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Ideas and practical expertise from across consultancy, capability and talent.

IDEAS FROM PRACTICE

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Thinking, practical guides, recognition and updates from across our work.

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BY SHANE SMITH · DIGITAL PRODUCT

From concept to launch: building a tourism product people use

A visitor app for a client, from product proposition and partner journeys to launch and iteration.

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BY MARTINA FRANCIS · PARTNERSHIPS

The best partnerships build together

Why shared work and mutual accountability create more value than a purely commercial relationship.

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BY TARYN BRAY · AVIATION

Aviation forecasting that informs decisions

Connect traffic outlooks with staffing, airport capacity, service and investment decisions.

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BY ANTON BRAY · ENERGY

Energy decisions across a changing value chain

Join the commercial, physical and people decisions behind energy transformation.

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PERSPECTIVE · TRANSFORMATION

Transformation has to work on the frontline

The test of strategy is what happens on a busy Tuesday when the plan meets real work.

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BY TARYN BRAY · AVIATION

Aviation slots: turn scarcity into a workable schedule

A practical lens on constrained airport capacity, airline priorities and coordination.

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Restaurant service
BY IAIN ROSS MACKENZIE · HOSPITALITY

Customer service in food and beverage: design for the moment

Turn the guest experience promise into consistent service during the busiest shift.

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BY AHMED ISAM · PEOPLE

Company culture is what people can do when it matters

How leadership choices, fair decisions and real work shape the experience of a company.

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GOLD STEVIE AWARD
GOLD STEVIE · 2026

Innovation in Inclusive Workplace Practices – Other Service Industries

Le Chene · Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards

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INSIGHT BRIEFING · DIGITAL

AI from pilot to performance

An operating model for turning AI experiments into dependable business capability.

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INSIGHT BRIEFING · PEOPLE

From skills mapping to real capability

Connect assessment, development and recruitment to the work an organisation needs done.

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BY ANTON BRAY · ENERGY

Energy strategy meets operational reality

Downstream energy, trading, shipping and capability in uncertain markets.

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PERSPECTIVE · CAPABILITY

Training is not the outcome. Capability is.

What changes when organisations measure performance rather than course completion.

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PERSPECTIVE · CONSULTANCY

Build the team around the problem

Why the right mix of specialist expertise matters more than a fixed bench of titles.

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Oil refinery
BY ANTON BRAY · ENERGY

Energy strategy is won between the outlook and the margin

The commercial and physical decisions that turn market understanding into resilient performance.

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CASE STUDY · BANKING · QATAR

Customer experience transformation for a bank in Qatar

Connecting customer journeys, service operations and digital channels in a regulated business.

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BY TARYN BRAY · CASE STUDY · FRANCE

Supporting a large-scale sporting event in France

Connecting live operations, teams and participant experience at a recent sporting event.

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CASE STUDY · HEALTHCARE · DUBAI

AI-driven skills assessment for a healthcare company in Dubai

Joining digital assessment, workforce decisions and fair human review.

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CASE STUDY · ENERGY · SAUDI ARABIA

Downstream oil and gas leadership development in Saudi Arabia

Leadership learning built around the physical and commercial realities of energy.

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CASE STUDY · DIGITAL PRODUCT · SEYCHELLES

From concept to launch: a tourism product in the Seychelles

The product decisions connecting visitor discovery to local partner participation.

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CASE STUDY · HOSPITALITY · SINGAPORE

Frontline hospitality training in Singapore

Practical service capability grounded in the moments staff face with real guests.

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LINKEDIN · CLIENT WORK

Commercial partnerships across three markets

Le Chene on retail partnerships and market work in Switzerland, France and Qatar.

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LINKEDIN · CLIENT WORK

Reimagining an entertainment brand in Qatar

Our update on rebranding and digital experience modernisation.

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LINKEDIN · PERSPECTIVE

AI and data for carbon visibility

Our perspective on real-time emissions insight and the role of data in better decisions.

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PODCAST · EXTERNAL FEATURE

Building AI systems that can scale

Matt Clarke joins Cynozure’s Hub & Spoken podcast to discuss architecture, governance and trust.

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CASE STUDY · PROPERTY · NEW ZEALAND

Systems and process transformation for a property company in New Zealand

Making technology, data and workflows work together across a complex property operation.

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE

The commercial realities of oil trading

Explore Anton Bray’s background in energy strategy and international markets.

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STEVIE AWARDS · INSTAGRAM

Le Chene recognition on Instagram

A Stevie Awards post shared by the awards organiser.

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MENA STEVIE AWARDS · INSTAGRAM

From the MENA Stevie Awards

Another awards organiser update featuring Le Chene.

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