Success Model

One way to approach the concept of the Success Model is to think of your organisation like a machine.  For example, when you’re driving your car, you know which pedal to push to make your machine go faster.  You don’t have to be an engineer to know that  a) the pedal is controlling the flow of fuel into your engine, and  b) that making more fuel available will result in more speed.

There are many ways to make a car run more smoothly: use quality fuel; make sure your wheels are going in the same direction; ensure the gearbox is well lubricated.

You can draw a picture of how a car works.  Imagine if you could draw a picture of how your organisation works.

A Success Model helps you to clarify the unique formula of your organisation

In the same way that vehicles are distinctively different from each other, so are organisations.

Start with the questions on the left.  When you are working out the Success Model for your organisation, start at the top.  This provides strategic clarity.  When you are working out how to build more of the enablers that lead to the results you want, work up from the bottom.

This is a process that we find valuable when we’re getting to know our client organisations and what drives success.

Because HR’s work is more about enablers than outputs, this approach helps to illustrate clear links to results.

We take this a stage further in our HR Success Model.

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Upcoming workshops & webinars

Recording: How to lead HR for maximum strategic impact

Date: Recording from Tuesday 28th January 2025

Webinar series: How to thrive as a CPO in today’s world of work

Date: Monthly webinars will be scheduled

Recording: As CPO, how do I lead through complexity and manage my anxiety?

Date: Recording from Monday 2nd December 2024
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The Seven Enablers​

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Organisations we’ve worked with