From three core values to recognisable behaviour
More than 700 employees each described what a new culture means in their everyday work. The result became a culture compass.
Read the case study for GasunieApplication Strategy in practice
Test whether the course comes across to your people.
In a dialogue, employees respond to the strategic direction. You hear where they hesitate and what they need to apply the course in their work.
The occasion Strategy
A strategy only works when people understand it and can translate it into their own work.
What you achieve
- Understanding and doubt per strategic theme
- Translation to practice and teams
- Priorities for communication and execution
Strategy is often presented as if understanding follows automatically. In reality, interpretations emerge per layer, team and region.
In a strategy dialogue you see which parts of the course people endorse and where questions remain. That is where the work for communication and execution lies.
The approach 3 steps
From question to a next step people stand behind
We guide every step. What we mainly ask of you is substance: two meetings beforehand and a co-moderator during the session.
- Round 1
Test the course
Participants respond to the strategic direction and say what they recognise or miss.
- Round 2
Translate
We explore what the course means for work, teams, customers or execution.
- Round 3
Commitment
The main priorities and preconditions are weighed for support and feasibility.
Curious what participants see on their screen during the session?
See the participant screenWhat you receive 4 parts
A report the organisation can act on
You see the main themes during the session itself. The synthesis follows the same day.
- 01
Understanding and doubt per strategic theme
- 02
Translation to practice per group or layer
- 03
Preconditions for execution
- 04
Priorities for communication and follow-up
Cases In practice
How it worked out for others
Read what the dialogue delivered in each project.
Professionals and citizens, each heard separately on new policy
For the Enforcement Strategy, SZW heard enforcers and citizens on one day, each in a dialogue of their own.
Read the case study for Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW)
A strategic shift that the whole organisation helped shape
Care organisation Westerkim shifted its focus from care to residents' wellbeing. Employees, volunteers and family helped determine the direction.
Read the case study for WesterkimQuestions about strategy
Is your question not listed? Ask it in an introductory call.
Can this be done without putting the strategy up for debate?
Yes. The dialogue is then about how people understand the course and what it takes to carry it out.
Is this only for executive communication?
No. It makes the course concrete from the practice of the organisation.
The other applications
Every application works with the same live dialogue.
01 / The why behind the score
Deepen your employee survey
The survey results are in, but the why is missing. One dialogue around the key scores delivers a prioritised action list.
View: deepen your employee survey02 / Dialogue around the announcement
Change
A reorganisation, merger or measure has to land. Gauge the concerns before you break the news, and again afterwards.
View: change03 / Honesty on sensitive topics
Psychological safety
An anonymous dialogue about topics people do not discuss out loud. With reporting for the board, HR and the works council.
View: psychological safety04 / A plan that is almost final
Test a decision
There is a plan on the table. Test where the support is and which objections you need to take seriously.
View: test a decision06 / Broad and demonstrable
Consultation
Hear large groups in one hour and make visible where they differ and which direction gets support.
View: consultation07 / A fixed listening calendar
Continuous listening
Do not wait for signals to escalate. A fixed dialogue calendar lets leadership hear periodically what is changing.
View: continuous listeningAsk one question of everyone it concerns
In a demo we show you how your question works as a dialogue: what you ask, who you invite and what you'll have at the end.