Q3 Traction Lab: The Leadership Reality Check

A business can remain active while important parts of its operation quietly begin to weaken. The team may be busy, customers may still be buying and work may continue moving, yet unclear leadership, inconsistent service or unreliable systems may be limiting the traction the business should be gaining.

The Q3 Traction Lab creates a structured pause for MSME founders and business leaders to examine the last three months honestly.

Q3 has explored the foundations of the business, the relationships that build customer trust and the leadership and team practices required to deliver the business promise. The Leadership Reality Check brings these areas together so that participants can identify what is working, where progress is breaking down and what needs to change before Q4.

The Central Question

What have we learned, what is working, what is breaking down, and what needs to change before Q4?

The three-hour interactive working lab will guide participants through a practical review of:

• leadership behaviours and decisions;
• team clarity, responsibility and ownership;
• customer relationships and experience;
• service consistency;
• internal systems and operational practices;
• execution gaps that may be slowing progress.

Participants will work with evidence from their own businesses, reflect on the patterns they have observed and identify the gaps that require immediate attention.

What You Will Leave With

By the end of the Lab, each participant will have identified:

• the practices and systems that are working and should continue;
• the leadership, team, customer or operational gaps that need correction;
• the priority changes required before Q4;
• the first actions needed to begin making those changes;
• the evidence that will show whether progress is happening.

Participants will consolidate their decisions into a short Leadership Traction Plan organised around three questions:

• KEEP: What is working and should continue?
• CHANGE: What is limiting traction and must be corrected?
• BUILD: What new leadership practice, team capacity or system does the business need?

Who Should Attend?

The Q3 Traction Lab is designed for MSME founders and business leaders who want to step into Q4 with a clearer understanding of what their businesses need.

It will be especially useful for leaders who feel that the business is moving but cannot clearly see what is creating progress, where execution is becoming inconsistent or why too many responsibilities continue returning to the founder.

Session Details

Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Time: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM EAT

Format: Interactive online working lab

Come prepared to reflect honestly, examine what is happening in your business and make clear decisions about what must happen next.

Priority gaps identified. Corrective actions defined.