Promoting Sustainable Performance

Are you looking to grow your business? Your organisation has the power to drive a thriving regional economy and strengthen your community. But growth isn’t always easy as challenges like skills shortages, funding, innovation, and strategic planning can hold you back. We’re here to help you overcome them.

To support organisations address and navigate obstacles, Professor Mark Gilman has developed Promoting Sustainable Performance (PSP), a diagnostic tool focused on helping organisations grow quicker, work better, and perform more competitively.

Making informed decisions to overcome challenges

In the aftermath of Covid-19, Brexit, Inflation and economic crisis, many businesses struggle with how to deal with low productivity and growth.

Every organisation has its own business journey. We aim to assist you to be better positioned to make informed decisions about the best ways to build long term growth. We understand that for many of you:

future growth aspirations are not being achieved
running an organisation can be lonely and often force you to being a ‘busy fool' rather than a ‘strategic leader'
understanding markets and competition, innovation, digitalisation and employee engagement is often problematic

Enhancing strategy and growth

What if you had the time and support to reflect, learn, and plan for long-term growth?

Imagine having the right infrastructure, stronger relationships with customers and suppliers, and strategic investments in technology and talent. With the right approach, you can drive productivity, innovate processes, and achieve rapid growth through smart cost management and cutting-edge technology. Let’s make it happen.

Our PSP Diagnostic is developed to help you understand and start thinking differently about the growth of your company.

Start transforming yourself to be resilient and strategic. Improve your competitive advantage by thinking about:

Strategic transformation: lay strong foundations for effective strategy development and planning.
Mindset transformation: instigate transformational leadership, culture and people changes in your organisation.
Digital transformations: integrate digital technology into the core of your business operations, products and service, not only to enhance your organisation's productivity but also to respond to the immediate challenges.

Why should I participate?

This online analysis will be used to enhance our insight into organisational growth, so that we can continue to support the local business community. More importantly, it supports you and your business directly. By participating, you will benefit from:

An opportunity to reflect critically on your business
Your responses are gathered to create a four-page report, offering a more detailed insight into key issues and areas for intervention, including those you may not have been aware of.
Support and advice from our dedicated business team, based on the needs of your organisation.
Copies of any aggregated research findings/reports to help benchmark your results.
Opportunity to participate in further research to aid your growth.

How do I participate?

You can access the PSP tool straight away. Simply follow the link below and complete the questions to receive your tailor-made report.

Access the PSP tool

Your expert academic for PSP is:

Find out more

If you require further information, please get in touch with our dedicated Business Gateway team:

Email: businessgateway@derby.ac.uk

Telephone: 0800 001 5500

Alternatively, if you wish to speak with Professor Mark Gilman you can contact him directly:

Email: m.gilman@derby.ac.uk

How has PSP benefitted other businesses?

PSP has successfully supported organisational development in Kent, The West Midlands, Canada, Indonesia and Calgary. Previous participants saw benefits of increased revenue and employment following involvement. It also helped improve how organisations manage relationships and networks and develop practices to branch into new markets.

Paul Cheetham, Director of Blind Screen shares how the PSP diagnostic has impacted the organisation.

“Mark has been instrumental in transforming our business strategy, identifying overlooked opportunities, and solidifying our path to scale. This has enable us to exceed the ambitious targets we set for growth.”

PSP is open to organisations based in the Derby/Derbyshire, regardless of age or sector. All data collected is treated confidentially in accordance with data protection standards.

Blind Screen collaborates with university experts

Blind Screen has experienced remarkable growth, with the University of Derby playing a key role in driving its success.

Two people smiling (man and women) one looking at an ipad one, holding a blue folder

Make an enquiry

* Indicates a required field