Smart solutions that boost business

Creating a successful business takes more than just the initial great idea. Whether you’re building up a talented workforce, smoothing out day-to-day operations or searching for training courses to step up expertise, these products and providers could help your organisation to thrive.Step up from lawyer to legal leader with executive coachingMila Trezza, Coaching LawyersThe career transition from legal expert to legal leader often brings new challenges that go beyond deep legal expertise. For lawyers looking to progress in their careers, success demands confidence, communication skills, influence and decision-making. Executive coaching by Coaching Lawyers, led by Mila Trezza, offers a structured space for lawyers to navigate this shift and think strategically about their careers.Mila brings more than 25 years of legal experience, including serving as general counsel for a Fortune Global 500 company, and offers a wealth of insights into the demands lawyers face. Working with professionals in both private practice and in-house roles, her results-driven coaching focuses on developing executive presence, decision-making and leadership effectiveness.Gain managerial training on an expert-led programmeLSEFor those looking to excel in their career, gaining in-demand management skills is crucial for climbing the ladder. The Executive Global Master’s in Management programme at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a part-time executive master’s programme designed for working professionals.Over 17 months of learning, students develop essential managerial skills in a flexible format that can fit around their career, family and personal commitments, requiring just nine weeks of out-of-office study. The course is led by world-class tutors and comprises five modules in London and two in international locations — currently Brazil and Vietnam.A highlight of the course is that, throughout their studies, students receive dedicated support from LSE teams and access to the Professionals at LSE network, which greatly contributes to opening doors in the future. The course is accessible, too, with financial support available, including corporate discounts.Register your interest and download the programme brochure at join.lse.ac.uk.Turn a high-stakes digital proposition into a successful product Hi Mum! Said DadHi Mum! Said Dad is a multi-award-winning UK digital product agency with 15 years' experience helping ambitious organisations turn strategic vision into successful products and services. The agency brings together proposition strategy, customer experience, design, engineering, data science and AI to support projects from early opportunity and validation through to build, launch and optimisation.With particular expertise in financial services and healthcare, its former clients include NatWest, Bupa, Evelyn Partners, Amazon and Snoop.The agency works alongside an organisation’s existing digital team, rather than replacing it, providing cross-functional expertise where the stakes, complexity or pace demand additional capability. From shaping a new proposition to developing a digital experience or applying AI and data expertise, the agency provides crucial assistance for organisations to improve their strategy for a continually evolving product.Look beyond the symptoms of talent challengesCHRYSALIS TALENT DEVELOPMENTWhen a people-related problem emerges, the most obvious solution is not always the one an organisation needs. Chrysalis Talent Development helps businesses step back and assess how their talent management practices work together. Using its proprietary Talent Management Maturity Framework, it looks beyond individual processes to identify strengths, gaps and disconnects that may be contributing to wider challenges, from retention and performance to leadership capability and succession. Through conversations with HR teams and stakeholders, alongside relevant policies, processes and organisational data, Chrysalis builds a picture of where an organisation is now and where action could make the greatest difference. For ambitious organisations with 50 to 5,000 employees, this provides a structured starting point for understanding the real issue and focusing action and investment where it can make the greatest difference.Grow your brand’s reach with a specialist influencer marketing agencyCO-ANUFor brands looking to expand reach, the right creator can shape how you’re seen. CO-ANU is an influencer marketing agency specialising in luxury, fragrance and beauty. Led by Director Maggie Dwyer, the London and Dubai-based agency has delivered more than 100 end-to-end campaigns worldwide with the support of its network of more than 3,000 creators and influencers. From strategy and creative development to talent selection and campaign delivery, CO-ANU manages the influencer journey, supported by paid amplification and performance reporting, with expertise across social media strategy, content creation and paid social. This approach helps brands build creator and social presence, whether launching a product, reaching audiences or developing social strategy. Previous clients include L’Oréal, PUIG and Designer Parfums.Learn more at co-anu.com and follow on Instagram @coanuagency.Follow environmental compliance for better business practiceHarmony EnvironmentalHarmony Environmental helps businesses turn environmental and quality requirements into practical systems that support a better way of working. Specialising in waste, manufacturing and hospitality, the consultancy provides expert support with ISO 14001 environmental management systems, ISO 9001 quality management systems and PAS 402 for the waste sector. From implementation and integration to ongoing support, Harmony develops systems designed to go beyond audit, helping businesses manage risk and legal obligations, clarify processes, involve employees and support continual improvement. Rather than treating compliance as a tick-box exercise, Harmony starts by asking the right questions, understanding how a business really operates and involving the people who’ll ultimately make change happen.This content is brought to you by Living360, a digital lifestyle destination keeping you up to date with health and fitness, food and drink, homes and gardens, beauty, travel, finance trends and more