Small and Mighty Group

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Innovation is exciting. Taking it to scale is where things get real and often come unstuck. Over the years, we’ve worked...
21/04/2026

Innovation is exciting. Taking it to scale is where things get real and often come unstuck. Over the years, we’ve worked alongside organisations across Health and Life Sciences, GreenTech, advanced manufacturing and engineering - tackling genuinely hard problems, from antimicrobial resistance to Direct Air Capture, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and IoT-enabled infrastructure.

Different sectors, different technologies, yet the leadership questions are strikingly similar. How do you turn innovation - whether in science, engineering or operating model - into scalable, commercially viable growth? How do you scale without losing clarity, culture and customers?

In every case, growth sat at the intersection of strategy and ex*****on. Innovation and regulation. Local capability and global opportunity. Investment attraction and stakeholder engagement.

Innovation is rarely the limiting factor. The capacity around it is. The alignment, structure, skills and leadership required to carry bold thinking into new markets.

Scaling is a leadership transition. It deserves the same focus and discipline as the innovation that sparked it.

Australian CEOs are doing something worth paying attention to. PwC’s M&A Outlook 2026 found that more than half are plan...
16/04/2026

Australian CEOs are doing something worth paying attention to. PwC’s M&A Outlook 2026 found that more than half are planning major acquisitions in the next three years. But what stands out isn’t the volume - it’s the intent.

More than a third are explicitly chasing capability. Not market share. Not scale. The thing their business can’t yet do, but needs to.

That’s a reasonable response to an environment where the competitive gaps that matter most aren’t showing up in revenue figures - they’re showing up in what organisations can actually execute.

The harder question is what this means for leaders who aren’t in a position to go out and acquire what they’re missing. Because the underlying problem is the same whether you’re doing deals or not. The capability gap is real. And in the absence of a clear plan to close it, the instinct is often to move fast - restructure, hire urgently, make decisions under pressure that the business ends up carrying for years.

And even for those who do acquire, the deal is rarely where the hard work ends. Getting two organisations to genuinely work as one - aligning teams, transferring capability, managing the human side of change - is where most of the value is either built or lost.

What that period of transition actually needs is steadiness. The right expertise brought in at the right moment, working alongside the existing team rather than over the top of it, so the organisation can move deliberately rather than reactively.

Acquisitions make the intent visible. But the intent itself - closing the gap between where the business is and what it needs to become - is something every leadership team is navigating right now, deal or no deal.

🔗 PwC Australia M&A Outlook 2026: https://lnkd.in/g5QPwM9g

The policy conditions are set. The AU-EU Trade Trilogy opens unprecedented pathways for Australian companies to expand i...
26/03/2026

The policy conditions are set. The AU-EU Trade Trilogy opens unprecedented pathways for Australian companies to expand into Europe.

For boards and executive teams in innovation-led sectors, the focus must shift from market access to market readiness. The trilogy provides a clear structure for sustainable cross-border growth, specifically across clean energy, critical minerals, and life sciences.

The commercial opportunities are substantial:

🟨 Tariff removals on 98 percent of major exports

🟨 Direct access to $845 billion in annual EU government procurement

🟨 Integration into a $155 billion European innovation funding program

Swipe through the carousel to see how the Free Trade Agreement, Security Partnership, and Horizon Europe support your long-term profitability.

Visit the link in our bio to learn hoThe policy conditions are set. The AU-EU Trade Trilogy opens unprecedented pathways for Australian expansion into Europe.

For boards and executive teams in innovation-led sectors, the focus must shift from market access to market readiness. The trilogy provides a clear structure for sustainable cross-border growth, specifically across clean energy, critical minerals, and life sciences.

The commercial opportunities are substantial:

Tariff removals on 98 percent of major exports
Direct access to $845 billion in annual EU government procurement
Integration into a $155 billion European innovation funding program
Swipe through the carousel to see how the Free Trade Agreement, Security Partnership, and Horizon Europe support your long-term profitability.

Visit the link in our bio to learn how we help align organisational capability with these emerging regulatory frameworks.

19/03/2026

Inside the room at the Danish–Australian Executive Dialogue.

A timely conversation on Nordic–Australian collaboration, with a clear focus on what it takes to move from strategy into action.

Strong insights, experienced voices, and real alignment across markets.

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Turn bilateral momentum into commercially viable results. Join us at the Danish-Australian Executive Dialogue networking...
03/03/2026

Turn bilateral momentum into commercially viable results. Join us at the Danish-Australian Executive Dialogue networking event for Nordic and Australian-focused business.

As Denmark and Australia deepen their economic partnership, highlighted by the Danish State Visit and major industrial policy commitments across both regions, senior leaders face a practical question: How do we convert strategic alignment into commercially viable outcomes?

The Danish–Australian Executive Dialogue is a free networking event with presentations from featured speakers, bringing together experienced cross-border leaders to examine what successful market entry and partnership require in practice.

Hosted by  and the Danish Australian Chamber of Commerce and Culture in collaboration with Small and Mighty Group, Nord South Partners and Napica.

🎟️ Secure your ticket via Eventbrite.

Accelerating innovation and collaboration between Australia and the Nordics starts with the right conversations. We are ...
03/03/2026

Accelerating innovation and collaboration between Australia and the Nordics starts with the right conversations. We are proud to support and be speaking at the upcoming Danish–Australian Executive Dialogue event, hosted by the Danish Australian Chamber of Commerce and Culture (DACCC) and

Join us for the opportunity to network, connect and learn from other thought-leaders in industry.

📅 Monday, 16 March 2026 | 3:30-6pm
📍 Denmark House, Melbourne
🎟 Free to attend

Register via Eventbrite (search Danish-Australian Executive Dialogue) or follow this link: https://lnkd.in/g5eCSiwF





🟨 Many leaders feel they need deep technical expertise before they can implement AI systems or make AI-informed decisio...
15/01/2026

🟨 Many leaders feel they need deep technical expertise before they can implement AI systems or make AI-informed decisions.

That pressure creates hesitation, and that hesitation is already slowing some organisations down.

➡️ But the fear isn’t really about AI itself.
➡️ It’s about not feeling confident that they know “enough” to lead its implementation well.

🟨 We’ve seen this before. When social media first entered the business world over a decade ago, organisations reacted in a very similar way: uncertainty, hesitation, and a belief that only technical experts could move forward.

Having supported organisations through multiple waves of digital transformation, we know this pattern well. The learning curve feels big at the start, but capability grows quickly when leaders have the right guidance.

Our role today is to help leaders shift from fear to capability, and to adopting the mindset shift that you don’t need full technical mastery to lead AI adoption or a new wave of digital transformation. Even the teams using these tools every day don’t know everything.

➡️ Full AI literacy isn’t the expectation
➡️ Start by being informed and strategic.

If you’d like to develop the skills to make decisions even when the picture isn’t complete, you can learn more about our leadership services here: https://smallmightygroup.squarespace.com/

The leaders who create space for shared insight, diverse thinking, and cross-functional problem-solving will be the ones...
09/01/2026

The leaders who create space for shared insight, diverse thinking, and cross-functional problem-solving will be the ones who drive real progress in 2026.

If you want support building these capabilities inside your organisation, reach out to Tara or Torben via the link in bio.

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