How Much is Lack of Structure Holding Your Team Back?

Leaders with a get-things-done mentality excel at scoring early business success. They have a rare gift to inspire and create the momentum that small teams need to get new products and services to market.

The challenge comes when it's time to take that initial success to the next level. How do you maintain the momentum that led to initial success? How do you keep the team engaged and hungry for more? How do you grow a team without losing that uniqueness that gave you a competitive edge?

How can I help your business?

I typically take on the challenge of aligning marketing, sales, operations, tech, and finances within young companies struggling to grow. I join product-oriented or creative-minded founding teams as an interim COO for 3-12 months, depending on how much restructuring needs to happen within the different business areas.

I also work with Innovation Directors at large organizations on how to accelerate getting new products and services to market. In these projects, I take on an innovation coach role, designing and running programs to train the skills and mindset corporate innovation teams need to develop to get new products and services to market faster.

Phase 1 - Team Assessment

PHASE 1 - TEAM ASSESSMENT

I work with the founder(s) and/or leadership team to get a clear, eagle-eye view of the business. Then, I zoom in to align the team around a sharp business strategy and a concrete action plan.

Focus points

  • Strategic roadmap

  • Business model

  • Company pitch

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Phase 2 - Organization Design

Challenge the way of working

This is where I look under the hood of a business at the team routines and the marketing, sales, operation, and product innovation workflows. I then align with the teams on improvement opportunities and roll out the organizational changes.

Focus points

  • Team governance

  • Performance tracking

  • Workflows & tech

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Phase 3 - business innovation

Focus on team skills & business innovation

Once the operating model works smoothly and generates profits, it's time to switch gears to scale the business. At this phase, I take on the role of an innovation lead to design and deliver skills training programs to build high-performing innovation teams that get new products and services to market. 

Focus points

  • Growth strategy

  • Team development

  • New products & market

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“Ángel’s branding and team management insights brought new energy and ideas to our scrum teams. I believe he will be a key asset for any organization, specially those looking to redesign teams to perform in the digital world.”

Matthijs Geuzinge
COO at The Mobile Company

“After 3 years of running to get Meet jack to market, it was a relief to have Ángel guide me through the process of designing our marketing team. Boost of energy to see how small changes had such a positive impact on our marketing results.”

Marjolein Pleune
Co-Founder of Meet Jack

“I liked the structure. The roadmap we built with concrete milestones made it easy to plan the next steps and understand the resources that I would need in each phase to set my team up for success.”

Carol da Diva
Director of The Bridge @ Green School

Are you stretched thin running the business?

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Do you need some guidance designing your team?

When you take the time to build a solid way of working, results will follow. But if your team is winging the work without a clear strategy or approach, performance will suffer.

When you follow my Team Design training, I will take you through a framework that will help you sharpen your business pitch, improve your way of working, and training high-performing innovation teams.

Team Design training