NAVIGATING INFLECTION MOMENTS
Inflection Moments can be make or break for Leaders and their Organisations.
There are internal and external pressures to contend with, from internal team or structural changes to shifits in a market, fundraising or regulatory landscape. Meanwhile there are few "right" answers - which means we have to tap into our inner convictions,motivation and courage as Leaders.
Most importantly, Inflection Moments require us to juggle different time horizons simultaneously:
The Hour Hand
(Long-Term):
Dare new directions
The Minute Hand (Medium Term):
Ignite Team Potential
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The Second Hand (Short-Term):
Align Motivations
The Watch Face
(All Time Horizons):
Learn to Learn
All four elements of DIAL are fraught with challenges.
Navigating an Inflection Moment won’t work if key stakeholders are disengaged, and history is littered with great companies who failed to Dare New Directions in the face of external shift.
That’s why a Guided Inflection Journey can be so powerful, providing leaders and their teams a powerful process, tools, spaces and support from Sharath to safely navigate your inflection moment, helping you reach places you wouldn’t have reached otherwise.
Each Journey is unique as is the place they reach, but typical benefits include:
Stronger Organisational
Alignment
Increased External Traction
(e.g. Market Success. Fundraising etc)
Greater Leadership
Clarity & Direction
Increased Motivation and Purpose for the Leaders themselves
Intrinsic Leaders has taken over 150 leaders in over 35 organisations on Guided Inflection Journeys of this type, these include:
Corporates
Public Sector Organisations
Non-profits
Universities
Philanthropic Foundations
Venture Funds/Venture Studios
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Are you struggling to stay motivated and committed
as a Leader?
Are you feeling the
sense of connection
and belonging among your team dwindling?
Are you finding it harder to identify how your organisation stands out in an increasingly crowded
and competitive landscape?
The first step is to ensure that you truly are at an inflection Moment - a make or break moment
where the shape of the future will be different from the present and past.
An Inflection Diagnostic can help you understand whether you truly are at an Inflection Moment.
Diagnostics typically involve interviews with key
internal and external stakeholders.
Below are typical questions that are covered in an Inflection Diagnostic:
Are you grappling withwhat the core “secret sauce” of yourorganisation really is?
Are you feeling a sense of the organisation “drifting”and lacking the purposeit once had?
The following criteria will help you decide whether you are at an Inflection Moment:
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Please book a call with Sharath to discuss the context and depending on the level of urgency, you’ll receive advice, a taster workshop with you and key stakeholders, or an immediate introduction to the full Guided Journey Process.
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Each Guided Journey is deeply customised to the needs of a specific organisation or cohort of
organisations.
A typical Guided Journey lasts from between 6 to 12 months, with different touchpoints with Sharath.
These include Facilitated Workshops, 1:1 Coaching Sessions, Group Reflective Sessions,
Strategic Debriefs and MasterClasses.
Guided Journeys can be standalone with an organisation (typically with a CEO and her/his
Leadership Team) or embedded into a wider
Leadership Programme.
Although each Guided Journey is unique and different, they typically take one of two forms:
Typically lasts 6 - 12 months, involving ten touchpoints with Sharath throughout the process, in the form of Group Workshops, 1:1 Coaching Sessions, Distributed Leadership Workshops & Master Classes. In instances of urgency, the interactions can be accelerated into a 2 - 3 month period.
A Full Guided Journey
The Journey can be embedded into a wider leadership offering for Leaders and Organisations. Sharath partners with leading academic organisations, leading training organisations and networks in this way. There are typically five touchpoints for every Leader with Sharath, usually consisting of Group Workshops & MasterClasses.
An Embedded Guided Journey
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After you completing your Journey, you and 2 - 4
other senior Leaders in your organisation will be
enrolled into the Intrinsic Leadership Network.
The Network meets four times a year, virtually
and in person, to discuss, share and learn together.
Each member of the Network has undergone a Guided Inflection Journey of some kind,providing shared ground to learn and develop.
Sharath is also available to support Leaders on a bespoke, focused basis following the Guided Inflection Journey.
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