Take some time to Stop & Stare

This week saw the launch of http://www.stopandstare.com/, a website from a new company in London that offers a range of services for individuals and companies planning or managing change.

I have been working with Stop & Stare for a little while to help them integrate mapping approaches and mindmanager into their work, and the structure of the website itself was planned entirely using MindManager. The guys at Stop & Stare have been involved in a range of businesses over the years, and have a wealth of knowledge between them, and have been putting this knowledge to work over the last year to create an organisation that (they hope) can make people think a great deal more about people instead of profit. The initial focus is on outplacement services for people who have been made redundant, with a view to helping people understand their situational context, personal needs, and behvioural style in order to more effectively identify and take advantage of new job and career opportunities.

The team will be delivering business services of a very high standard, but will be basing their work around a not-for-profit model that will be donating revenue to local, national, and international projects. The focus of the work is on helping people or organisations create alignment between their needs and their work, and much of this is done using a variety of mapping tools and frameworks that enable individuals to see the details and the bigger picture simultaneously.

Stop & Stare offers outplacement services (for individuals or companies involved in redundancy processes), restructuring programmes (which help companies return to "business as usual" after periods of change), and a Peak Performance Programme (which helps companies raise their game).

Check out the website and if you find yourself magnetically drawn to any of the services or quirky pictures, then I suggest you give them a call. The team at Stop & Stare are bringing a fresh approach to what is traditionally a pretty stale service offering (outplacement etc), and with a deeply embedded desire to see the revenue go to good causes, they are hopefully onto something good!

Liam