Our delivery
We work with organisations to enable them to create conditions where people willingly give of their best
Our experience spans across a range of clients internationally, in both the public and private sectors and with both commercial and non-profit organisations.
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Our purpose
We exist to support organisations help create conditions where people willingly give of their best
Systems Leadership integrates what are often considered to be separate subjects such as leadership, teamwork, capability, structure, systems, roles and role relationships into a single, coherent approach.
Systems Leadership provides a coherent approach to understanding how people are likely to behave in different social and organisational contexts.
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Our experience
For over 30 years we have worked with clients across a range of industries and sectors.
We have consulted and worked with clients in many countries and regions from Australia to Zimbabwe, advising leaders and leadership teams across a range of social, cultural and leadership challenges. The training and consultancy work is built upon a set of practical and proven concepts, applying Systems Leadership to organisations and their leaders.
Sectors include Mining, Construction, Engineering, Technology, Finance, Health, Education, Community organisations including Indigenous Communities and the Church.
Our offer
Our work involves integrating all aspects of organisational work
We use diagnostic and analytical methods to help clarify issues and set them in context. This analysis helps us to jointly design a programme of work, customised to the client needs that will help bring about desired improvements.
We do not bring a set of interventions with predetermined time lines but rather tailor our approach to apply the elements of Systems Leadership that will make the greatest positive impact on the organisation.
We structure and deliver our work across two organisations:
Macdonald Associates Consultancy (‘MAC’) works with commercial organisations, primarily in the private sector.
For more than 30 years MAC has worked internationally with multinational corporations across many sectors, typically with CEOs, Heads of Business and key decision makers.
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Systems Leadership Community Interest Company (‘SLCIC’) works with organisations that are not able to pay full commercial rates.
Prior experience includes working internationally across the Education, Public Health, faith and local community sectors.
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Shared resources and network
Both organisations share a common purpose, a consistent set of standards and experiences.
They share resources including a network of Accredited organisations and Accredited practitioners, all administered from our office in the UK, located at The Hive, Lewes, Sussex.
Both organisations can be contacted here.
What our clients say
Our clients tell us they value our partnership approach.
Clients appreciate the way we work in partnership with leadership and those who understand best the organisational challenges.
We start with the needs of the client. This could involve examining a specific problem or a general discussion of where the organisation is.
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What is a Community Interest Company?
A Community Interest Company (‘CIC’) is a limited company, designed for social enterprises that uses its resources to help a community.
In contrast to a regular corporate entity, a CIC exists to benefit the community rather than private shareholders.
The first CICs
CICs were first established in the UK in 2005. One of the most important legal implications of a CIC is the creation of an ‘asset lock’, designed to ensure the assets of the CIC (including any profits or other surpluses generated by its activities) are used for the benefit of the community. This is a permanent step which cannot be reversed.
A benefit to the community
A CIC operates in the same way as any other company registered at Companies House, however its purpose relates to delivering a benefit to a community (rather than to its shareholders); the Directors can be paid or unpaid and have the same rights and duties as any other Company Directors, under UK law.
As such a CIC cannot pay dividends and any surplus remains in the company as all revenue must be used to benefit the community.
Regulation
All CICs in the UK are regulated by the Office of the Regulator of CICs, a part of the UK Government’s Department of Business Innovation & Skills.