The Sponsor Advantage Method™
Irrespective of the functions impacted - be it sales, marketing, IT, HR or others - any successful initiative skillfully weaves together the mechanics of change (plans, frameworks, milestones etc.) with its people. The value of building a cutting-edge, innovative cruise ship is not realised without motivated, engaged and skilled operators.
Each intervention integrates with your programme lifecycle and ranges from strategic advisory to leadership development, to change delivery helping sponsors and leadership teams cut through complexity, and achieve momentum.
We begin with the Sponsor Advantage Scorecard, a proprietary diagnostic that reveals readiness gaps, alignment needs, and credibility risks before they compromise outcomes.
Services
Advisory
For sponsors and change leaders.
Partnering with sponsors and leadership teams to shape mobilisation strategy, and ensure initiatives map to business outcomes.
Typical focus areas:
- Programme assurance and leadership coaching
- Leadership alignment and stakeholder strategy
- Partnerships and opportunity alignment
Capability
For teams leading from the front.
Delivery and leadership capability aligned to your strategic change. A focused partnership that enhances productivity, effectiveness, and credibility of your complex initiative.
Approach includes:
- Readiness group coaching
- Targeted capability development
- Accountability and integration to enhance delivery agility
Change Strategy Days
For leadership teams and change influencers.
Establish shared intent, decision clarity, role ownership, and behavioural expectations across the leadership spine.
Typical formats:
- 2- or 3-day immersive accelerators
- Aligned to initiative, culture, & leadership
- Change Capability Assessment
Diagnostics
Assess readiness, build capability, accelerate awareness.
On and offline assessments establishing a baseline understanding of change readiness and leadership capability, and influence levels.
Typical modules:
- Sponsor Advantage Scorecard™
- Change Vanguard Alignment Diagnostics™
- Qualitative Analysis
The Sponsor Advantage Scorecard™ reveals and measures your initiative's alignment, buy-in, and credibility to mobilise the business behind your change.
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