Where are you heading?
Flying Blind or On Course
Where ever you are on the business “flight” plan there will be times when you cannot see out of the cockpit window. The partial blindness can be very disconcerting. You cannot get your bearings, you cannot see oncoming obstacles and it hampers your ability to know with any certainty how to alter your current flight path. It is very difficult in situations like this to move forwards with confidence where you cannot be certain if you are either heading in the right direction or just about to hit a major obstacle.
The Importance of your Instrument Panel
In these situations pilots have to rely on their instrument panel to give the correct information. They also need to have the ability to interpret this information correctly. Senior managers and business owners face exactly the same issues. They too need to understand how the business is performing, what obstacles or challenges are appearing on the horizon, and then devise a strategy for avoiding these obstacles and reaching their end destination.
The quality and structure of the information being received by those at the top of an organisation is a critical element in determining how effectively and efficiently they are able to run the company. The quality of the decision making is directly related to the quality of the information they are receiving. A comprehensive instrument panel, stating both the current situation and potential future situation is not just an optional tool but an essential companion for those tasked with piloting the company.
Where a CoPilot can be of assistance
Since 2006 we have been assisting business owners, senior managers and entrepreneurs who find themselves without the correct and relevant information to operate their business. We sit alongside ensuring the dials and instruments are working and as importantly, ensuring that the key decision makers understand the information and know how best to act upon it.
As a CoPilots our role is to be both collaborative and objective. Collaboration means that we work alongside you and your team, offering practical advice, support and guidance. Our style is part mentor, part coach and part consultant depending on the organisational need. Objectivity means that we tell you what you need to hear rather than what you may want to hear. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes or approach is all that is needed to move the business onto the next level.
We follow the same approach for each business we work with, but we tailor this approach to the individual circumstances & requirements
This is the stage before we meet. You can use our questionnaire to ascertain whether you are in need of a CoPilot. If you have not already completed one, please follow the link below.
OK so you have some areas of concern and some areas that may need urgent attention, then it is time to meet with us. This is a no obligation meeting where you outline the issues and challenges you are currently dealing with and we explain in more detail how we could work with you to overcome this obstacles to growth.
If together we decide that there is value in us collaborating, the next stage is for one of our CoPilots to come on site to perform a full diagnostic of your company. This focuses on 5 key components:
(A) Your Vision
(B) Your Crew
(C) Your Instruments
(D) Your Passengers
(E) Your Reputation
We use both objective business models & tools, and subjective questionnaires & observations during the diagnostic review phase. We spend time with your key decision makers, and when necessary liaise with your crew and customers.
At the end of this process you receive a comprehensive report. You can find more details of our diagnostic report here.
As part of your report we will suggest a range of changes and improvements that could be made to improve your company performance. Some of these will be ones you will be able to initiate yourselves, and so may require outside assistance. We will work with you on the changes we are able to assist you with and will make recommendation of associates and other organisations that can assist you with the ones outside of our area of expertise.
During this phase we will offer support and advice via phone, email and on site visits to ensure the required changes are implemented successfully.
All our recommendation will have a specific timescale attached, and we will be on hand to review the success of these changes, via another diagnostic review at the end of the process.
We are then available in an advisory capacity if required, during your next phase of growth.
Could we be of assistance?
If you feel we could be of assistance let’s talk. You can contact us on 0117 230 3166 or via any of the other options on our contact page.
