Team Talk
“A clear plan for the future…”
“A clear plan for the future with measures in place to sustain its impact.” Not something you hear said much these days. However, this
3rd October 2025
Hear about what’s happening at Involvement, news from our divisions and regular thoughts from Arjen, our CEO.
Team Talk is a weekly column that offers a clear-eyed, people-first perspective on what it takes to run and grow a team-led business today.
Written using experiences from Involvement, a nationally recognised SME, it explores the real issues shaping our work: from productivity challenges and policy shifts to the evolving role of leadership, technology, and team culture. It’s a space to reflect, to provoke thought, and to champion the often overlooked power of small businesses and the people who drive them.
“A clear plan for the future with measures in place to sustain its impact.” Not something you hear said much these days. However, this
“Dear Rt Hon Blair McDougall MP Congratulations on your recent promotion to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports. Please forgive
Devastating cyber attacks on big businesses like Jaguar Land Rover and M&S attract the big headlines. But SMEs are particularly vulnerable, specifically those with
If you are in a leadership role, whether in public life or in business, people are watching you and forming an opinion. There isn’t anything
According to UCAS, recent studies of what organisations want from young people entering work are indicating, in general, a move to valuing “soft” skills or
In the introduction to Team Talk last week, I worried about how small and medium-sized businesses across the spectrum are falling behind, despite employing the
Welcome Welcome to the very first edition of Team Talk! Team Talk will be a weekly piece by myself, Arjen Cooper-Rolfe (CEO at Involvement) that
For a business like us that strives every day to be the best for our colleagues and customers, this is like reaching the summit of
Involvement really is a life style, a way of thinking and for me a life changer! These are the kind words of a colleague
Making people better. It’s a prescription for company health. Coaching is our next big differentiator as a business. Even more than big and