The Growing Business Handbook by Adam Jolly

However, my MVP nomination for March goes to Tom Wake, not just for his constant efforts in both keeping the development team organised, on-point and motivated in these rough times but also for the extra effort put in behind the scenes to help get the new StrategiQ site match fit whilst everything else is going on around him. When it comes to making the very difficult call on selecting an MVP for the month of March, a special mention goes out to Bex for her constant dedication to her role and the team as well as her unwavering attention to detail, making sure every project she works on has the StrategiQ stamp of quality whilst working on what appears to be twenty projects at once sometimes.

With that said an early shoutout has to go to Andy, Sarah and James, as well as the Leadership and HoD team for working around the clock whilst having to make some of the toughest decisions of their careers to date this month. It is said that in the hardest times we grow the most and this month has shown this, with the entire team raising to the gauntlet of unprecedented history emerging all around us. “Now it’s customary at this point for me to make some fleeting comment about how crazily fast the month has gone, however, March 2020 was quite different and will be remembered for most of our lives as being a long and very challenging month. In fact, MVP is one of the most important parts of our company culture and is a big part of keeping morale high amongst the team, so it was never going anywhere! Let’s start off with some of the lovely nominations for March’s Most Valuable Player. As we’ve maintained ‘business as unusual’ as best we can, MVP very much remained on our monthly calendar. This month among everything else that’s been going on, we’ve taken part in a resolve-strengthening resilience session with Sue Firth, revived some incredible case studies of our work with clients such as Vine House Farm, Hemisphere Freight Services and Juran, and began our journey working from home. We’re doing everything we can to stand true to our values and ensure we care for our people and our clients in a supportive and strategic way. A lot has changed in the last month, but that hasn’t stopped us! We’ve all worked incredibly hard to get used to the new situation we find ourselves in – digital meetings, phone calls and lots of interim strategies for clients because of what’s going on. It seems mad to think that just a few weeks ago we were sitting together, having ‘top bants’ in the office like normal.

The Growing Business Handbook by Adam Jolly