Lauren Lea (OBM | COO)
Operations leader/fractional COO; posts on operational systems, scaling execution, and enabling founders—COO‑relevant.
Choose the Right Accounting System To
Are you #mtd ready? Let’s talk about why picking the RIGHT accounting system will save you time and money in the long run. Are you Making Tax Digital ready? #makingtaxdigital #integratedsystems #businessoperationsmanagement #obm
Well‑designed Systems Simplify, Not Complicate, Business Operations
Most founders assume systems will make their business more complicated. More tools. More dashboards. More things to manage. But good systems do the opposite. They create clarity. Your team knows where things live, what happens next, and how work moves through the business without...
From Corporate Ceiling to Freedom: Crafting Clarity
I didn’t set out to build a business management agency. I set out to build freedom. By 29 I’d hit the glass ceiling in corporate. On paper, I was flying. Youngest operational manager across the UK, Europe and Australasia, big budgets,...
Lighter Operations Empower Women Leaders to Thrive
It’s InternationalWomenDay, and I’ve been thinking about the weight many women in business carry. On paper, our work at OBM Associates is operational - systems, teams, strategy. But what actually happens is deeper. When the operational weight lifts, founders change. They stop firefighting and...