Executive coaching & mentoring 

We work with individual members of banks’ senior management to provide a range of tailored services.  These can involve one-off engagements, or a regular series of meetings or conversations as and when required by the bank.  All these engagements are carried out on a confidential basis, but allow the bank access to our extensive knowledge of bank strategies and practices. 

The mentoring engagement will take place at the bank, but also involves free guest access to our Masterclasses in London, and introductions to senior management at banks in the UK. 

Senior team development 

We carry out close engagements with banks’ senior teams, to assess and improve their ability to function as high performing units.  We carry out psychometric-based assessment of the team members and the composition of the senior team, and identify areas for improvement.  We work with individual team members to coach additional skills, and facilitate team sessions to improve the team’s ability to drive the bank’s strategy. 

Our work also has significant benefits for the bank’s succession planning. 

Executive courses in Oxford 

We also provide short, intensive courses for individual members of senior management, or a small group of senior managers.  These courses are private (not involving any other organisation), and are designed specifically to meet the specific requirements of each bank. 

The executive courses last for between one and eight weeks, and take place in Oxford at one of the Colleges of Oxford University.  The host College for each course is selected to make an appropriate fit with the topic of that course.  Executive accommodation is provided in central Oxford, near to the Colleges, and it is generally possible to provide access to the full facilities of the College, and to arrange access to the University library. 

The tuition is coordinated and delivered by our senior team, and hosted by the College.  Each course is separately tailored to the requirement of our clients, across a range of topics including detailed best practice in retail banking, wider elements of global finance, people management and leadership skills.  A Certificate of Attendance is provided upon successful completion of the course. 

The courses provide in-depth access to the body of knowledge and expert practitioners both within our consulting practice, and from leading academics, and also access to our client banks in the UK and to our regular Masterclasses in London.