Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is shaped by our expertise and experience in leadership and performance systems.
We See the World in Systems
Our Expertise
Leadership and Performance as a Journey
We believe that leadership and performance are both journeys.
In organizational systems, leadership is not only a role and title, it is also the core lever of system performance. And performance is directly correlated to leadership effectiveness.
To lead is to operate at the organizational level where you see how systems interact, how performance emerges, and how your leadership influences outcomes.
At STRAAD, we describe this journey as moving…
INWARD
Building awareness of who you are as a leader.
OUTWARD
Applying your leadership to impact strategy, execution and culture.
FOWARD
Activating the organization to move, evolve, and realize its next horizon.
The Dual Performance System
Leadership and organizational performance happens when two systems are activated and working together.
These systems are distinct and inseparable.
When they move together, there is a direct correlation with the realization of performance goals, alignment, and forward motion. When they drift apart, energy fragments and execution slows.
Your role as a leader is to activate both in interdependent ways.
The Future-Focused Leadership System
Your individual leadership domains and how they work together to activate your leadership effectiveness.
- Character
- Competency
- Capability
- Connection
The Organizational System
The organizational levers and practices by which performance outcomes are achieved, composed of three key levers:
- Strategy
- Execution
- Culture
The Future-Focused Leadership System
The Future-Focused Leadership system is composed of four essential domains –
character, competency, capability, and connection.
Our proprietary frameworks support leaders in resourcing and applying the domains to their contexts.
CHARACTER
Your values, story & set of beliefs that source your expression of leadership.
CAPABILITY
The ability to apply skills in varied context to steward next horizon performance.
COMPETENCY
The acquired skills & experiences that enable team & organizational performance.
CONNECTION
The ability to connect the larger system impact with human dynamics.
The Organizational System
The Organizational System provides the architecture and guidance
by which performance outcomes are achieved.
Our strategic approach support organizations in designing and applying these practices
internally for accelerated performance outcomes.
STRATEGY
Establishes what we aim to do, strategic clarity fosters alignment and ongoing direction setting.
EXECUTION
Guides how we make work happen using high-performing practices that allow for effective coordination, interdependency, and governance.
STRATEGY
Establishes what we aim to do, strategic clarity fosters alignment and ongoing direction setting.
EXECUTION
Guides how we make work happen using high-performing practices that allow for effective coordination, interdependency, and governance.
CULTURE
Fosters how we work together. With a focus on a curated learning culture that allows for appropriate experimentation, feedback, and development in pursuit of performance.
An activated leader can apply their leadership domains to unlock the performance of their organizations, teams, families, and communities.
Our Methods & Tools
Our services are designed to facilitate the movement of the two performance systems – at the levels of individual, teams, and organizations.
Underpinning these services are our proprietary methods, tools, and frameworks.
Our approach begins with a discovery of both the leadership and organizational performance systems, ensuring partnership for acceleration and impact.
Who We Support:
Clients Across Ecosystems of Impact
Our Clients Are Working in Complex
Ecosystems that Require Attention to Leadership & Organizational Systems
We believe that by supporting the leadership and performance of these client groups, we will scale their impact and enable a better tomorrow.
Mid-Market Executive
Mid-sized private or public companies on high-growth trajectories requiring investment in their leadership and organizational performance.
Traditional businesses looking to optimize their organizations.
Fast-paced technology companies needing to stabilize their organization as they sustain profitable performance.
Family Enterprise & Family Office
Family office executives looking to unlock the performance of their portfolio organizations, transition across generations, and ensure their values are maintained as their impact expands.
Social Impact Leader
Purpose-led organizations looking to shift their models and reinforce their theory of change for the sake of greater team and system impact.
Every Leader is unique and so is every performance journey
Explore our full range of services to find the right fit for you.
VIEW OUR SLATE OF SERVICES
Working with future-focused leaders since 2015, STRAAD has grown into a multi-faceted leadership and performance advisory firm.
We acknowledge that the clients and people of STRAAD bring diverse stories, experiences and expertise. We are grateful to be in partnership with all.
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