As companies grow and numbers of people increase, we all know communication becomes a greater challenge. Comfort and relative inertia can set in. Even where this doesn't happen, the overall sense of urgency may be lost in new perceptions of "safety in size". Processes can become bureaucratic - and control can overcome or overwhelm creativity. Focus often moves away from product innovation to process innovation.

At the same time, executive effectiveness and effective process development are essential to "get things done". Strategy development is also important - and "re-invention" of Mission and Purpose must be ongoing in the successful corporation.

The dynamic tension created by the conflicting needs and desires of different personalities within this cauldron of challenge and change need not be seen as a negative - indeed a balance of management education and development and stimulus of encouragement of creativity and innovation, has been shown to produce outstanding results in business performance and ongoing re-invention.

For the larger company, Transitions, drawing on the experience of Directors who have grown companies from small to medium to large - and embrace experience in very large, global corporations, offers experience based, customised education, coaching and mentoring, embedded in original yet proven methods.