Management Consultancy

A multi award-winning management consultancy that supports senior leaders in achieving the business outcomes that you need by finding new growth opportunities and accelerating performance.

Welcome to your boutique management consultancy in the heart of Cheshire. Borne of a love of philosophy, Think Beyond set out to show people a different way, different perspectives and curated solutions. We deliver to you a range of services to Research what you need, Plan how to get there, Change your organisation and Enable sustained success. Unlike other consultancies, research houses and agencies, you deal directly with our founders for a personal service. Additionally, if we don’t have what you need ‘out-of-the-box’, we will craft a unique solution for your business.

Research for insights

Research services

From research papers to industry analysis or market sizing to customer research, we have the answers your business needs.

Unlock insights and opportunities

Size, analyse, interrogate and deep-dive into your markets, customers and competitors. Find your edge with innovative insights.
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Our research services offer you market data, sizing, profiles, intelligence and analysis to find opportunities. We also conduct laser-focused customer research to get first-party answers to your questions. Furthermore, we complement our research techniques with neuroscience studies for even deeper insights and accuracy.

Planning for success

Planning services

From strategic planning to advisory or designing programmes to assurance over performance against targets, we can support.

Make your vision a reality

Across vision, mission, values, goals, propositions, AOP/MTP/LTP, capability and more. Reach your desired state quicker.
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Our planning services support you in putting your business on the right path, aligning capabilities and resources to where you need them most. We also provide assurance over existing plans and metrics to put things back on track. Additionally, we help you to design and structure programmes so that your ideas deliver a higher return.

Change for better

Change services

From programme governance to project plans or change resource to lead generation transformation, accelerate your journey.

Transform your effectiveness

Delivering change is never easy and it doesn't always run to time or to budget. Increase the chances of a successful transformation.
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Our change services offer you resource, experience, skills, tools and structure when you need it most – from programme or project cradle to grave. We also help to accelerate your lead-to-cash processes for greater return on investment. Lastly, we boost your productivity from exporting more to removing waste and designing good jobs.

Enable for longevity

Enable services

From creating KPIs to building dashboards, from team workshops to focus groups, we help embed your improvements.

Embed sustainable success

Analytics, dashboards, KPIs, reporting, team workshops and focus groups. Make your change stick and measure progress.
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Our enable services support clients in embedding sustainable success following a change journey. Embed good reporting principles to measure progress and benefits. We also help with automation tools and communication. Finally, we offer team workshops and focus groups to root out issues and develop your people.

Values

What makes us special?

Mission

What do we stand for?

Vision

Where do we want to be?

Goals

What can we achieve?

Plans

How we will achieve our vision?

KPIs

What will we measure?

Measure

Track and report progress.

Embed

Evaluate for continued success.

Management consultancy is the process of improving the performance of an organisation to achieve their strategic objectives.

We are a management consultancy in the heart of Cheshire established in 2018 by former directors.

We bring blue-chip skills and experience across a range of industries and sectors to your business. Please see our Capabilities page for more information.

We help senior leaders to find new opportunities and to accelerate performance. We do this via retainers and fixed-price projects.

Across the UK but we also export our services. We will travel to your site, host you at our offices or work virtually.

We work with CEOs, business owners, board members and management teams.

Software, technology, engineering, manufacturing, construction and retail mainly. However, we support any business that needs advice. Please see our Industries page for more information.

Outmanoeuvre your competition

We offer a personal service, as experienced consultants, backed by specialist experts, to support what you want to achieve. Backed by blue-chip experience, post-grad qualifications and a broad view of industries, let's find the strategy sweet spot.

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Latest news and insights

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