Rapid. Experiential. Adaptation. Labs.

APPROACH

WHAT WE DO

RAPID PROBLEM SOLVING Through Collaboration

REAL Coaching helps organizations quickly develop new visions, strategies, products, and structures that receive buy-in from the entire organization. Since 2004, REAL Coaching has employed its unique version of the collaborative session approach pioneered by The M.G. Taylor Corporation and Cap Gemini's Accelerated Solutions Environment. REAL Coaching is part of a small fraternity of skilled practitioners of this robust methodology that has been used for over 35 years by some of the largest corporations and governments in the world. Clients typically reduce months of work to three days or less using collaborative techniques and systems.Our work has produced rapid solutions for our clients in a myriad of areas, including:


  • Vision, mission, and values articulation 
  • Organizational behavioral and cultural shifts
  • Structural changes (leadership, management, etc.)
  • Mergers and acquisitions 
  • Financial efficiency (cuts, reallocation, etc.)
  • Programming alignment and improvement 
  • Internal communications strategy enhancement 
  • External outreach and marketing initiatives 
  • Governance and policy changes and alignment

"REAL Coaching compressed about three years of strategic and leadership work into about a weekend!"

Dr. Rudy Rasmus, St. John's Downtown United Methodist Church

Houston, Texas, USA

HOW WE DO IT

OUR "IDEA" MODEL Facilitates Collaborative Solutions

REAL Coaching has developed a proprietary methodology for enabling organizations to rapidly “adapt” and thrive in a chaotic environment. This model is based on recent breakthrough research and understandings of living systems, complexity, and design thinking. We call this The IDEA Model and it consists of four primary factors:


  • Information: All participant in a system (organization) must have a clear perspective on relevant current data as a starting point for any adaptive change. We call this the "Current State," where we align and calibrate "Perceptions." 
  • Disturbance: Science teaches us that living systems do not change unless disturbed. Pushing a system to a chaotic state disrupts its paradigms and eliminates the barriers to imagining and creating new realities. We call this the "Chaos State," where we challenge assumptions and make hypothetical "Projections." 
  • Emergence: Bringing a system back to the "edge of chaos" and refocusing on reality allows participants to see clear solutions to their challenges. We call this the "Clarity State," where we discover solutions and write "Prescriptions."
  • Adaptation: Making the small immediate changes necessary to implement the emerging solutions. We call this the "Change State," where we create short-term action plans and corporate commitments to "Pro-Actions." 


REAL Coaching's work is grounded in a fundamental belief: 

"The immediate implementation of small incremental steps will yield significant organizational impact."

WHAT WE DELIVER

REAL Coaching’ value proposition is realized when an organization experiences “Rapid Adaptation”. The key objective is to identify the small incremental changes that compress results that typically take years to realize into 3-6 months of focused activity. The 1-3 day collaborative strategy "labs" we call Gameplan Sessions are designed to facilitate the participants through the four essential “states of being” (Current, Chaos, Clarity, Change) that lead to system wide pro-active change.

Our work has produced rapid solutions for our clients in a myriad of areas including:

  • Vision, Mission, and Values articulation
  • Organizational behavioral and cultural shifts
  • Structural changes (leadership, management, etc.)
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Financial efficiency (cuts, reallocation, etc.)
  • Programming alignment and improvement
  • Internal Communications strategy enhancement
  • External outreach and marketing initiatives
  • Governance and Policy changes and alignment
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
  CONTACT US  

RAPID SOLUTIONS

REAL Coaching, Incorporated is a non-profit company that brings "Fortune 500" caliber organizational coaching and solutions to faith-based and non-profit organizations.

REAL METHODOLOGY

"REAL" stands for Rapid Experiential Adaptation Labs and uses a similar methodology (the "IDEA" model) to that of world-class consulting firms.

REAL FAST

Our approach creates REAL Solutions, REAL Fast, empowering organizations to achieve their goals efficiently and effectively.