What are the adapt way outcomes?
Understand the outcome, we'll show you how to get there
When you have the big picture, you will have a bigger perspective.
Following other business frameworks can sometimes feel as though you're just doing 'work' for the sake of it.
The adapt way is designed around a set of outcomes that, we believe, gives you the best chance of building the business you want.
Outcomes touch on the four key parts of the adapt way:
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Teams
- Culture
- Systems
The adapt way outcomes
Your strategy has a firm foundation
You and your leadership team understand why the business exists, where it is going and how we will behave.
You have a strategy for success
You and your team understand that strategy doesn’t need to be complicated and understand that it is not a one-off event but requires consistent and conscious focus. You know that a key to your success will be your culture and everyone in the business understands your purpose, vision and values. You are clear on what differentiates your business and how you will succeed. You have identified the priorities for the period and have set objectives and key results.
Your strategy is alive
You have embedded a business cadence that ensures your strategy is reviewed and adapted on a quarterly basis. You follow a planning framework to ensure you gather inputs from all relevant stakeholders and that everyone in the business is aligned and focused on the most important things that need to be achieved to successfully implement strategy.
Your strategic objectives and progress towards achieving them are transparent and visible to everyone in the business.
You understand your critical numbers
Each function knows their critical numbers and the business monitors progress on goals and objectives. The term "critical number" can refer to a key financial or operational metric that is crucial to the success and health of the business.
These pathways are planned:
- Know the critical numbers
Your leadership team is effective
You have the right people in the key leadership seats. You have a team who are committed, aligned and working together cohesively to lead the business. You follow a framework to ensure you continue to work on being a high performing leadership team.
These pathways are planned:
- Apply good stewardship
- Build trust & psychological safety
- Align team on purpose & values
- Assess team effectiveness
- Have meaningful conversations
You are doing the right work
You and each member of your leadership team understand the work that needs to be done to build the business and how doing this work will help leverage your most precious asset … your time. You have implemented a few simple tools to ensure you prioritise this important work.
These pathways are planned:
- Do the right work
Your leaders are focused & accountable
You have structured your business to ensure your customers and employees are well served. You have identified the key functions in the business and have a person assigned with leadership accountability. You have a culture of accountability with high trust and psychological safety, and and you have the tools to give each other regular feedback.
These pathways are planned:
- Design for focus & accountability
Business health check
Each of the outcomes can be assessed by our business health check. Our business health check provides you with data-driven insights into various aspects of your business.
Taking this 5-minute questionnaire will give you a clear understanding of your business's strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to make informed decisions and implement targeted strategies for improvement.