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Strategic Capability Analysis

  • How will you have to compete in the future?
  • What activities will drive your success?
  • How will you best implement your strategy?
  • What kind of leadership capabilities will be required?



If you cannot answer all of the above off the top of your head the future of your business is under threat.

A Copernicus Strategic Capability Analysis can provide you with the answers you need

Understanding the business situation is critical when shaping an organisation and building the right leadership capabilities.

When you see the whole, you can stop reacting to events and start creating the future. A change at executive level can have substantial consequences for future business results.  Therefore, understanding the implications of the company’s business situation is critical when shaping an organisation and building the right capabilities. We will help you to define the kind of leaders you need and agree with you the right initiatives to ensure that you achieve your goals.

Whether we are recruiting a new board member, evaluating the senior management of an acquisition, or indeed coaching a high potential business leader, we build a deep understanding of our client’s business. Where appropriate, we will gain inputs from stakeholders and customers, as well as examine the actions of competitors to address key questions such as:

Executive Capability Review
 

Companies that make informed decisions about their leadership assets are the ones that increase their competitiveness and thrive.
Knowing the present and future capabilities of the board or senior management group is critical to a company’s success. It is especially important when an organisation is going through an acquisition, merger, restructuring or change in strategic direction.

  • What are the strengths and limitations of individuals and of the group as a whole?
  • What gaps and development needs can realistically be addressed?
  • Which individuals will truly push the business forward?


The answers to questions like these help companies take better advantage of opportunities now and plan their future more accurately.

The Copernicus team can provide an independent and objective evaluation of your executive capability and potential. We have a proven track record of helping companies successfully identify leadership assets and gaps and of finding solutions to present and future needs. We can put our business skills and our local knowledge to work on-site with your local senior management teams.
 

Board & Executive Recruitment
 

Organisations are defined by the quality of the people at the top. When it comes to choosing them, there can be no compromise.

Bringing the right people into the boardroom or the senior management team is one of the most strategically important decisions that an organisation makes. Whatever you put at the top will filter down.

You need people who can be trusted to achieve results and secure the future. Wrong choices will be extremely costly, not only in financial terms but also in loss of reputation and stakeholder confidence. To ensure success, we focus on four critical phases:
 

  • Clarifying the business goals and key success factors
    We prefer to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges rather than re-live yesterday’s.  Understanding what results you need to achieve and how you will need to compete is step one.
  • Attracting and motivating executives who will make a difference
    Our extensive industry experience and wide network enable us to tailor the right sourcing strategy. To have access to talented people is not sufficient. They need to be treated with integrity and have best advice to help them make the right decisions.
  • Completing full ”Due Diligence”
    To help you make the right judgement we provide clear insight through a deep assessment of an individual’s capabilities – Strategic Capability , Leadership Ability, Operational Skills and Stakeholder Management Ability – supported by extensive referencing to ensure ”right fit” for you and the individual.
  • Hiring and integrating the right person
    Finding high-calibre people does not guarantee improved performance.
    We help you with proactive, practical support and advice ensuring that the hiring process is positive and that the new executive is quickly integrated into the new organisation.
  • Executive Coaching
  • ”Managers do things right, leaders do the right things.” Our focus in Executive Coaching is to help individuals to do the right things.
  • The starting point for our coaching programme is to establish the link to business strategy, goals and values to ensure that individual priorities are aligned to those of the business.
  • We fundamentally believe that real development has to be self-driven and that it only occurs through increased insight. Our practical approach enables senior management to identify and focus on their strengths and become aware of their vulnerabilities, taking steps to address them in their “day job”.
  • With the benefit of objective evaluation, unbiased encouragement and practical advice in a confidential setting, individuals can hone and develop their capabilities.
  • In addition, this will create higher value for their organisations by better equipping them to lead change. Even with an already successful executive, skilled facilitation can accelerate the performance of an individual considerably.
     

Building Executive Teams


Board and executive teams can be created spontaneously. Winning board and executive teams must be planned.

Winning teams are built with credible leadership and capable people in each role, who have a common purpose and clear direction and a mutual understanding of roles, dependencies and values. They also have strong relationships with stakeholders outside the team, have the trust and respect of their peers and are able to review their performance continuously.

But winning leadership teams depend not only on the qualities of their individuals. Their success is a reflection of the dynamics the individuals create when they can work effectively together.

Copernicus can help ensure your executive teams are operating at peak performance with a development programme focused on four key areas:

  • Developing results, now and in the future

  • Improving relationships with customers and key stakeholders

  • Using people and resources effectively

  • Developing leadership capabilities



Our approach is designed to improve on the existing capabilities of your top team and give them the tools and skills they need to achieve extraordinary results.

To learn more about how Copernicus can guide your business to success take that first click. info@copernicus-consulting.com for your free initial consultation.

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