Growth Pitstop helps leadership teams see where work is getting stuck. Start with five minutes of input per person, then agree what to change in a facilitated session and track progress with short check-ins.
One leadership team reported a 21-percentage-point gain in alignment on results and priorities over 12 weeks. Read their success story →
The Pitstop Challenge:
Can you find another 3%, 5% or more?
In reality, Performance Gains and Losses are present in every environment.
This is no reflection on the commitment or skill of leaders or their teams, but rather the reality of working in ambitious organizations at a time of accelerating change and complexity.
Performance Losses – Potential Gains
Are there any signs showing?
While difficult to see, Performance Losses are often revealed by question marks or uncertainty in one or more of these areas:
PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE
What’s the context?
Complexity and change put Pressure on Performance. In the following situations, performance losses and gains matter more than ever. Tick the factors that apply to your team.
Tired of endless conversations, delayed decisions or lack of clarity & alignment?
Get a shared view of reality instantly.
Everyone has a perspective and they all matter. But how to arrive at a shared view of reality and the issues that matter most?
The pitstop app saves countless hours by accelerating insight and action. Those conversations that are needed can focus on turning the performance losses people see into gains.
Do you want to...
Do you ever feel there is too much talking?
People need to be consulted and engaged - listened to too. But, getting clarity and arriving at a decision often suffers. The pitstop app saves countless hours by accelerating insight and action. Those conversations that are needed can focus on what matters most.
Tired of people expecting you to have all the answers?
The app crowdsources performance and execution by gathering perspectives from across your teams and stakeholders to highlight what you really need to know.
Do a few people do most of the talking - while others say little?
If so then you are only hearing half of the story. The app reframes the conversation about performance so people can share their perspectives openly and honestly. It helps minimize the influence of personalities, politics and defensiveness.
Are you too close to the action?
If so, it can be difficult to stand back and see the wood from the trees. The app helps you gain perspective, spot blind spots and reduce the risk of bias or groupthink. The result is better, faster and more confident decisions about priorities and trade-offs.
Want an early warning system that alerts you to dangers?
The pitstop app surfaces hidden risks and dependencies early, before they send the team or its strategy off course.
Do people expect you to have all the answers - want others to take ownership?
Involve those closest to the action in exploring opportunities and challenges, co-creating solutions, and taking responsibility for making them happen.
Dynamic Alignment
Where are the losses and potential gains?
Pitstop is a systematic process for illuminating performance losses and helping your team transform them into gains.
Gather the perspectives of your team in just 5 minutes each, clearly highlighting areas of waste, noise or friction.
People can find themselves being pulled in different directions. In just 5 minutes your team can check alignment in terms of results, priorities and purpose.
Make progress and achievements visible to strengthen motivation, momentum, determination and resilience. Make it a habit with the app.
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What Matters Most
Is your team putting the BIG Things 1st?
People are often juggling multiple projects and priorities, but which ones matter most and which ones require more attention? Here is a speedy way to find out.
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Balanced Scorecard
Are there any risks to performance?
People may be going flat out today. But can this be sustained over time?
The Pitstop illuminates confidence in meeting short-term performance targets and goals, and confidence in achieving longer-term success. It also helps identify opportunities to get more of the important work done with the resources available and the results required.
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Ways of Working
Got the Right People in the Right Roles, etc.
Ensure that your team’s way of working aligns with resources available and results required.
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Here is how effective it is...
Get the answers fast whether it is one team, several teams or lots of stakeholders.
Gather perspectives across one team or many, see where views align or differ, and turn performance losses into gains together.
1Share QR in one click
Generate a secure link and QR code in one click. Share them by email, calendar invite or instant message.
2People respond in mins
People respond by phone or computer. The questions are simple, but the answers are revealing. That’s the magic.*
* No names - it is totally confidential.
3See results instantly
Responses appear instantly. Use the live results in a workshop, or share the results in an interactive, one-page analysis.
4Key priorities stand out
The areas needing attention are immediately visible. Set actions and goals with the team.
5Track progress over time
Share the link again to revisit the questions and see how things are changing.
6We're here to support you
We are here to support leaders and their teams as needed, incl. external 'pitstop' facilitation, coaching, etc.
In a relentless quest for the millisecond advantage - race teams track performance lap after lap. It cannot be left till the race is over.
A pitstop is a technique for sustained peak performance in a dynamic high pressure environment - such as the executive suite or board room!
What would help your team sustain peak performance under pressure?
When Mid-race Adjustment is Key...
A team starts the race with the perfect strategy, but must be prepared to adapt instantly to competitor moves or changing track conditions.
You are the driver. The strategy is the car and the pitteam is those responsible for making it happen . Will you take a pitstop or push on even harder? If you do pitstop will it help you to win?
How quickly could we recognize when our plan needs to change?
When it Takes a Team to Win...
A confident skilled driver is key, but what else is required? A winning car or strategy and the team to execute on it.
Imagine your team working like a pit crew, quickly spotting what's working and fixing what's not. Imagine your project, strategy or operational reviews were like pitstops.
Are we clear on what winning looks like—and how we each contribute?
When Every Millisecond Counts...
In a relentless quest for the millisecond advantage - race teams track performance lap after lap. It cannot be left till the race is over.
When priorities, roles or ways of working drift out of sync, the impact spreads across the team. Regular check-ins help teams realign as conditions change.
Where might we be out of sync, and what adjustment would help?
When Performance Data Matters...
At the race track opinions are secondary - it's data that decides. Indeed, F1 leads the way in the use of real time big data to identify performance losses and gains.
The pitstop provides a shared view of reality - reconciling different perspectives on today's performance and tomorrow's potential.
Is there a shared view of the performance losses and gains within your team?
Pit stops take seconds on the racetrack. Your team can take minutes to see the reality, align on the next move and keep performing under pressure.