Strategic adviser and speaker

Clear thinking for consequential decisions

I advise business owners, senior leaders and boards on growth, change and governance. Working across Scotland, particularly in Fife and Edinburgh.

Michelle Thomson

Experience that connects the whole picture

My experience spans corporate transformation, running small businesses and public service as a former MP and MSP. I bring those perspectives together to help leaders test their next decision.

Commercial strategy

Testing priorities, assumptions and the decisions behind growth.

Business transformation

Understanding what change asks of your organisation and its leadership.

Policy and governance

Connecting commercial realities with public decisions and effective scrutiny.

More about my background

My advice. A wider team.

My advisory work is delivered through Growth for Good, an independent Scottish firm founded by Drew Hendry.

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Ideas worth discussing

Good governance

Why clear accountability and constructive challenge help organisations make better decisions.

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Backing women-led businesses

Why supporting women-led businesses is economic common sense for Scotland.

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The map is not the territory

Why advice needs to reflect commercial realities as well as public decision-making.

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