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Leadership team effectiveness
We help leadership teams agree priorities, improve decision-making, clarify roles and work more effectively together through change.
Leadership · Transformation · Strategy
Helping senior leaders lead transformation in TV, content and the creative industries
Silbury works with CEOs, senior leaders and leadership teams on the strategic, organisational and leadership questions that come with significant business change.
Leading transformation in changing industries
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57% of leaders in media and entertainment believe their business model won't be viable within a decade.
Creative businesses are being reshaped by changes in markets, technology and audience behaviour. For some, that creates opportunities for growth and reinvention. For others, it puts pressure on established business models.
In both cases, leaders have to make choices about direction, organisation and investment while continuing to run the business.
We combine leadership team development, executive coaching and strategic advice with deep experience of the TV and content industries. Our consultancy focuses on TV and content businesses; our coaching and leadership team development extend across the creative industries.
01 — Context
Who we work with
We work with leaders facing situations such as:
- New opportunities creating difficult choices about where and how to grow
- Market or technological change challenging the existing model
- A business that has grown faster than its organisation or ways of working
- Performance that has stalled or declined
- New leadership or ownership setting a new direction
- An acquisition requiring businesses and leadership teams to come together
- A major change that needs more pace, focus or alignment
- Preparation for investment, sale or another important transition
02 — Challenge
Overcoming obstacles
Silbury helps leaders and leadership teams address common obstacles to change such as:
- The leadership team is not fully aligned on the direction
- Too many priorities are competing for attention
- Important decisions take too long or keep being reopened
- Strategy is not translating into enough progress
- Roles, accountability or decision-making are unclear
- The organisation, skills or ways of working have not kept pace
- Day-to-day delivery crowds out longer-term change
- Senior leaders are stretched by running the business while changing it
03 — How we help
Leadership, strategy and change
Our work covers four connected areas.
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Leadership through change
We coach senior leaders as they lead major change, giving them space to think through difficult decisions, relationships and their own leadership.
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Strategic clarity
We help leadership teams assess the options, make clear choices and agree where to focus.
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Turning direction into action
We help teams translate strategy into changes in organisation, capabilities, investment and ways of working.
04 — Engagements
Core programmes
Programme 01
Unlock
Strategic leadership team development
Unlock works with leadership teams on the strategy, relationships and ways of working they need to lead significant change.
The programme combines strategic work with team development, helping teams make the important choices, tackle issues that are slowing progress and work more effectively together.
Teams develop an agreed direction, clear priorities and responsibilities, and ways of working that support decisions and progress through change.
Programme 02
One-to-One Coaching
Executive coaching for senior leaders leading change in the creative industries
Working directly with our founder Oliver Lang, senior leaders have an independent coaching partner who brings extensive experience of senior leadership and business transformation in TV and content.
Coaching supports leaders through growth, reinvention, new roles, major transformation, performance improvement and restructuring.
Programme 03
Fit for the Future
A focused assessment that helps TV and content businesses identify how to succeed in a changing market
Fit for the Future gives leadership teams an independent view of how well positioned their business is for its future goals and a changing market.
Whether the priority is growth, improved performance or preparation for investment or sale, we identify the areas that matter most to future success and the priorities for action, providing a clear basis for the next stage of change.
Consultancy
Tailored consultancy
Alongside our programmes, we provide tailored strategic and organisational consultancy for TV and content businesses. This can include developing strategy, reshaping the operating model and supporting implementation, whether following a Fit for the Future assessment or as a standalone engagement.
Diagnostic
How ready are you to lead change?
A short, candid self-assessment of how well set up you and your leadership team are to lead change. Twelve statements. Three minutes.
Your answers stay in your browser. Only an anonymous completion ping and the programme suggested are recorded — no answers, no personal data.
Question 1 of 12
Leadership team effectiveness
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Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
Your reading
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Each area is based on just two questions, so treat these as prompts for reflection rather than precise scores.
Leadership team effectiveness
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Strategic clarity
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Turning direction into action
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Leading through change
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Market and business model
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Organisation and capability
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Where you're strongest
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Where to focus
05 — Why Silbury
Experience of leading and supporting change
Silbury combines first-hand leadership experience in the content industries with strategy, advisory and coaching capability.
We have worked inside and alongside businesses through growth, strategic reinvention, organisational change, turnaround and preparation for sale. That experience informs both our strategic advice and our understanding of the demands on leaders responsible for change.
Silbury has worked with organisations including BBC, Channel 4, Fremantle, Mindhouse, Curtis Brown, Milk VFX and Pact.
Recent work includes
Record Revenue Growth
A production facilities business with declining revenues required a full review following new ownership. Silbury assessed strategy, operations, and organisational structure, identifying strengths alongside critical weaknesses. This enabled a focused transformation programme, leading to significant growth and record revenues within two years.
8 Figure Turnaround
A production company facing financial pressure needed to reset both its balance sheet and strategic direction. Silbury identified higher-value opportunities and supported a revised approach. Within 18 months, the business received investment offers reflecting an eight-figure valuation.
Creating New Revenues
An established production company sought to expand into digital and podcasting. Silbury worked with the team to define positioning, commercial models, and near-term opportunities. This led to new funding opportunities within weeks.
Positioning A Leadership Team For A Sale
A founding team navigating a period of transition required clarity on priorities and direction. Through structured coaching and facilitated sessions, Silbury helped establish a shared plan. This underpinned a successful sale and transition into a larger group.
Founder
Oliver Lang
Silbury's founder, Oliver Lang, has over twenty-five years' experience as a senior leader, advisor, credentialed executive coach and consultant in the screen sector.
Before founding Silbury, Oliver held senior roles in BBC Worldwide/Studios, BBC Television and in the independent production sector. At BBC Worldwide he oversaw content strategy and investment including the first investment in global phenomenon Bluey. He also made BBC Worldwide one of the leading investors in UK production companies.
He is currently a non-executive director of S4C's commercial businesses and has previously chaired Baby Cow Productions and served on the board of UKTV.
06 — Contact
Get in touch
If your business is facing significant change — or you are leading it — get in touch for an initial conversation.
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