Food Industry

Business Advisor Mike Gaffney

• Leadership Director and founding Partner of LEAP.
• Developed substantial leadership programmes for owners and leaders of Irish companies.
• Speaker at national conferences on Leadership.
• Former MD of Eco-Sol Lite (Environmental Packaging Company).
• Twelve years experience with Nortel Networks in Engineering, Materials Management, Finance and as a Lobbyist.

LEAP Experience
Client

• A food company.
• Second generation family business in the South East, Ireland.

Situation Prior To LEAP Engagement

• Successful company, tipping along.
• A lot of inertia in the company with a concept of “We are doing well enough so why change?”
• Owner wanted to make more of the business but was unsure as to why it was not happening.
• Lack of clarity regarding roles and responsibilities of key people.

LEAP Intervention

• Identified the owner as the cause of stagnation.
• The company were trapped as they had achieved the old vision.
• Guided the business owner to develop a compelling new vision to move to the next level of performance.
• The Management Team galvanised by their participation in developing a practical, action-based strategy to support the new vision.
• Re-defined roles, responsibilities and objectives for the key people in line with the new agreed vision.

Impact

• The Business Owner. The Owner is now focused on what he is best at; securing large contracts. He is no longer involved in the day-to-day running of the business.
• The Management Team. Taking ownership for delivering the day-to-day business independent of the business owner.
• Business Performance and Sales. The business is now performing more efficiently and effectively with the management team taking responsibility for the performance of their own key areas.
• Within one month of completing the INSPIRE programme, the business increased annual sales by 25%.

Contact Us
Tel: 091 755736
E: info@leapleadership.ie