Coaching
Leading Transformation
with Oliver Lang
Silbury helps businesses get fit for the future, giving them the insights and advice they need to transform their businesses to meet the opportunities ahead.
Alongside our consulting work I also offer one-to-one coaching for leaders in the TV, digital content and wider creative industries who are leading business transformation themselves.
Pressure in a time of change
We are in an era of exceptional market and technological change. Many leaders face the intense dual challenge of sustaining short-term performance while simultaneously rebuilding their businesses for the future. In this time of uncertainty, complexity and rapid AI adoption, they are also rethinking their assumptions, skills and purpose.
Leading transformation effectively is critical to the future of a business — and a significant personal test that stretches abilities, relationships and energy. But it can also be immensely fulfilling, bringing the reward of seeing your business gain momentum while growing confidence in what you can achieve.
I know this from experience. For more than 25 years I have worked as a senior leader, advisor and coach in the TV industry. I have led major change at the BBC and in the independent production sector and advised businesses in the creative industries on their own transformations. Leading change has been the toughest work of my career. It has also been the most rewarding.
01 — Clients
Who I work with
Leading major change can be lonely. My coaching gives you an experienced, independent partner who understands the business challenge as well as the personal one. We work to your agenda and to your goals with support and challenge that help you grow through the demands of your role.
You may recognise yourself in one of these situations:
- Rebuilding a business around a changed market, new technology or new economics
- Under pressure from boards or shareholders to improve performance
- Newly in role and needing to set direction and build momentum quickly
- Leading a formal transformation or restructuring programme
- Seeing your own role and value change with the business
You might also be asking questions like these:
- How do I sustain performance while rebuilding the business behind it?
- How do I unite my leadership team behind the change?
- How do I gain and keep the support of my board and major stakeholders?
- What does my own leadership need to become for the business I am trying to build?
- How do I protect my judgement, energy and resilience through a sustained period of transformation?
02 — Programme
Working with me
My coaching programmes typically include:
- An in-depth goal setting session that defines the outcomes you want to achieve and helps you and your business get the most from coaching
- Regular one-to-one coaching sessions, usually monthly, more often when useful
- Flexible sessions to tackle an immediate need or issue
- Mid-point and end-point reviews to consolidate development and ensure that coaching is meeting your needs
- An optional Hogan leadership assessment to sharpen your development priorities
As well as working with individuals I coach leadership teams, including through our Unlock strategic team coaching programme.
03 — Contact
Get in touch
If you are transforming your business and would like to talk about working together, please get in touch to arrange a time to speak.