Incrementally Better

We build leadership from within

This is what we do:

  • Upskill your leaders to ship with confidence
  • Develop communication capabilities across your entire team
  • Build internal capacity to get things done without dependency on outsiders

As technology leaders ourselves, we've scaled teams and technology. We've felt the pressure when things didn't go as planned. Now, we help you build the internal capabilities to tackle those same challenges — without relying on consultancies.

Why not consultants?

Most tech leaders never get the support they need to become self-aware, skilled, and emotionally intelligent communicators. They're technical experts but lack confidence managing stakeholders, peers, and teams. These "people skills" aren't nice-to-have—they're fundamental to great leadership.

We don't parachute in with answers. We build your team's capacity to find them.

Through coaching and training on core leadership skills, we help you develop an authentic leadership style so you, your team, and your company can flourish — long after we're gone.

Grow your internal leadership capability

You believe you should have all the answers. You own driving work forward but get bogged down in endless caveats and unclear priorities. You are unhappy with the status quo but also unsure how to create change. You're time-poor and struggle to stay on top of ongoing projects.

We've been there. We've developed tools, strategies, and methodologies to navigate these exact challenges — and more importantly, to teach your team to do the same.

What we build in your team:

  • Strategic thinking to engage at higher levels with confidence
  • Situational navigation for managing down, up, and across
  • Decision-making frameworks to work through challenges with better-considered options
  • Leadership self-awareness to identify and strengthen underused skills
  • Resilience practices for stress management and change adaptability
  • Team support capabilities that cascade throughout your organisation
  • Reflective practice for continuous growth without external dependency

We don't create dependency on consultants. We create independent, capable leaders who can sustain and scale your organisation's success from the inside out.

Want to know more?

Schedule a call to meet with us online and talk through your challenges and learn how we can work together.

Or drop us a line to tell us about your challenges and we'll get back to you.

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As well as excellent attention to detail, quality of work and communication, the most surprising thing about working with Elle and Blackmill are the benefits you get in addition to the stated project or programme.

In our case this was a modelled interview process designed to be inclusive and objective but also efficient. I highly recommend working with Elle and Blackmill and would be happy to expand on this recommendation in person.

Stu Liston, Head of Engineering, Qantas Hotels

We share what we know, seek to learn more, and strive for continuous improvement.

Through our workshops, coaching, and community of practice we provide an empathetic sounding board for strategy implementation, encourage leaders to see other perspectives, and broaden their thoughts on a specific topic. We help them to identify gaps in their knowledge, improve their communication skills, add clarity to their messages, and overall become better leaders. Our approach and advice is tailored to the leader’s challenges and circumstances.

We help leaders foster a growth mindset for continuous improvement, and empower them to do their best work.

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