Strategy is decided in a room. It succeeds or fails everywhere else.

Waythread weaves culture into strategy execution. It measures the culture you have against the culture your strategy needs, turns the gaps into action, and measures again.

The problem

You ran the survey. Nothing changed.

That wasn't the survey's fault. Nothing connected the results to what the business was trying to do, and nobody was on the hook for what came next.

Measure

Stop measuring how people feel. Measure whether they can deliver.

The target is written in the strategy's own words before anyone is surveyed: faster decisions, more candour, follow-through. The result comes back as a gap against that target, so the conversation starts with the strategy.

Strategy profileIllustrative example

7 of 12parts complete

Winning aspiration3 of 5

InnovationWe win by being first to a better answer.

Where will you play1 of 2

DomesticSegment not chosen yet.

How will you win1 of 1

ServiceCustomers choose us for dependable service.

What capabilities must be in place1 of 1

Data assetsShared data supports better decisions.

What management systems are required1 of 3

DistributedDecisions stay close to the people doing the work.

Take action

Leave the room with actions, not a report.

Pick the gaps that matter and turn them into actions, each with an owner, a status and progress, in one portfolio view. Change is tracked, not hoped for.

BoardIllustrative example

Not started2

Post-incident reviews published to everyoneHighLearning from failureA. OkaforDue 5 Dec
Decision rights for the top 20 recurring callsCriticalDecision speedR. MehtaDue 14 Nov

In progress2

Two-week experiment slot in every team's cycleMediumExperimentationJ. LindqvistDue 28 Nov
Manager coaching on giving direct feedbackMediumCross-team candourP. NguyenDue 21 Nov

Blocked1

Single planning calendar across business unitsHighFollow-throughS. AdeyemiDue 7 Nov

Done1

Monthly cross-team review replaces the written updateMediumCross-team candourT. BianchiDue 2 Oct

See the change

Then prove it moved.

Measure again and the new result sits beside the actions that ran, so leaders can see what changed and move on to the next high-value transformation work.

May vs NovemberIllustrative example

Set the target
Measure
Close the gaps with action
Measure again

See the platform

Trust

Honest answers. The real culture, not the polite version.

Individual answers are hidden from everyone in your organisation, including administrators, and results for small groups are withheld. People can answer truthfully, because their individual answers stay protected.

Compare groupsIllustrative example

Workforce

Wherever your people work, they can answer.

Surveys work on a computer, a tablet or a phone, in the office or in the field, so everyone your strategy depends on can be heard.

Culture chartIllustrative example

Decision speed412 respondents answered

Target 78.33.8 points below target.Critical gap

Experimentation408 respondents answered

Target 80.27.6 points below target.Critical gap

Cross-team candour415 respondents answered

Target 74.12.7 points below target.Moderate gap

Customer closeness410 respondents answered

Target 70.1.6 points above target.Small gap

MeanMargin of errorTargetSmall gapModerate gapLarge gapCritical gap

Enable transformation

A platform won't change your culture. A platform plus someone in the room might.

Year one includes the Culture Initiatives Journey: we work with your leadership team from the first target to the first review, so the work survives the meeting it was decided in.

See where your culture and strategy pull apart, and what to do about it.

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