Adding to this assessment, Judith Nicol, Director of Leadership Services at executi ve search fi rm Warren Partners, says: “Board reviews provide that ti me to think. Being made to stop and refl ect opens up possibiliti es for the business.”

According to Judith, reviews generally have the most impact when “you have a new chair, new directors or a new set of challenges that the board is facing”.

Glen Moreno, Chairman of internati onal publishing and educati on company Pearson and FTSE 250 bank Virgin Money, explains how he carried out his fi rst review at Pearson aft er he had been there a year: “I led the eff ecti veness review with the support of the board… We decided that to add value we should focus on four key areas that would make >

The UK Corporate Governance Code states that listed companies are required to carry out annual board reviews. Dawn Murden fi nds out

what they entail and how to ensure they’re truly eff ecti ve

Big Questi ons for the Board

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Steve Varley, Chairman and Managing Partner of EY UK&I, talks to Marc Barber about how he’s trying to shake things up at the Big Four fi rm

Testi ng the Limits

An eff ecti ve mentor will know when to listen and when to providea fresh perspecti ve. Criti caleye explores why mentors have

a vital role to play in leadership development

Why Leaders Need Mentors

A new CEO or senior executi ve can face enormous pressure when they’re new to the role. Mary-Anne Baldwin explores how a good mentor can make a diff erence

When Experience Counts

While soluti ons may not be easy to come by, it can be diffi cult for

a leader to openly admit they don’t have the answers. That’s where a mentor can make a big diff erence.

A mentor can be parti cularly useful when starti ng a new role, says Matt hew Wright, CEO of uti lity company Southern Water: “The value of a mentor is that you can draw on their experience in ti mes of change. You might be entering a dysfuncti onal team, or the board might not be as supporti ve as you thought it would be.

“There are myriad issues that you can’t anti cipate unti l you’re in the role.

By speaking to someone who has been there, you can prepare yourself for what’s to come.”

Tom Taylor, Chair of the Consumer Council for Water in Wales and former Chief Executi ve of the Agriculture and Horti culture Development Board, says: “My mentor got me to realise that as a new CEO, it was not my job to solve every problem as I had fi rst thought.

“She got me to understand there’s a huge diff erence between leadership and management, which I think is one of the most common issues facing a fi rst-ti me CEO. You can manage a team but you need to lead an organisati on.”

Tony Cowling, Criti caleye Board Mentor and former CEO and Chairman of market research company TNS, agrees that mentoring helps new CEOs develop essenti al skills for the role. “Chief executi ves are oft en anxious when they’re new because there’s nearly always a part of the business they know litt le, or less, about,” he says.

He explains that one of his mentees soon realised they required a wider skillset for the role: “They’d come up through fi nance… suddenly they were CEO and had responsibility for the company’s marketi ng, sales and online presence. They thought: ‘The company needs to change in >

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Help me, help you.” That’s what I think our forests would be screaming, if

they could, at our politi cal leaders as they convene in Paris to secure a climate deal.

The emission reducti on plans submitt ed so far won’t keep global temperatures

below two degrees but forests could bridge the shortf all. Indeed nature could provide up to 30 per cent of the climate soluti on.

Politi cal representati ves need to know that fi xing forests is a shrewd way to

secure climate success because it can be done quicker and more cheaply than any other soluti on currently available.

Speaking as someone who has spent much of their career within big business, I understand how dependent a successful >

The 2015 United Nati ons Climate Change Conference in Paris brings government representati ves together from over 190 countries. Richard Gillies, Group

Sustainability & Communicati ons Director of internati onal home improvement company Kingfi sher, explains why ti mber should be on the agenda

Seeing the Wood for the Trees

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Traditi onal business models are changing fast. Criti caleye’s CEO Retreat,held in associati on with Accenture and supported by Warren Partners,examined how senior executi ve teams can fashion the right response

Learning to Love Disrupti on

Leadership ContentWe know you don’t have time to read all of the information already coming at you...So we capture stories and experiences from leaders like you enabling us to share ideas, inspiration and practical advice to help improve your individual and organisational performance.

Inspiration & ReflectionEverybody likes a story and inspiration comes from people.We bring curious people together to share, interact and reflect. You may form links through the role you have, challenges you face, or experiences you’ve had – whatever the reason, you’ll be inspired by the stories you’ll hear around the table at Criticaleye’s events.

Thought LeadersWouldn’t it be great if you could access world-leading academics through one source?With Criticaleye, you can… We’re trusted, not only by CEOs, Boards and executive teams, but also by leading academics and institutions. It’s through these trusted relationships that we’re able to bridge the world of business and academia.

Our Thought Leaders hail from 15 countries across 5 continents

14 have been included in the Thinkers50 listing of the world’s top business thinkers

Nine out of the top 15 Schools in the FT Global MBA Rankings 2015 are represented

CEO Retreat

HR Director Retreat

Asia Leadership

Retreat

Private Equity Retreat

Our annual, high impact Retreats bring together

a powerful group of attendees and global experts with just the right mix of panel-led debates and peer to

peer meetings.

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Trust is everythingAnd it’s built upon relationships. So let’s get to know each other and learn more

about how we can help you achieve better performance by becoming part of the peer to peer Board Community, an experiential

learning platform like no other.

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