transforming your organisation

Transforming your organisationCreating a strategy is not difficult. The challenge lies in executing, getting your organisation to move passionately in the one direction.

Research from Harvard Business School has shown that less than 10% of people attending a town hall meeting understand the message.

Kaplan and Norton, who created the Balanced Scorecard, claim that 95% of staff members in an organisation don’t even know what their organisations strategy is.

At Bluprints we focus all our energies on execution.

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Think about your brand for a moment.

Your brand is NOT your LOGO, your brand

is a PROMISE of a Pending EXPERIENCE.

It says to your employees: Come to work

for us and this is the kind of experience

you will have. Your brand says to your

customers: Do business with us and this

is the kind of experience we will create

for you. This is the kind of quality you will

experience in our products and services.

The question is: Does the experience

match the promise? Bluprints bridges

the gap between promise and

experience.


Discovering your DNA for successWith you, we co-create a measureable

formula for success.

This formula enables your employees to

understand how and where they fit in

with the big picture.

BUT, even more critically, the formula

helps employees visualize what they

need to do in order to contribute to the

organisations future success.

Branding from the inside out


Going beyond performance managementOur genuinely unique approach helps

clients completely retune their

organisational DNA to ensure

improved results.

We help you embed accountability for

performance into your organisation's

culture.

Remember it’s the How that creates

value. The What will commoditize

over time.

The harsh reality is, with notable exceptions, corporations are miserable places to spend our working lives. Creativity and passion are suppressed. We have lost sight of the basic point; that management is about getting people to accomplish desired goals and objectives.

We engage all of the people in your organisation via the web to systematically co-create the perfect formula for future success

True engagement requires adventure, discovery & creation


The formula is expressed as a mathematical code with the numerator representing the things you must do more of and the denominator articulating the practices, principles and behaviors that you need to do less of to achieve success


Formulas simplify complex issues. When properly deciphered, formulas have strong and lasting credibility.

Tell me, and I will forgetShow me, and I will rememberInvolve me and I will understand

Creating the essence of ownership


The Web based process takes 12 weeks to complete

4 hours of executive time1.5 hours of regular staff time


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Just as a builder consults a set of plans to stay focused, a Bluprint

serves as a rallying point

Inculcating Strategy & Brand

Merger & Acquisition

Safety Culture

AlignIdentifying & Unleashing your unique DNAEngage

Identifying• Strategic issues• Success drivers• Customer issues• Values adds• Philosophies• Structural issues• Differentiators• Cultural issues

Measured in StatisticsNow, what if the formula could be measured through a quantitative and qualitative online survey that evaluates the degree to which the organisation and individuals within the organisation are living the culture out loud. And, what if an online scoring system enabled the organisation and its people to compare themselves against the norm?

Defined in MathematicsImagine an algebraic formula that appeals to left-brain thinkers. The numerators or top line symbols are the drivers that enable you to create the aspirational state that you envision. The denominators or bottom line symbols are the inhibitors that disable you from building the business you desire.

Lived in Culture By having a mathematical formula, expressed in art, measured in statistics, and lived in culture, every member of your organisation can evaluate how their behaviors contribute to or get in the way of creating a branded culture. BLUPRINT™ becomes a cause and what follows is a movement.

In the context of your strategy you create a unique formula for success


Expressed in Art Now imagine that each of the drivers in the top line of the formula and each of the inhibitors in the bottom line are illustrated by icons—artwork that appeals to right-brain thinkers and illustrates behaviors associated with each driver and each inhibitor.

A Bluprint enables you to actively manage and measure your core DNA


Bluprints is simply the best mechanism we have ever used to help us drive a high performance culture in our business. Not only did the people enjoy the process, but it is now an integral way of our management processes. Bluprints is an indispensable tool to shape the culture of our business and to ensure our people are focused on enhancing our business performance. I have no doubt there is a direct link between the Bluprints process we have implemented and increased professional staff retention levels. I can see a further correlation between the scores we achieve in our scoring process and the profitability in the various parts in our business. Bluprints is therefore a great predictive tool.

Louis GeeringhChief Executive OfficerDeloitte Consulting


What a powerful process.

It urges the entire organisation to continuously refocus on the fundamental success drivers, while also providing an ideal tool to identify and minimise the hurdles and blockers to success. As a major element it involves all employees, makes them real and accountable owners of the business.

Since the start of the project we have seen a stepped up change in culture and team spirit. In essence, Bluprints at GSK is the mirror of how we are doing. Challenging sometimes, but exciting, inspiring ... and delivering.

Heribert VossGeneral Manager Consumer HealthcareGlaxoSmithkline


“Our experience with Bluprints, has surpassed those who had high expectations and has blown away those who were a little cynical of the ultimate outcome. ‘The Citadel Way’, which is what we have named our formula, is already something constantly talked about and referred to. I feel that the co-creation and then the vulnerability of the Industrial Theatre, were the catalysts for such broad acceptance. We sincerely enjoyed working with the Bluprints’ team - their attitudes, commitment, flexibility and passion were significant contributors to the overall success of the initiative.” Keith BettyChief Executive OfficerCitadel Private Client Wealthcare


"The Bluprints formula was THE best thing I ever did for my business. What started out as a process to make our Mission and Values come alive....moved along a path that seems to have no end in sight. Many things happened....we extracted our DNA... 'What made us great' and 'What could take us out'. We trained management and staff on our business and what makes it tick. We built a team across all levels that made us one. We pushed decision making down to all levels of the business. We gained a tool that helps explain the way we do business to clients that finds a win win solution. This empowered the sales team and made them ultimate partners with our clients. We use it for all HR related issues from hiring to performance management to bonus distribution. We use it to resolve problems in all areas of the business from shareholder level to our suppliers. The list is endless.“

"Our formula has transformed our business. The whole process is fun and exciting. The visual impact is stimulating. It’s all so simple really...but truly amazing.” ”The Formula has taken 94.7 from the fourth best radio station in the world to # 1 in the world, against global benchmarks”

Terry Volkwyn, Chief Executive Officer, Primedia Broadcasting


Q How do I measure the benefits of a Bluprint? A: Depends on how you define success. Inevitably all our clients have a mix of hard and soft measures which are unique to their specific business, though money saved and money made feature prominently in the mix. Q: How long does the process take?A: Where the client organisation is 100% web enabled, it takes on average 12 weeks to deliver a Bluprint. The process is non-invasive and typically takes 4 hours of senior executive time (across 12 weeks) and 1.5 hours of regular staff time (across 12 weeks). No ‘all hands’ meetings, no trainings, no flights, no hotel buffet lunches. Once the mathematical formula and art gallery is constructed the organisation then starts the scoring process which typically lasts years. Q: Who owns the process? A: You must take ownership of the end result, we facilitate the engagement part. It’s a joint effort. Bluprints makes an unequivocal commitment to confidentiality. All our data is hosted in a secure location, the same place the Singapore government store theirs. Q: Are you an independent company? A: Yes, we are a private company with two main shareholders, Guy Martin and Tony Boatman. We have an executive board in place that is an oversight body whom works with the partners to develop new business with our exclusively blue chip clientele. Q: How do you charge for your services? A: There are two billable components, a project fee (one off) and a reporting fee (monthly / quarterly). Q: Can you run projects with global scope? A: Yes, that’s our core business. We deal exclusively with blue chip clients. We currently have clients in 17 countries.Q: Are you consultants?A: No, we do not consult. In fact we don’t hold a specific opinion on anything. The Principal Partners, Guy Martin and Tony Boatman spent their time prior to Bluprints running large multinational businesses. We are of the opinion that there are enough smart people developing strategy in any given organisation, the disconnect lies in the ability to execute.


Manie RoodtAssociate Partner

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