Combined Minds
Business improvement consultancy
*High Performing Teams *
*Unleashing Leadership Potential *
*Operational Excellence*
About Us
At Combined Minds, we believe that every business can adopt a Continuous Improvement and Leadership Culture that creates High Performing Teams, and we aim to grow our business by helping others to grow theirs.
Our mission–
“We are trusted advisors and partners in Operational Improvement, Leadership Development and Business Mentoring. Providing our customers with value for money, actionable and sustainable improvements, useable leadership tools and techniques, as well as a professional and personal service.“
We help businesses streamline their operational processes and workflows, set standards and expectations, upskill leaders and managers, transform their workforce into high-performing teams, unlock their full potential, and embed sustainable improvements.
Too close to gain perspective
When you are running a business and are fully invested in its operations, you can lose perspective. It is easy to fall into the trap of repeating things because they have become the norm. Sometimes, businesses lose the ability to challenge themselves and question their ways of working.
That is the benefit of working with a third party; someone who is independent. Someone who understands what you want to achieve, and can see things with a fresh pair of eyes.
Are the fundamentals in place? Sometimes you need to go back to the basics and make sure the simplest things are working well.
We will help you identify areas that we know can improve the business. We look at whether your processes are robust, if your workflows are efficient, whether you are maintaining good housekeeping standards, using effective communication, if there are gaps in leadership skills, and if problem-solving practices are up to par before digging more deeply.
Your critical friend, coach, consultant and partner.
Combined Minds can play multiple roles in your business. We are here to work alongside your directors and managers to help them examine current operational and leadership practices and identify areas for improvement.
We don’t necessarily know your business the best, but we do know how to get the best out of you and your business.
We work on the philosophy that anything and everything can be improved for the better, even if it isn’t already broken.
Combined Minds was founded in 2019 by Chris Parker after working for over 20 years in operational leadership roles for a market-leading companies.
He is a trained and accredited business coach & mentor, a Prince2 and Agile Project Manager, and Lean Leadership practitioner. This means he has a wealth of knowledge and practical experience that he can bring to your business.
As the name suggests, at Combined Minds we believe in working in partnership with you and your team.
I want to improve how the business operates. Where do I start?
Boost Your Business Success with Our Operational Improvement Health Check.
Our ‘Operational Health Check’ is designed to give constructive and objective feedback on key elements of the your business that influence how effective and productive the business operation is.
The Health-check would involve an onsite visit by an operational improvement advisor. They will then interviews with the business leadership, management and employees, observe processes and workflows, ask about policies and standards, and conduct a site walkaround.
The documented feedback will include ways in which Combined Minds and our expert associates can help you to develop your leadership skills, streamline your business and create a High Performing Workplace.
Results you can Expect when working with us
More successful process and project outcomes
Upskilled Leaders and Managers
Better communication and collaboration at all levels
Improved bottom line
More efficient use of time, capital and other resources
Improved productivity with cost and time savings
Higher returns on investment
More engaged and higher-performing teams
What Our Customers Are Saying
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“I have found Chris to be very professional, personable and knowledgeable, and he has felt like one of the Fresh Start team. I am looking forward to working with him again on some of our new initiatives..”
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“I was amazed by Chris’s approach to understand the long-term business needs of our local business and take them into consideration in every decision he made..”
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“Chris was excellent at walking through our business problems and coming up with ideas and a plan forward. Chris walked through how the different areas of the Help to Grow scheme could be applied to our business to boost efficiency and improvements. Chris’ wealth of knowledge is invaluable and means he can provide real-world examples of using business principles. I would highly recommend Chris.”
