Strategy that works. Structures that deliver. Leadership that adapts.

We help senior teams develop strategy grounded in reality, redesign structures for delivery, and build leadership that thrives in uncertainty. We work quickly, side-by-side with you, not as external observers, but as experienced advisors who stay until the work is done.

How we work with you

Every organisation is different. That’s why we shape our work to fit your needs, not the other way round. We typically support leaders through:

  • We work directly with senior leaders to guide decision-making, challenge assumptions, and provide strategic counsel. Fast, focused, and confidential.

  • We get hands-on with your organisation, diagnosing what’s not working, co-developing solutions, and supporting implementation that sticks.

  • We design and deliver tailored programmes to develop strategic leaders, those who can think, decide, and act in uncertainty. Practical, high-impact, no fluff.

Whether it’s high-stakes advice, fixing structural bottlenecks, or building leadership that can deliver, we stay focused on helping you get results.

What we do

We focus on what matters: strategy, structure, and leadership, delivered through the type of support that works best for you: high-stakes advisory, hands-on consulting, or focused leadership development.

Develop a real strategy

Grounded, practical strategy that helps you lead and adapt, not just react.

What we do: We help you build clear, practical direction so your organisation stops reacting and starts leading. We bring sharp challenge, test your assumptions, and work with you to develop a strategy you can deliver—one that fits your context, pressures, and ambitions.

Outcomes:

  • Clear direction everyone understands

  • Confident decision-making at the top

  • A strategy ready for the real world

We helped a national firm avoid large-scale redundancies through focused strategy work that delivered results quickly.

Fix structural bottlenecks

Restructure decision-making and delivery so your organisation actually works.

What we do: We clear out confusion, remove unnecessary layers, and design structures that make decision-making fast and accountability clear. The result: your organisation becomes more resilient, adaptable, and built to deliver value.

Outcomes:

  • Faster decisions closer to the work

  • Clear roles and ownership

  • A structure that supports delivery, not control

Redesigned a major operations function, removing layers and increasing delivery speed under pressure.

Build strategic leadership

Equip your leaders to move decisively in uncertain, fast-changing conditions.

What we do: We build leadership that can think and act under pressure. We coach, challenge, and develop leaders to lead confidently in uncertain times, empowering teams to move decisively and adapt.

Outcomes:

  • Leaders equipped to handle complexity

  • Faster, decentralised decision-making

  • Confident, adaptive leadership at every level

We developed senior leadership capability in a complex engineering organisation, reducing bottlenecks and improving delivery.

We don’t land and expand. We move fast, cut through the noise, and don’t leave you with a mountain of PowerPoints.

If strategy, structure, or leadership is holding your organisation back, or you just want a straight, honest conversation about where you’re headed, schedule a discovery call with us today

Read what our clients say about us:

  • “Mike combines infectious passion with in-depth knowledge to deliver fantastic leadership courses!"

    Chris Bell – Head of Performance, WASPS Rugby

  • "Mike and his team at LBI Consulting assisted Technics in developing a clear and defined emergent strategy. The strategy planning day at Technics was structured to ensure full participation from the group, resulting in a Strategic Communications statement at the end of the day. This strategic process will enable Technics to adapt to the ever-changing environments. Mike and his team comprehensively understood Technics as an organisation, including their target audiences and areas for development. I highly recommend Mike and his team to any organisation requiring strategic guidance."

    John Macintyre - Managing Director Technics

  • "I have been on several leadership type courses over the last 20 odd years and this was honestly the best one. The merits are the programme is spread over 4 sessions with a briefing on one day and practice the next which is a good format. The modules naturally build on each other. What really makes it relevant is the trainer knows Network Rail reasonably well so can make training and comments relevant as opposed to preaching what others do which would never work in the Railway Environment."

    Chris Wooff, SAE Network Rail

  • "The knowledge, passion and dedication Mike has to the training programmes is incredible to see and has been a huge benefit to myself as a Leader and also to my team. I enjoy Mike's honesty and external views and will take a lot of information away from the sessions to help improve myself and my team."

    Jade Buckland - Leader Network Rail.

  • “It has been great working with the LBI Consulting team; it is incredible to see after 18 months the positive improvements across the team in the areas of strategy alignment, accountability and levels of trust between the leadership and the wider team.”

    Matt Allen – Head of Timetable Production

  • "I found LBI to be a superb organisation to work with both in terms of their expertise and the service they provide. Their work has helped us to become a higher-performing team and create a culture where people can deliver the best work of their careers."

    Kris Alexander - Director Network Rail

  • This training is brilliant; succinct, fascinating and potentially transformational. I now feel fully equipped to deliver wide-ranging improvements to my area of the business.

    Senior Delegate - Systemic Leadership Programme

  • "The Leadership training I attended was probably the best training that I’ve done in 20 years. I appreciated the level of detail provided in each of the modules, and also the layered way in which it was presented. So that each element was clearly linked, and the learning from one module built upon concepts and ideas from the previous modules. Utilising real world examples made the learning tangible and applicable. I feel excited to get back to work to apply the new learning, and can already see how it is going to improve outcomes for my teams."

    Alex Hamlin (Consultant Clinical Psychologist)

  • "I have attended many leadership courses throughout my 15 year career and this is the one I found most useful. It gave me an insight into myself and also helped me understand other people and better as well as strategy and leadership techniques."

    Senior Leader - Engineering Company

  • "I think this was possibly the best training I have been on in my entire career (which is lengthy). Learned so much, have so much to now put into practice. It really does put into perspective what good training is and it shines a light on how to train well."

    Senior Leader - Network Rail

  • "Best leadership course I have attended."

    Senior Leader - NHS

  • Sirius Minerals
  • Wasps Rugby
  • British Army