HOW WE DO IT

THE BRAVE MINDSET.

We use The Brave Mindset to deliver proportionate solutions based on deep, first-hand experience to empower action and deliver sustained change from within your organisation.

GRACE

FROM WITHIN.

Finesse built on emotional intelligence and humility.

INTELLIGENCE

FROM WITHIN.

Insight and innovation creating commercial value.

AUTHENTICITY

FROM WITHIN.

Driving visibility, transparency and clarity.

PRIDE

FROM WITHIN.

Championing integrity and inclusivity to deliver a clear purpose.

HOW WE DO IT

THE BRAVE MINDSET.

We help you meet the challenges you face in a rapidly changing risk and regulatory climate.

Whether you are a fast-growing start-up, a mature global organisation or somewhere in between, we’ll work alongside you to develop proportionate solutions at every stage of your journey.

HOW WE BREAKDOWN THE BRAVE MINDSET.

NORTH STAR.

‘WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE?’
Purpose
Vision
Values
Code of Conduct

NAVIGATION.

‘HOW WILL WE GET THERE?’
Strategy and Frameworks
ESG Strategy
Enterprise Risk Management
Financial and Operational Objectives
Delegations of Authority

TEAM.

‘HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER?’
Culture and Ethics
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Capabilities and Performance
Board and Executive Accountabilities
Third Party Oversight

BOUNDARIES.

‘WHAT KEEPS US SAFE?’
Policies and Standards
Controls and Management Information
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Company Secretariat

CHECKPOINT.

‘ARE WE ON TRACK?’
Line Management Monitoring
Functional Oversight
Internal Audit
External Audit and Assurance
Reporting and Disclosures

CLIENTS.

Empowered leaders in energised and disruptive organisations to achieve good outcomes from within

Creating transparency, objectivity, professionalism and rigour.
Embedding discussions with emotional intelligence and diversity of views.
Supporting leaders to make a tangible difference to our society and environment.

COMMUNITIES.

Advocacy that changes the narrative on sustainable and accountable leadership

Working with industry bodies and influencers to effect change.
Creating tools that leaders demand to transform their organisation.
Vocally representing our professions to create sustainable value.

COLLABORATORS.

Collaboration that delivers innovation and the best thinking

Working with like-minded partners to deliver pragmatically.
Creating a new, delivery model based on first-hand individual experience.
Enabling dexterity and accountability in a rapidly evolving external environment.

COLLEAGUES.

Working practices and ethos reflecting all that we strive for with our customers and collaborators

Generating commercial success whilst achieving personal balance and fulfilment with shared purpose.
Championing continuous learning, diversity, strength and resilience.
Achieving growth with clear commercial, sustainability and financial goals.

CLIENT STORIES

PUTTING THIS INTO PRACTICE.

Take a look at how we’ve helped organisations like yours adapt to the changing world.

AGILE AUDITING AND ASSURANCE.

We’ve inspired credibility and reduced the cost of delivery for our clients, while creating value:

Educated and equipped the auditing team for a major utilities company, reducing their costs and making their audit process seamless.
Introduced agile, autonomous ways of working that 82% of staff recommend.
Reduced time spent on the annual audit planning cycle by up to 50% for our clients.

ETHICS AND ESG.

Environment, society, and governance (ESG) issues are central to building a sustainable future for your business. We’ve embedded accountability, oversight, and management information for clients dealing with ESG.

Implemented ESG forums for a fast-growing financial services provider, whilst enabling them to meet reporting deadlines.
Helped a consumer brand build a behavioural assurance framework that instilled confidence in their directors
Laid out the risk appetite and pinpointed early warning and risk indicators for an energy client.

DATA, DIGITAL, TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS.

Data and technology allow cost effective monitoring and assurance activities real time and remotely that bring insight and commercial value. We have the experience to facilitate your change journey, to support you in assessing where data and technology can make the most difference and create the most insight. We’ve worked with clients:

Building the business case for GRC tools that deliver optimal value at a global energy provider.
Partnering through the end-to-end implementation process for a major pharma company.
Integrating data techniques that demystify the process and outcomes.
Creating meaningful visualisation of GRC outcomes to underpin improved strategic decision making.

EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE.

We assess and assure the quality of audit, assurance and compliance functions and processes to create clear options for directors.

Created a standardised approach to assessing second and third line functions.
Gave a financial and consumer services brand a full dashboard view of culture and behaviours.
Created a consistent, objective self-assessment framework for internal audit.

GRC SCALING PRE AND POST DEAL.

When your organisation grows—whether through new products, solutions, or entering new markets—you face new risks and the need to scale up.

Built an assurance plan and roadmap for a company selling its exploration and production assets.
Established internal audit and assurance post-IPO, including a route-map to move the service in-house.
Created a clear view of the core financial framework, highlighting risks and setting out the policies improvements required.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS.

If you want strong risk, governance, assurance, and control, you need the right skills and behaviours within your team.

Trained teams at a global bank that was struggling to effectively respond to the internal audit findings.
Developed analytical review training for financial services clients who need to refine their in-house auditing.
Ran risk management workshops for leaders to take control of their risk appetite, risk decisions and mitigating controls.