our experience
10,000 +
Team members Impacted!
who we are
We are..
…A collective of highly skilled individuals with a passion for people! Bringing skills around people management, psychometrics, mental health, diversity and inclusion, strategy and communication, the people that make up our team will inspire, unlock abundance, enable achievement, guide self discovery while providing clarity and progress.what we do
By creating safety and vulnerability we build a foundation of TRUST that enables open communication and collaboration. We employ Team building, Psychology and Psychometrics as well as training on Diversity & Inclusion.
Using Design Thinking as our ethos, we spur creativity applied in problem solving, product and process development as well as strategy building.
Using the 4DX model we facilitate teams to have continuous improvement on their performance indices . We believe in the law of marginal gains in creating a Kaizen culture.
PITSTOP DEFINED
In motorsports, a pit stop is when a racing vehicle stops during a race for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above.
The PIT is operated by a high trust and therefore high performance team, whose objective is to ensure the driver, the car and ultimately, the team wins.
Our approach
Our approach is informed by lessons garnered from over 19 years of building high performing and engaged teams, across organisations in various sectors. The foundation of the PITSTOP experience is trust, as defined by the Lencioni Pyramid model for team effectiveness. We deploy activities that are geared to explore trust builders and detractors.
Once that foundation is laid, we engage teams in interactive and reflective explorations around Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Empathy, Psychological Safety, Culture, Conflict Resolution, Strategy and Diversity & Inclusion.
For every activity we employ a 3-step process, briefing the activity, experiential learning and debriefing lessons.
The result is an experience that leaves teams energised and inspired to work individually and collectively to build high performing and functional teams
We use the Lencioni Pyramid as a framework for team effectiveness as proposed by Patrick Lencioni in his book “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”. The pyramid consists of five levels, each representing a layer of team development, and each building upon the previous
- Trust: Team members must trust each other to be vulnerable and transparent.
- Conflict: Teams must engage in productive conflict to arrive at the best decisions.
- Commitment: Teams must commit to decisions and plans of
- Accountability: Teams must hold each other accountable for following through on commitments.
- Results: The ultimate goal of a high-performing team is to deliver results.
“The foundation of the pyramid is trust, and it is only when trust is established that a team can effectively address the other dysfunctions and reach its full potential” – Lencioni
We strongly believe that organizations that encourage an innovation culture not only thrive in these uncertain and volatile times, but also report high engagement with their teams and great job satisfaction!
Performance is about discipline. In an environment of Trust and Innovation, we believe that performance is a natural result when you add discipline and incentive.
Our approach using the 4DX model allows your team to focus on what’s key, measure from the front and have great accountability (a pillar on the Lencioni Pyramid) while applying the “law of marginal gains”.
pitstop crew members
Amani Maranga: Leaders of organisations that have experienced Amani’s work report a positive net effect on the team dynamics as a result of increased trust and an intentional effort to align culture to values.
The Founder of Thamani Holdings, an organisational culture whisperer, well-sought after speaker, certified mediator, award-winning podcaster, moderator, workshop trainer, soul work & storytelling coach as well as an experienced media & communication expert; Amani does it all! As he likes to put it, he “communicates to inspire, restore and rebuild.”
Anthony Mwaniki: C suite Executive with extensive years of experience having served at managerial positions such as Chief Executive Officer, Head of Operations Executive, CEO Founder Shareholder and Board Member. Throughout my career my experience has been felt at providing strategic development, overseeing management of projects, training coaching and mentorship as well as bringing about cultural transformation. I have provided strategic leadership as part of an executive team leading a staff of 100 and through leading boards of a number of investment companies. By way of execution completed projects that a business had initiated worth over 500 M which had stalled behind.
Angela Gachui is a Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Coach and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Expert with extensive experience in strategy, talent management, organizational culture and transformation for organizations and leaders across the African continent. She supports leadership in adopting a perspective of abundance in exploring opportunities, identifying barriers and solution to build inclusive organizations through the lens of their overall strategy.
Angela is an adept workshop facilitator and trainer, who helps participants confront difficult realities and overcome resistance to working towards change. She employs numerous creative and artistic tools to inspire teams to think and communicate differently, embrace vulnerability and personally commit to building themselves and their teams.
Martin Openda: Experienced Human Capital management professional with deep skills in executive talent acquisition, management consulting and process improvement implementation within human resourceHis experience spans across East Africa and Asia with established regional and international firms including Boyden, Price water house Coopers and Ernst & Young. Martin is also trained in the administration and interpretation of psychometric tools such as the MBTI, FiRO and Strong Interests Inventory. management.
Michelle Wanjiku Is a Psychologist who uses Therapy, Training and Coaching to help people uncover their inherent abilities and resilience. She has worked in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Mental Healthcare where she developed extensive and transformational personal development programs and training on mental wellbeing.
Michelle specialises in Emotional Intelligence, Confidence Building and Mental Flexibility and holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology and Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing.
Twebese Mugisha is our INGO expert! She built the bulk of her career designing and implementing service delivery and demand generation programmes in SRHR, HIV and Malaria prevention, working with Population Services International (PSI) in Uganda, as a Technical Advisor in Tanzania, and offering Technical Assistance to other country platforms including South Sudan and Malawi for over 10yrs! Twebese has worked in Development for over 18 years. Up until August 2023, she worked for the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), where she led the Africa Girl Capital portfolio of investments, spanning Girls’ Education, Livelihoods and Reproductive Health. She also served as a member of the Africa Leadership Team. Prior to that, Twebese worked as a Director in KPMG East Africa’s International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) business unit,
pitstop cost consideration
The cost of a PITSTOP Experience takes into consideration the following elements:
OUR PROCESSES
The objectives of this phase will be to kick off the project by confirming project objectives, scope, expectations and deliverables. We will also define and agree detailed guidelines for project execution.
We will design the bespoke training experience guided by the agreed scope. Typically the training experiences are a mix of plenary, workshop and experiential learning, adapting to the needs we encounter while training.
Throughout the process, we will make observations relevant to the growth of your team. We will compile these observations into a report highlighting the outcome of the exercise and proposed follow up mix.
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