The Pulse: Mission, Innovation and Olympic Gold - November 2024
Your monthly dose of digital and business innovation
This month at S&S, we're exploring excellence and innovation from every angle.
From Olympic gold medallist Greg Searle's insights on mission-based success to the launch of our game-changing MissionHub.ai platform, we're showcasing transformative approaches to business performance. Discover how our Women in Transformation community is reshaping agile practices for 2024 and meet our newest team member Becca Abrahams.
Enjoy!
Mission matters: Lessons from The Mission is Everything in Manchester
Olympic champion meets business transformation: Greg Searle shares golden insights on mission-based success at S&S Manchester.
Olympic gold medallist Greg Searle joined transformation leaders Ed Kamm and Harry Eatough to explore what elite sports can teach us about organisational excellence. Here's what we learned:
🔶 Mission drives excellence: Greg's British rowing eight story showed how shared "gold medal behaviours" create daily wins.
🔶 Safety sparks innovation: Creating space for honest conversations and calculated risks unlocks team potential.
🔶 Servant leadership delivers: Shell Energy Retail achieved "more in three days than in three months" through this approach.
🔶 Mission-based success in action: Our CCO Adrian Stalham shared how to put these principles into action with a practical 90-day roadmap.
Whether pursuing Olympic gold or business transformation, success starts with a clear mission and the right environment. Greg's unique blend of sports wisdom and business insight showed us exactly how to get there.
The future of consulting: The rise of Service as Software
The consulting revolution: How S&S is transforming service delivery through AI-powered innovation.
We're excited to share how our groundbreaking MissionHub.ai platform is reshaping the future of consulting by embedding strategic services directly into technology. Here's what makes this evolution so powerful...
🔶 Beyond traditional SaaS: While Software as a Service revolutionised business tools, our Service as Software (SaaS 2.0) approach takes it further by integrating strategic expertise directly into technology. This removes dependency on external consultants and empowers organisations to drive their own transformation.
🔶 Mission.ai leads the way: Our platform combines AI-driven insights with S&S's award-winning mission-based working methodology. It doesn't just provide tools—it offers strategic partnership through AI-powered team assembly, predictive analytics and strategic alignment capabilities that deliver results within weeks, not years.
🔶 Proven impact through mission-based working: Organisations using our approach see remarkable improvements in delivery predictability, accountability and team empowerment. Our framework's success has earned industry recognition, proving that combining human expertise with AI creates sustainable transformation.
🔶 The autonomous future of consulting: We're not just helping organisations adapt—we're enabling them to lead. MissionHub.ai represents our commitment to empowering businesses with the strategic capabilities they need to thrive independently in a rapidly evolving landscape.
This evolution in consulting services marks a significant shift from traditional models to a future where technology and strategic expertise combine to deliver unprecedented value and organisational autonomy.
Women in Transformation: Embracing agile leadership for sustainable impact and change
The future of work is agile, and S&S's Women in Transformation community recently dove deep into what that really means.
Our virtual event brought together diverse industry leaders to tackle the realities of agile transformation, with S&S's Jacqueline Shakespeare, Adrian Stalham and Mathilda Börjesson leading an engaging discussion on making agile work in today's fast-paced business landscape.
Moving beyond traditional project management, the conversation revealed how our mission-based working approach is reshaping how teams operate and deliver value. From tackling change fatigue to embracing servant leadership, participants shared candid insights about their transformation journeys. As one attendee perfectly captured, "The work's visible, which means I can see it's making a positive impact"—a testament to the power of agile principles when applied thoughtfully.
The discussion illuminated how agile has evolved from its software roots to become essential for business survival in 2024. Whether you're wrestling with transformation challenges or curious about mission-based working, the key takeaways from this event offer practical wisdom for navigating change while keeping your teams energised and focused on what matters most.
Tech Talk & Business Buzz: The Headlines ⚡️
In this section of The Pulse, we bring you some of the month’s biggest headlines and must-read stories from the worlds of technology and business.
Social media's seismic shift: Bluesky's stunning 300% growth to 3.5M users following Trump's win has shaken up the landscape. With creators fleeing X and Threads' political-light strategy backfiring, the battle for social media's future is heating up.
Google's Chrome crisis: In a dramatic move, DOJ demands Google sells Chrome and ends its default search deals. With 90% of global searches at stake, this could reshape how we all use the internet. Google has until December 20th to respond.
Google's £7bn UK headache: As if Chrome wasn't enough, Google now faces a massive UK class action over search advertising. With battles on both sides of the Atlantic, is Big Tech's dominance finally facing a real challenge?
UK's £44bn cyber wake-up call: Half of British businesses have been hit by cyberattacks in five years, yet many still lack basic protection. The message is clear: in today's digital world, cybersecurity isn't optional.
Meet the newest member of Team Orange – Becca Abrahams
Welcome to the team, Becca! With a track record in marketing strategy and business transformation, Becca Abrahams brings valuable expertise and innovative thinking to Sullivan & Stanley. Her dual background in B2B and B2C marketing, coupled with her talent for crafting compelling content and data-driven campaigns, perfectly complements our collaborative approach to driving sustainable growth.
Becca's unique blend of creative vision and analytical acumen, combined with her commitment to building meaningful relationships, makes her an exceptional addition to the S&S team. Her dedication to effective communication and strategic campaign development aligns seamlessly with our core value of looking after one another and our mission to deliver impactful results. We're delighted to welcome her fresh perspectives and collaborative spirit as we continue to shape the future of strategic marketing and help our clients navigate an evolving business landscape.
Thanks for reading. Until next time!
S&S 🍊