Group Profile

• Sectors: Looking for diversity in the structure of the cohort in terms of types of businesses as this may generate more to share and will encourage cross sector fertilisation of ideas and knowledge.

• Competitors: Individuals from competing businesses should be discouraged in the same cohort due to likely conflict of interests. 

• Whilst confidentiality should be paramount to the running of the set it is inevitable that sensitive information is both presented and discussed.  The participating owner/managers will need to be comfortable that the cohort presents a safe environment for them to develop.

• Diversity: where possible there should be a balance in terms of gender and all Equalities Act protected characteristic diversity criteria should be considered.

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• Personalities: The programme does not require formal testing of personality types as the facilitators should be experienced in managing the personalities within the room. However, any existing knowledge of individual personality types should be considered when creating cohorts to ensure they are optimised for team working.