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ADAPTOVATE teams are on a journey to change mindsets
L
ucksha Srirangarajan
joined ADAPTOVATE
Inc. two and a half years
ago after hearing about
it from a former colleague.
“She told me she just got back
from a global off-site meeting
in Mexico,” says Srirangarajan,
now management consultant.
“During my first meeting with
people here, I learned there was so
much opportunity to develop and
work with many different types of
clients.”
With headquarters in Australia,
an office in Toronto and five more
around the world, ADAPTOVATE
helps organizations transform to
meet changing market conditions
and sophisticated customer demands. Combining both coaching
and management consulting, it
takes a tailored approach to partnering with clients to embed new
ways of working to succeed.
“We work to make our company
a place where employees feel the
environment is set up for them
to be successful,” says Ghaleb
El Masri, managing director,
Canadian office. There are 20
employees in Canada.
A happiness budget supports
employee experience — starting
with an open office with places to
mingle and stocked with coffee,
snacks and games. Monthly team
lunches are catered and social
outings have included mini-putt
golf, dinners with partners and
an escape room on a boat in the
Toronto Harbour.
“We develop consulting and
coaching skills on an apprenticeship model,” says El Masri.
“Employees get a chance to work
on teams with a project leader and
they have opportunities to observe
and learn by doing.” In addition,
each employee has a career development advisor who works to help
them advance their interests and
career.
“We believe that engaged team
members will be productive to the
level our clients expect,” says El
Masri.
“I’ve had opportunities to be
mentored and to shadow someone
to learn what they do,” says
Srirangarajan. “If I’m unfamiliar
with something, I’m paired with
an expert to learn best practices
— but I’m encouraged to bring my
own spin.”
In under a year and a half,
Srirangarajan was promoted from
associate consultant to consultant. “I told my advisor that was
what I wanted, and she found
opportunities for me to learn.
Promotions here are based on
performance rather than time
served.”
Srirangarajan has appreciated
opportunities to get to know her
colleagues, near and far. “There
are no silos here,” she says. “We’re
close knit. We all bring different
strengths and skill sets.” A social
outing at a board games cafe
ended with the ADAPTOVATE
team closing the venue at the end
of the evening. “We’re a competitive group!”
In addition, the company holds
off-site retreats. Some bring local
team members together for a few
days of brainstorming and bonding. Others introduce employees
to colleagues regionally in North
America and globally in Europe
“WE WORK TO MAKE OUR COMPANY A PLACE WHERE
EMPLOYEES FEEL THE ENVIRONMENT IS SET UP FOR
THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.”
— Ghaleb El Masri, Managing Director, Canadian Office
Ghaleb El Masri, managing director, Canadian Office, and Lucksha Srirangarajan, management consultant, at
ADAPTOVATE.
