Founder cohort working through how to build a high-performing team during a Monkhouse & Company coaching workshop.

How to build a high-performing team (without the BS)

Updated 13 September 2026

Build team performance through clear expectations, A-player density, peer accountability and conditions that reduce dependence on supervision.

A sales hiring conversation between two leaders — the five-stage process scale-up founders use to recruit salespeople.

Hiring salespeople: a five-stage process for scale-up founders

Updated 13 September 2026

Build a five-stage sales hiring filter that tests preparation, mindset, coachability and performance before making an offer.

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Missionaries versus mercenaries. The senior leader hiring framework. Why 40% of senior hires fail within 18 months.

Published 13 September 2026

40% of senior hires are gone within 18 months (Heidrick & Struggles). A hiring process that tests motive and collaboration before you make the offer.

How to coach managers into leaders, without doing their job for them

How to coach managers into leaders. (Without doing their job for them)

Published 11 September 2026

Coaching is not redoing the work. It is telling people the standard, then letting them meet it. Here is how to coach managers into leaders without taking the job back.

Chef and guest discussing food at Monkhouse & Company event.

How to value a business: the UK founder-CEO guide

Published 6 September 2026

You paid for your company twice: once with money, once with your life. The buyer priced neither. Here is what actually moves the multiple.

E372 | Oliver Cummings: left Goldman Sachs for a 4-person startup. built a 60,000 expert network

Published 5 September 2026

Oliver Cummings left Goldman Sachs for a four-person startup and built a 60,000-expert board network. The test he uses on leaders is the one many hiring processes skip.

Leadership team in a management meeting workshop around a whiteboard at Monkhouse and Company Farm

The Executive Team Trap: Why Size Could Be Your Biggest Problem

Updated 30 August 2026

Shrink your executive team to restore decisions, moving wider delivery leadership and future strategy into separate, purpose-built groups.

Prices up 50%. One customer left.

Published 27 August 2026

Raise prices before chasing growth: charging properly can improve margin without adding customers, people or delivery.

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How do I stop being the bottleneck? A 90-day plan

Published 23 August 2026

Move decision authority, context and accountability out of your head with a practical 90-day plan.

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Plan on a page: how to turn strategy into one page your leadership team will actually use

Published 22 August 2026

Turn strategy into one memorable page with clear choices, numbers, owners and three to five quarterly priorities.

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What is a daily huddle (and why is it important?)

Updated 22 August 2026

Daily huddles: 15-minute meetings to align teams, tackle blockers, and boost accountability.

EOS vs Scaling Up infographic comparing operating discipline, upgrade path and scale-up architecture

EOS vs Scaling Up: which operating system should you choose?

Updated 22 August 2026

Compare EOS simplicity with Scaling Up's wider disciplines for people, strategy, execution and cash.