BreakPoint Solutions formally began operations in September 2017. The motivation behind the creation of the company, however, had its genesis well before that. One could argue that BreakPoint Solutions was decades in the making given the past experiences of its founders and partners. While some of the players have changed over time, the basic premise of what we do has not. This past winter - working virtually through COVID-19 restrictions - we discussed and cemented foundational elements for us.
We first concluded as a company, a group of like-minded professionals, that our mission and vision were one and the same:
To awaken and unleash the potential in leaders, teams, and organizations
As a mission, this statement represents our purpose, what motivates us to do what we do. It inspires us to boldly put ourselves out in the world as coaches, consultants, leaders, mentors, and advisors. This is our why; this is why we do what we do. As a vision, it helps guide us to where we want to go, what we want to be known for, and what we want to achieve. It also defines what we hope to help our clients create for themselves and for others. We are motivated and inspired by our clients - by their unrealized or unknown potential; by their commitment, by their journey, by their struggles, and by their incredible successes. Through our work we expect to help them achieve more than they ever imagined possible. And they do.
The why and where are only part of the story. For us the how is just as important. Our how is represented by the values we have revisited in each year of our existence. Each year we have come back to further explore how we want to work with our clients, how we want to be known and remembered by those we work with, and - quite honestly - to attract the types of clients that value what we value. We put our values out there, with our definitions, our interpretation, seeking to convey our personality and our team culture. If our values resonate with you, your team, or your organization we believe we can do great things together.
In every single case, we have debated the meaning and relevance of these values for us as individual professionals and as a team working together. They powerfully guide our actions and where we choose to work. Our values are:
Integrity
We hold ourselves accountable to our values, principles and commitments. We are authentic and transparent in our work, which leads to strong, trust-based relationships.
Long story short, we strive to walk our talk. We deliver on our promises. And we want more than just a contract with our clients. We actively strive to create strong relationships even to the point where it might actually be forgotten that we are not full-fledged members of a team or an organization. We know each other so well and our mutual respect is so strong that we can act in almost unconscious tandem, while at the same time having the ability to (respectfully) challenge each other in the best spirit of partnership to drive success.
Courage
We believe in the power of human potential. We challenge boundaries by building on our strengths, always experimenting with what is possible, learning and growing through the journey.
We appreciate and understand that the first steps, or the next steps, on any journey can be daunting. Even if the current reality and environment are challenging, it is the evil we know and perhaps what we have become comfortable with. We work with our clients to own their strengths as much as their uncertainty, to push the boundaries of what they perceive might be possible/impossible, and to challenge themselves with "what if?" and "why not?" Doing is learning. Learning is growing. Growing is achieving. We believe in the power of human potential - your potential.
Collaboration
We are committed to a philosophy of co-creation, understanding there is greater power and possibility in partnerships. United in shared purpose, we move beyond the power of one.
BreakPoint Solutions comes together in the spirit of team and yet is so much more than just a team. We deeply believe we are far more capable, effective, and powerful when we learn from and lean on each other. The same perspective applies in terms of how we believe we work best with our clients. We bring expertise, skills, abilities, and strengths to any engagement, but so too do our clients. We must co-create. Why? Because our clients have to own, implement, potentially modify, and live with the solutions they've developed. We don't want to be back a year or two from now helping the same person, the same team, or the same organization solve a problem or leveraging an opportunity that should have been attended to in the past.
Creativity
We challenge ourselves to remain curious. Unique situations call for unique thinking. We believe in the power of innovation, agility, and adaptability. We challenge convention in the pursuit of pragmatic solutions.
Many of us at BreakPoint Solutions are certified executive coaches (CEC). Foundational to a coaching practice is the art of curiosity. We are challenged to be judgment free, to support ourselves and others to challenge assumption and bias, and to dig beneath the surface realities. If 2020 and the beginning of 2021 have taught us nothing, it has taught us not just the desirability, but the necessity, of being innovative, agile, and adaptable. This is also where our varied client experiences and environments prove so valuable. They are a live learning lab. As unique as we all believe ourselves to be - and we are - there is much that can be learned and adapted to a range of circumstances. Critically important is all these creative ideas have to be translated into meaningful action. Innovation must be applied to be useful. Deploy or die.
Fun
We seek to balance productivity and enjoyment knowing they work together to increase personal and organizational effectiveness.
This value is very near and dear to our hearts and souls. Without exception, the coaches and consultants of BreakPoint Solutions bring to the table years of senior level leadership experience gained in large, complex, challenging work environments. And we don't take ourselves too seriously. Our experience is tempered with humility. We know from personal experience how much impact a joyful work environment - or the lack thereof - has on our personal productivity. We spend more time in our work, with each other, and with our clients, than in anything else we do. It had better be fun, it had better allow our passions to shine through, otherwise we can't and won't deliver our best work. It's inevitable. If you are working with us, expect humility, self-deprecating humour, and maybe even a bit of irreverence. We are going to do great work together while making it enjoyable too!
So that is who and what BreakPoint Solutions is all about. We are more than just a name or a sum of our parts. We are an intentional stopping point, a place to pause, an opportunity to help you derive new knowledge, and establish a commitment to a new path or direction. We are a place to help you evaluate what's working, what needs to change, and what you need to do to reset for the future you want.
We are BreakPoint Solutions. And for us It's About Leadership in all its forms.
Want to work with us? Check out www.breakpoint.solutions to find out how we can work together to get you to where you, or your organization, want to be.
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