About

A critical friend for leadership teams

Curious, independent, and on your side. Which is exactly why I'll challenge you rather than just agree.

Steve Wood, smiling, in a green shirt
Hi, I'm Steve

20 years looking beyond the scorecard

I've spent 20 years helping organisations across media, gaming, retail and telecoms understand what is really driving performance, and then do something about it.

Along the way I've rebuilt how performance is managed, designed and launched leadership programmes, reshaped senior teams around the strategy, and led sales capability work for organisations with 1,400+ frontline people. I've also created performance frameworks and models that help leaders and their people have better, more honest conversations about performance.

What I've learned is that most organisations measure performance results, and far fewer understand how they got there. The data is usually there, and it's usually more than just the numbers at the end. What's missing is someone joining the dots between people, data and results across the board, from HR right through to your business scorecard, and having the nerve to say what all of that actually shows.

That's what M40 People and Performance is for.

Recognised in the profession

Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute, Henley-trained executive coach, and CIPD Level 7.

Safe hands

Professional indemnity cover, a data processing agreement with every client, and your data deleted at the end.

Early days, on purpose

M40 is in its early days, and I'm having a small number of conversations to shape it. Case studies will follow, with permission.

What you can expect

How I like to work

The problem first

No menu of training topics. We work out what's really going on before anyone talks about solutions.

Plain English

Honest challenge, practical next steps, and no jargon dressed up as insight.

Built with you

I work alongside your people, so they learn the method and can keep it going after I've gone.

Next step

Start with one question

A free 30-minute conversation about the one thing your leadership team most wants to understand. No preparation needed, and no obligation.

Performance is more than a number.