The Challenge
Performance Was Stalling Under Constant Change
When a global tech company faced five leadership changes, a 60% restructure, and a failed acquisition, performance and moral began to slip.
Traditional transformation programs weren't working - they were too slow, too rigid and count adapt to shifting business realities.
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Leaders knew they needed a faster, more human way to drive improvement - one that build learning and resilience, not dependency on external consultants.
The Solution
The Innovation Lab
Intentional Edge introduced the Innovation Lab, an experiment-driven approach that helps teams learn faster and perform better under pressure.
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We ran three parallel experiments - each designed to test a different performance lever.
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Instead of betting on one idea, we modeled what we wanted the teams to do - test, learn, adapt.
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The outcome? A self sustaining culture of experimentation that thrived through uncertainty.
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As results came in, we combined the most effective elements into an integrated system wide program - The Innovation Lab.
The Result
Measurable, Lasting Transformation
Performance Impact
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Maintained operations through 60% restructure.
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Revenue: from 15% below target to 15% above target
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Development velocity: +30% improvement in nine months
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First measurable results: within 30 days
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Employee engagement up 25% despite leadership turnover.
Cultural Shifts
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Managers became cultural transmission systems - amplifying clarity and calm.​
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Teams maintained delivery standards even as structures changed whist initiating their own experiments.​
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Psychological safety increased across departments.
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Learning and adaptability became daily behaviors.
At a Glance
Time Line
30 days to measurable impact; 9 months to cultural embedding
Performance Gain
30% improvement in velocity, 15% above revenue target
Conditions
5 leadership changes, 60% restructuring, failed acquisition
Outcome
Sustainable learning culture
Key Takeaway
When strategy, structure and leadership shift, culture becomes your only operating system. By treating values as a performance tool, not a poster, this company turned chaos into competitive advantage.
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Stop the Bleeding - From 60-Day Attrition, to Stabilization
Challenge: Talent Walking Out Faster Than They Could Replace Them
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A leading tech company losing people faster than it could replace them. Constant churn meant leaders were spending more time hiring than delivering - creating a cycle of instability, draining both budgets and morale.​
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Massive redeployment costs: flights accommodation, etc.
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Experienced team members burning out training new hires.
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Operational costs piling up.
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Trust in leadership collapsing. ​
Solution: From Revolving Door to Retention Machine
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Intentional Edge helped the company shift from reactive hiring to proactive retention by rebuilding how teams connected, learned and led.
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The transformation focused on:
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Talent management framework built for growth and stability.
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Real feedback loops that actually drove action.
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Coaching for team leads to rebuild trust and engagement.
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Rebalanced workloads to reduce burnout and turnover.
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Instead of fighting fires, manager learned to manage energy - creating momentum and confidence across the business.
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Results: Stabilizing in 90 Days - Back to Growth
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Performance Impact:
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Attrition reduced to beneath industry average
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Operational costs fell proportionately
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Client satisfaction rebounded as teams stayed consistent
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Cultural Impact:
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Trust in leadership rebounded
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Employee engagement scores rose +40% in 6 months
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Turnover dropped to its lowest in 3 years
"Once we stopped treating retention as an HR issue and saw it as a leadership skill, everything changed"
- CTO, Tech Company
Key Takeaway
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When stability becomes your biggest growth blocker - fixing culture isn't a nice-to-have, it's a performance imperative.
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This company didn't just stop attrition; they built a system where people stayed, performed, and grew.
Breaking Down Global Silos Across 3 Continents
Challenge: Brilliant Teams, Disconnected by Distance
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A global tech company had world-class engineers on three continent - but innovation was slowing. Each region had its own hierarchy, cultural norms and approval systems.
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What began as "regional autonomy" had turned into a global game of telephone - with decision lost in translation and innovation stuck in review loops.
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The impact:
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Brilliant engineers struggled to collaborate across time zones
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Hierarchical grading blocked ideas from surfacing
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Cultural friction caused bottlenecks and reduced throughout
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Trust between regions was fading
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"It wasn't a skills gap - it was a systems gap."
- Global head of Engineering
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The Solution: One System, Three Continents, Zero Silos
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Intentional Edge partnered with the leadership team to rebuild collaboration at scale - focusing on structure, trust and culture.
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Redesign grading systems to create parity and remove hidden hierarchies ​
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Implement cross cultural collaboration frameworks that fostered inclusion and clarity
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Create shared decision making models that cut through delays and confusion
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Built cultural fluency and empathy into team norms and leadership habits
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Results: Global Teams, One Rhythm
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Performance Impact:
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Innovation rates accelerated across all regions.
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Equal collaboration achieved regardless of seniority or location.
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Decision making became faster are more consistent across time zones.
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Employee engagement and trust scores rose.
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Cultural Impact:
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Engineers began sharing ideas openly without waiting for hierarchy.
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Teams developed mutual respect across borders - and performance followed.
"We went from siloed teams protecting territory to engineers solving problems together"
- Regional Engineering Director
Key Takeaway
True collaboration doesn't happen through tools and meetings - it happens when teams feel equal, trusted and connected by shared purpose.
This company learned that alignment isn't about sameness - it's about shared direction.