People turn to me for: 1) an independent sounding board; 2) to improve businss results; 3) to develop their team; 4) to see a way through and make stuff happen. My approach is practical, confidential and focused on what's right for you and your business. Let's have a chat: call me or email jonathan.smith@colthill.co.uk.I help business leaders and their organisations thrive, giving them:• Better decisions, taken faster• More confidence: it can be lonely at the top• More time to work on their business, not just in it• A place for working on what matters most to them, safely, through independent advice• Greater clarity and alignment, especially on their vision and strategy• Better results from improved individual and team performance• More accountability for getting things done• Better governance as they mature and growI apply expertise gained in Shell, SMEs, public and 3rd sectors in UK and round the world.I have a collaborative style: I strive to set a strong example of working in partnership, breaking down silos to enable collaboration at pace. I connect and build empathy at all levels; understand operational issues, generating solutions bottom-up as well as top-down.I lead on the basis of clear personal values, which I find becomes more valuable the more difficult the situation.Clients say that I'm naturally humorous and engaging ... as well as value-adding.Member of the Association for Coaching.Chartered FCIPD.