Pitstop Science & Research
There is a fascinating paradox – the focus of our research. It is that so many organizations are meeting their targets while their people are operating at between 50% and 70% of their full potential.
Our quest to understand how to unlock the untapped potential of individuals and teams has spanned a decade and 6 books. Inspired by the concept of “performing to the limit” in racing, it has led to the development of an algorithm and platform to measure, model and unlock performance potential.
Performance Potential
There is a fascinating paradox. It is that so many organizations are meeting (and indeed exceeding their targets) while their people are operating at between 50% and 70% of their full potential.
The data says that this is true of leading global corporations and internet start-ups alike. But, how can this be? Well that is the No.1 BIG idea from our research – the concept of Performance POTENTIAL.
Performance Losses
The average team is capable of up to 39% more – that number is derived from our research across 47 markets and 12 industries. Why does so much potential go unexploited (even in organizations that are hitting and exceeding their targets)?
Well, the answer is Performance Losses – some 200 factors that prevent individuals and teams from realizing their full potential. Our research has focused on measuring, modelling and unlocking these losses. <a name=”remodel”>
Re-modelling Performance
There are lots of models in the world of business – take Porter’s 5 Forces and McKinsey 7S for example. But how to energize and engage Generation X, Y and Z leaders in the dialog about performance and potential?
To communicate the latest research we needed a new model. The result is a F1™-inspired model to re-energize how leaders and their teams talk about performance potential and measure it too.
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Data-Driven Approach:
The Power of BIG Data
The pitstop is powered by BIG data – so it is data driven and evidence based. At its core is a complex algorithm, big data visualization and predictive modelling.
The pitstop is a breakthrough in the measurement not just of performance, but of potential too.
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Publications
Pitstop Research Series
The multi-disciplinary pitstop research is presented across a series of 6 acclaimed books.
The objective of these books is to share our research as widely as possible with all those interested in performance.
Explore the research methodology here or download sample chapters here.
Product Suites
Analytics, Books & Kits
Books such as Pitstop to Perform™™ are just a part of a larger product suite.
At the core is Pitstop Analytics™ – they methodology behind which is revealed in the book.
The book forms part of the pitstops (physical and virtual) kits that is used to engage leaders in the analysis of their performance potential.
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Science that Engages
Managing Complexity
Pitstop models, analytics and underlying research, although highly complex, have intuitive appeal. That is no accident – they are designed for cognitive ease and decision simplification.
Pitstop research and development, has been accompanied by a major investment in visual design, process development and user testing.
This ensures maximum engagement as well as decision clarity regardless of functional background, language or culture of the audience.
Building the first level of the Pitstop Meta-model™ at a management away-day.
Did you know that our industry-leading analytics platform, called Pitstop Analytics, measures all of these things:
