Case study: Achieving strategic clarity
Overview: $750m FinTech experiencing explosive growth resulting in unclear priorities. Coaching delivered a clear and aligned 5-year vision which led to significant client wins.
Issues addressed
- Years of rapid expansion had resulted in a culture where the ‘urgent constantly overwhelmed the important’, and the infrastructure was ‘creaking’
- Industry disruption is anticipated & competition for clients is fierce
- The Board was directing management to continue to the growth, but strategic direction was unclear, meaning no priorities could be set
- Staff Surveys revealed inconsistent understanding of, or alignment to, management priorities.
Actions implemented
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2-Day Strategy Offsite to clarify and align contextual choices and value drivers, followed by a program of regular implementation meetings:
Results achieved
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Management & board developed a clear and aligned 5 Year Vision for the firm, which was then communicated to all stakeholders
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8 specific goals were identified with implementation plans developed
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These were integrated into the annual budget, and individual management accountability for each was assigned
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Strategic re-alignment of operations executed, including investment in infrastructure, and hiring programs
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Senior management freed up to re-focus on external strategic opportunities, resulting in a major client win.