30.09. Lunch & Learn: Building High-Performing Startup Teams | 12.00 – 13.00h

Startups operate in environments where uncertainty is constant, resources are limited and small teams need to make decisions quickly. But how do you create the conditions for people to perform at their best? How do you enable truly effective teamwork? How do you empower people to take initiative and ownership? And how can growing organisations avoid hierarchy slowing down performance and innovation?

In this interactive Lunch & Learn, James Darnbrook, founder of CLIMB Leadership, will explore what high-performing teams need to succeed in fast-moving organisations.

Rather than focusing only on leadership theory, James will translate real-world experience from demanding, high-performance environments into practical insights for startup teams navigating complexity and growth.

An interactive session

Participants will also take part in a short Performance Profile exercise inspired by sports performance psychology.

The exercise will help you identify the behaviours and conditions that enable high-performing teams, reflect on your own leadership and teamwork strengths, and identify practical opportunities to strengthen ownership and collaboration within your organisation.

What you’ll take away

Practical ideas for improving teamwork and initiative, a fresh perspective on leadership in rapidly evolving organisations, and a simple tool you can apply to your own team.

James’ leadership experience spans a wide range of demanding environments, including a career in the British Army. Today, through CLIMB Leadership, he focuses on helping people and organisations build stronger, more adaptable and human-centred approaches to leadership.