Issue 5 2019

Acquisition International - Issue 5 2019 13 PerformanceWorks International is focused on developing organisations, leaders and managers to be ready for the future. Recently, the firm found success in AI’s Global Excellence Awards 2019 where they were awarded the 2019 Award for Excellence in Digital Transformation Consulting – UK. On the back of this win, we profile the firm and caught up with Founder and CEO, Jeremy Blain who provided us with a detailed insight into the award-winning company. ince their inception, PerformanceWorks International has focused on helping organisations transform for the digital era, building new professional and personal skills, delivered through consulting, training and other developmental interventions, growing individuals and positively impact performance. In this age of disruption and constant change, leaders need to navigate the future to remain competitive. They need to be innovative and reshape their business and organisational culture in an increasingly digitised world. Providing leaders with the right tools and guidance to achieve success within their respected industry, the team at PerformanceWorks International specialises in highlighting and simplifying the task leaders are facing in organisations today, as Jeremy begins to explain. “Here at PerformanceWorks International, we are building on digital transformation and reinforcing the need for whole business model transformation. By helping leaders and managers to fully understand each component, operationally, we offer something that has not been done effectively until now. We do this through intensive research, action-oriented tools and consulting, including brand new models to guide organisations as they steer their businesses through the choppy waters of transformation. “As a result, our clients value PerformanceWorks for its customer centricity, its strategic knowledge leadership and its operational know how in terms of rapid implementation, execution of initiatives and the deployment of global experts where they are needed the most to drive results.” Providing the firm with the ability to deliver these award-winning services is the committed, passionate and hard-working team which forms the backbone of PerformanceWorks. When discussing the internal culture, Jeremy is keen to highlight the significant role the team play in the overall success of the firm. “Our people represent what we do best. By having relevant experts deployed in appropriate ways, this is a big plus for our customers. In fact, the mix of business know-how, learning credibility and consulting expertise, helps us to operationalise our activity more rapidly for our customers, through highly experienced team members - who can talk the language of business, as much as the language of learning and consulting.” Moving forward, the team at PerformanceWorks International will continue to deliver their exceptional service, which not only ensures that they meet the requirements which have been set by Helping Professionals to Get Ready for the World of Tomorrow their clients, but also surpasses their expectations and benefits both parties involved. Bringing the interview to a close, Jeremy signs off by revealing the exciting plans which lie in the pipeline for the firm, especially following their recent success in Acquisition Intl.’s Global Excellence Awards 2019 where they were righteously awarded the 2019 Award for Excellence in Digital Transformation Consulting – UK. “Recently, we have just published new research on how organisations are transforming into digital centric businesses. A big part of this is a brand new “how to” model on the back of the research, helping organisations everywhere fast track their own business transformations. The 11-step “Ticking Clock” model mimics the ‘doomsday clock’ by highlighting the need for organisations to rapidly transform, after years of inactivity, or face extinction. Looking ahead, we have speaking engagements and webinars across the world supporting this and 2hr - 2 day leadership team sessions to introduce the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ as a catalyst to fast track the process.” Contact: Jeremy Blain Company: PerformanceWorks International Address: 71-75 Shelton St, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 7483 272471 Web Address: www.performanceworks.global “By having relevant experts deployed in appropriate ways, this is a big plus for our customers.” S Apr19298