Strategic business transformation
Is your business stuck? Something's constantly hindering your growth, but you're not quite sure what exactly? We'll help you build an organizational management system that will effectively move your company forward toward its goals.
Every day, business owners and top managers face challenges that hinder their business's progress. Constant overload, the need to make decisions on every little detail, and the company's dependence on a few key employees not only weigh heavily but also hinders growth. In such a situation, it's difficult to think about the future and scaling. And although many try to find solutions by limiting themselves to changes in bonus systems, strategy, or simply restructuring or modifying specific processes, and sometimes even launching new departments, this is insufficient.
How does strategic transformation solve business problems?
Why don't some tools work?
Business owners often feel like they're the only ones who can control the process. This leads to overload and burnout, as they shoulder all the responsibilities. Top managers, in turn, may lack the authority to make decisions, and their attempts to take on ever more responsibility without a systematic approach lead to resistance from both staff and owners, ultimately leading to serious conflicts. Problems accumulate, and often the symptoms, rather than the root causes, are addressed.
Stages of strategic transformation:
1
Developing a vision for the owners
This stage, although optional, plays a key role in the initial phase of the project. It helps the owners clearly define strategic goals and a vision for the future development of the business over the next 3-5 years. Without a clear vision, all subsequent steps will be vague and ineffective.
WHY THIS STAGE?
- Defining focus: A vision helps you focus on priority areas and create a clear basis for next steps.
- Motivation and engagement: A clearly articulated vision inspires the team, helping everyone move in the same direction.
- Justification for changes: A clear vision explains the need for change and helps communicate the strategy throughout the company.
- Resolving ambiguity: Vision eliminates uncertainty and provides a clear direction for development, eliminating disunity in actions.
- Current status assessment: With the help of a vision, you can correctly assess the strengths and weaknesses of a business and adjust your strategy to reality.
- Team Sync: Developing a vision provides a unified information field for the entire team, creating a coordinated workflow.
HOW DOES THIS WORK
We'll help you formulate a clear vision of the future, and if there are multiple owners, we'll also help you coordinate it, identifying key development vectors. This stage will form the foundation for all subsequent steps, building confidence in every decision. Rest assured, after completing this stage, both top managers and owners will inevitably ask, "How can we realize this bold vision?" And so, we move on to the "diagnostics" stage.
2
Organizational diagnostics
This stage takes place in a session format, with the participation of top managers and key employees, aimed at identifying and systematizing the company's current problems.
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Troubleshooting: We help identify issues hindering effective business growth and prioritize solutions.
- Increased engagement: The session increases the engagement of top managers and employees, creating a sense of common purpose and unity in the change process.
- Synchronization of the information field: We create a single point of reference for the entire team so that everyone is aware of the current state of the company and its plans for the future.
RESULT
You gain a clear picture of the company's problems, and based on the previously established vision, we can clearly prioritize them so that resources can be directed toward solutions as effectively as possible. You see how your employees' engagement in the change process grows, and they are genuinely willing and ready to work toward improvement. This will become the foundation for all subsequent steps in business transformation.
3
Launching solutions to identified problems through cross-functional teams
At this stage, we begin to address the identified issues through cross-functional teams, initially focusing on quick wins..
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Solving old problems: Using our technology (we use the Adizes methodology*), companies begin to address the most significant issues hindering business growth. We also focus on teaching the company to make decisions that benefit all departments and are easily implemented through collaboration among all stakeholders.
- Systems approach: You learn to systematically approach even the most complex challenges, which helps the company become more flexible and decisive.
- Overcoming obstacles: Through these quick wins, we'll show your team that even the most persistent problems can be solved with smart action. Quick wins are essential for establishing a culture of success and problem-solving within the company, and for strengthening motivation for change.
- Cooperation: Company executives begin to collaborate in a genuine way, gaining skills to jointly make the best decisions for the company, taking into account the needs and constraints of various departments
RESULT
You'll remove the first wave of obstacles and build your team's confidence in their ability to handle challenges, laying the foundation for continued success and change within the company.
* We use the patented Adizes® methodology and are officially certified by the Adizes Institute, confirming our expertise.
4
Creating a change management structure
At this stage, we form a development management and decision-making body that will oversee priorities and solutions to identified problems, as well as allocate resources to implement changes.
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Making decisions based on priorities: We are creating a body that will be responsible for decision-making and resource allocation to address key issues, ensuring focus on the most important problems.
- Quality control of execution: This body will monitor the quality of decisions to ensure that all changes are implemented to a high standard and with maximum impact.
- Supporting changes at all levels: We are creating a structure that will support changes in the company at all levels, ensuring consistency and sustainability in their implementation.
RESULT
You'll receive a system that not only addresses current issues but also supports change processes over the long term, ensuring successful and sustainable strategy implementation. This stage already allows owners to delegate a significant number of tasks and free up time to focus on strategy.
5
Strategy development*
At this stage, after 3-6 months of working to resolve accumulated issues, we work with you to develop a strategy that will address the question of how to realize the owners' vision.
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Priorities and Focus: On the one hand, it will allow us to focus resources and actions on those tasks that bring us closer to the goal, and on the other hand, it will allow us to abandon ineffective initiatives.
- Improved control and consistency: No management team can take responsibility for decisions if it doesn't understand its direction. A developed strategy is not only a choice of path but also a tool for managers to use to align their decisions.
- Adaptation to change and resilience: Strategy allows you to develop scenarios, set markers for changes that require urgent action, and build a roadmap for achieving your goals. Strategy is not a rigid plan, but compass, which helps to keep the right direction in a changing environment.
RESULT
You receive a clear, achievable strategy that will ensure progress toward your long-term goals, aligned with your management team. It also provides a clear set of strategic initiatives and alternative scenarios.
* Depending on the situation in the company, this stage may be completed earlier or later.
6
Development of organizational structure*
At this stage, we'll help streamline responsibilities and authorities, as well as identify key roles for effective strategy implementation. Typically, if your strategy is challenging, your current structure will be an obstacle to its implementation. Realigning the structure with the strategy is a necessary step in the transformation process, ensuring the resources for strategy implementation.
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Creation of a top-level structure based on the purpose of each division and its role in implementing the strategy (new divisions may appear, the role of old divisions may change, functional areas may be split or merged)
- Clear distribution of responsibilities: We create an organizational structure in which each department clearly understands its roles, areas of responsibility, and responsibilities, eliminating confusion and duplication of functions.
- Authority Matrix: We are developing a matrix of authority so that each manager knows what they are responsible for and what decisions they can make at their own level, and which require approval from other managers.
RESULT
Clearly defined roles and authorities ensure effective operation at all levels of the company. This creates the foundation for business autonomy and allows each manager and employee to devote all their energy to solving problems, rather than searching for responsibility or securing approvals.
* Depending on the situation in the company, this stage may be completed earlier or later.
7
Development and implementation of a planning and monitoring system
At this stage, we create a system of strategically important indicators and implement effective planning and control processes for both budgets and tasks..
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Creating strategic indicators: We'll help you identify key metrics that will directly impact your long-term goals, ensuring you focus on what truly matters.
- Adjustment of the budgeting and financial reporting system to the new structure. The structure comes into play when managers begin to manage budgets and be accountable for specific sets of indicators.
- Planning and monitoring: We'll implement a system that will track task progress, forecast results, and provide you with an accurate picture of the current situation. This allows you to make informed decisions and adjust actions promptly.
- Controllability and management: This system will help you monitor strategy implementation and respond quickly to changes, improving the transparency and efficiency of all business processes.
RESULT
You'll receive a tool for improving business manageability and transparency, allowing you to quickly synchronize internal processes, adjust strategies and plans, and ensure greater flexibility and control over your company's development.
8
Developing a reward system for the management team
We are developing a balanced compensation system that will motivate the management team to achieve strategic goals and complete key tasks.
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
- Balanced reward: We're creating a system that takes into account not only personal achievements but also contributions to the company's development. This helps establish fair compensation based on the level of responsibility and results.
- Motivation for results: The remuneration system will be designed to motivate managers to work towards results, taking into account both the company's long-term goals and current tasks.
- Clear goals and responsibilities: We're building a system in which the management team clearly understands its goals and the links between performance and rewards. This helps everyone move in the same direction and drives productivity.
RESULT
A motivated, responsible, and focused team with clear goals that actively works to achieve the company's strategic objectives and contribute to its successful development.
OUR EXPERTS
Alexander Pankov
Chairman of the Board - A.maze.S
Expert on Strategic Management
Management Consultant
Irina Sotnikova
Co-Founder
- A.maze.S
Expert on Organizational Development
Certified consultant in Adizes methodology
Program Director and Expert in Transformational Projects
How does it work for you?
Strategic transformation is suitable for companies looking to overcome their dependence on owners' constant involvement in operational processes. We understand that owners are often overwhelmed, and a business can't grow if everything depends on them. We help you establish a management system, establish delegation, and build a structure that will support your business in the long term, maintaining control while distributing responsibility to your management team. We'll be with you every step of the way—not just consulting, but implementing changes that actually work.
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