Our Philosophy: Peak Performance with Energised People
We believe that each person has massive untapped capability. Raising energy is the catalyst to engaging that capability and achieving peak performance.
What enablers powerfully release that potential? A leader is in the unique position to understand and apply these, to create an environment in which the business, the people and the community flourish.
Our Approach
Down to Earth Solutions that Deliver Success
We believe the best results are produced through partnering with our clients to deliver pragmatic, business-led solutions that deliver measurable business success.
Focus on Strengths
The most effective approach to achieving this is a strengths-focus. This includes developing and building on core strengths at an organisational, team and individual level.
A strengths-focused approach engages hearts and minds by focusing on strengths, knowledge, experience and collective wisdom that already exists within your organisation. This approach builds confidence and resilience in people, teams and organisations.
Tackling Problems from a Position of Strength
Working on problems drains energy; the lower your energy, the lower your thinking capacity. Innovative solutions are most readily found by approaching problems from a position of high energy. People’s engagement with the issue will be far higher and the solutions implemented more swiftly.
Core Beliefs
Our work reflects 6 core beliefs about how to achieve success through people:
- Strengths are the key drivers of personal and business success. They are sources of exceptional effort, mastery and excellence.
- In stressful and high pressured work environments, a focus on strengths and successes boosts confidence, resourcefulness and resilience.
- Significant gains in workforce productivity and creativity are made when the strengths of employees (and key partners) are aligned with the organisation's vision, strategy and goals.
- The primary role of management is to unlock the full value of people's strengths and to reduce the effect of performance risks (including weaknesses, overdone strengths and energy sappers).
- People perform at their best when they have clear goals, are empowered to optimise their strengths and can find a "pathway to success" which fits their unique strengths and capabilities.
- Agility - the ability to adapt one's strengths and capabilities to meet the demands of changing situations - is increasingly important for effective performance in today's workplace
Our Values
When things are working well (either individually or collectively), we act with ease (with ‘E’s). Forgive this play on words, but when we are at our best, we are in a state of ‘flow’, operating from a place of ease. At Ignite, we constantly challenge ourselves to work with ease / five ‘E’s is what we do.
- Energising?
- Effective?
- Elegant?
- Emboldening?
- Enquiring?
Energising:
Energy is the essence of Life. Have we assisted our clients to reconnect with their essence, their nature expansive, high-energy states? These could be strengths or capabilities or passions.
Effective:
Have we provided context-specific, pragmatic and sustainable solutions? Did our processes work: did they get results that were sought?
Elegant:
We like to keep things intelligently simple. Did our clients ‘get’ our solutions - were they easily understood and replicatable?
Emboldening:
We encourage and validate the inherent value and capability within each person… Were our solutions fundamentally strengthening to the human spirit?
Enquiry:
Challenging enquiry comes from reflection and the pursuit of mastery. Have our solutions generated creative approaches that have assisted the journey towards excellence?
Now that you have a better understanding of our approach, see which of our services best suits your requirements: Keynote Speaking, Leadership Coaching, Team Training or Business Consulting.