Bringing Bovis Back to its “A-Game”
Bringing Bovis Back to its “A-Game”
2 PagesIn January 2017, two days before the company’s leadership summit, the headline in the FT was “Bovis Homes chief executive departs after profit warning”. After much soul-searching, the company’s CEO of 18 years had left the business with immediate effect, leaving the Kent-based construction giant rudderless, and needing strong leadership. The Challenge Roger Morton, Performance Director at Bovis Homes, explains, “The business needed a fundamental change in behaviour, and that shift needed to come from the top. Bovis Homes operates on a regional structure, and each region has its own managing director, reporting to the board. We knew we needed to invest in training and coaching at MD level, and then cascade this through the business”. Bringing Bovis Back to its “A-Game” 3
