Creating Sustainable Strategies that deliver Positive performance
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Who it’s for
Executive Leadership Teams (Boards, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CSOs) leading a major sustainability transition initiative, who are under pressure to deliver a measurable, sustainable strategy.
What it covers
Your transition journey, de-risked, value proposition, capital plans your finance team trusts, governance the board can steward and KPIs that prove stakeholder outcomes drive performance. Case-backed, cross-industry with modern templates.
What you’ll leave with
- Board-ready sustainable strategy aligned to stakeholder expectations and avoiding common pitfalls
- KPI tree connecting ambition to sustainability, ethics, risk and performance
outcomes - 90-day plan to improve momentum and execution
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Stay Ahead Offerings
- Sustainable Strategy Management (Programmes)
- 30-Minute Sustainable Strategy Live Brief (Live Stream)
- Sustainable Strategy Brief (Newsletters and Blogs)
- Interactive Events (Workshops and Webinars)
- Playbooks (Digital frameworks and tools)
About Paul
Professor Paul A. Phillips served for over two decades as Professor of Strategic Management at Kent Business School, University of Kent, UK. He also served as Deputy and Director of Kent Business School and held academic appointments at Cardiff Business School and the University of Surrey, UK.
In 2001, Paul was appointed to the Charles Forte Chair of Hotel Management at the University of Surrey. His earlier business career was as a qualified accountant and a Senior Management Consultant with Price Waterhouse. Professor Phillips holds an MBA and a PhD from Cardiff Business School and is a qualified marketer.
Selected Projects
Startup Global Online Business School —Sustainable strategy to revenue-ready
From concept to a sustainable, employer-backed, revenue-ready school.
Challenge
Create an UNSDG-focused, employer-backed online business school with global reach.
What we did
Created a strategic development plan, designed ecosystem and platform, produced a three year strategy, business plan, budget and cashflow model, with funding options.
Result
Clear vision and resilient operating model, enabling infrastructure to identify the internationalisation pathway.
UK Government — Deputy Prime Minister’s Office
From digitisation aspirations to an agile, execution-ready, sustainable organisation.
Challenge
Digital work wasn’t improving decisions or processes.
What we did
Executive outcomes workshop, mapped high-value decisions, prioritised the digital portfolio, and built a KPI tree with decision cadence.
Result
12–18 month roadmap with sequenced priorities and executive KPIs tied to policy & delivery outcomes, and decision lead times reduced.
UK Ministry of Defence — Digital Strategy & Agile Operating Model
From digitisation aspirations to an implementation-ready agile organisation.
Challenge
Momentum stalled across human factors and fragmented portfolios.
What we did
Benchmarked practices, ran operating model scenarios, executive working sessions, built a flexibility and agility framework, and set decision rights and ownership.
Result
Prioritised transition portfolio and critical path, agility embedded in governance, leadership behaviours reset, portfolio throughput increased.
China Development Bank — Growth Strategy
From regional aspirations to a knowledge-based global investment decision-making hub.
Challenge
Upskill 20 senior managers and unify appraisal standards for global retail acquisitions.
What we did
Led the delivery of a two-week in-company programme with UK and European finance experts and City of London field visits, with master classes and round tables events on financing methods and investment of funds.
Result
Methods embedded into China Development Bank’s acquisition approach, more consistent governance and faster deal-review cycles to redefine its future.
Canterbury Retail Challenge — Place-based growth
From lecture theatre to a knowledge-based retail consulting firm.
Challenge
Strengthen student employability and local business performance.
What we did
Created a new university degree module with multi stakeholder workshops, student consulting with real firms, community events, and translating insights into action.
Result
Student employability capability uplift, The BBC said it was an example of the university demonstrating its value and direct contribution to Kent society.