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Strengths Unlocked – A recipe for peak performance
Strengths-focused Leader and Team Development: A business-critical team needed to build trust, alignment, and clarity around individual contributions. Through Catalyst Strategy’s tailored Strengths Unlocked program, leaders gained insight into their own and each other’s strengths, laying the foundation for a more unified, focused, and effective team. This case shows how strengths-based development can drive clarity, confidence, and connection.
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Strategy Co-Creation for a Renewing Supply Chain Function
Strategy Co-creation and Development: A newly re-formed leadership team needed to quickly align on purpose, priorities, and delivery. Catalyst Strategy facilitated a structured and inclusive strategy workshop that delivered a clear, co-created path forward, grounded in both ambition and capability.
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Building Cross-Cultural Strategic Partnerships with Japanese OEMs
Commercial Advisory: Cross-cultural partnerships don’t happen by accident. This case explores how patient, respectful engagement with Japanese OEMs created new commercial opportunities, reduced risk, and brought innovation to the table — all built on trust and shared value.
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Co-Creating an Aligned Strategy and Technology Vision
Strategy Co-creation and Development: A major airport operator’s Technology team needed a clear, cohesive strategy aligned with its refreshed organisational direction. Catalyst Strategy facilitated a collaborative, structured process to co-create a practical Technology Strategy and supporting roadmaps, aligning purpose, objectives, and stakeholder expectations. The result? A confident, unified team with a clear path forward and stronger business partnering foundations.
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Empowering Growth Through a Combination of Coaching and Mentoring
Coaching and Mentoring: A senior professional in the resources sector was ready to step into a broader leadership role. Through tailored coaching, Catalyst Strategy helped her clarify direction, enhance leadership presence, and position confidently for advancement. The outcome: a national leadership role, expanded impact, and a renewed sense of self-belief.
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When Complacency Costs – Lessons in Supplier Overconfidence and Missed Opportunity
Commercial Advisory: Overconfidence from a long-term supplier cost them major business. This case study offers a lesson in how clear strategy, transparent communication, and disciplined procurement processes can reset expectations and rebalance relationships without the drama.
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Strengths-Based Coaching for a C-Suite Transition
Coaching and Mentoring: A newly appointed C-suite executive needed to evolve his leadership style and shift from technical excellence to enterprise impact. Through tailored CliftonStrengths-based coaching, Catalyst Strategy helped him clarify his identity, elevate his board presence, and focus on high-value leadership work. The result: greater confidence, influence, and impact at the most senior level.
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Unlocking Value Through Strategic Supplier Competition
Commercial Advisory: Legacy supplier relationships can breed comfort… and cost. Drawing on real-world executive experience, this case shows how introducing structured supplier competition unlocked innovation, sharpened pricing, and restored commercial tension in a high-stakes environment.
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Leading Change through Influence – Shaping Mindsets in Supply Chain Transformation
Commercial Advisory: When you don’t hold the final decision-making power, influence becomes everything. This case highlights how mindsets were shifted and value unlocked by leading with credibility, transparency, and strategic insight — not hierarchy.
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Strategic Support for a Senior Leader Driving Team Uplift
Coaching and Mentoring: A newly appointed leader was tasked with delivering a performance uplift in a challenging team environment. Catalyst Strategy provided confidential coaching and mentoring — supporting strategy implementation, navigating resistance, and strengthening leadership effectiveness. The result: improved team engagement, better decision-making, and greater confidence from executive stakeholders.
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Navigating Supply Risk with Cultural Intelligence – Strengthening a Strategic Partnership Under Pressure
Commercial Advisory: Securing critical supply during a global shortage meant walking a tightrope between firmness and diplomacy. This case offers insights into how culturally intelligent leadership helped protect continuity, preserve relationships, and strengthen partnerships under pressure.