How to achieve Success with 6 Bricks: Case Studies at Work, Sport and Life

Achieving at Work

Airsys

Airsys, a communications company based in Hampshire, UK, experienced a period of transformation under new leadership. The leadership team recognized the need for addressing several key issues:

Challenges and Background:

Airsys was faced with challenges in communication, decision-making, and defining its strategic focus.
The new leadership aimed to reposition the company for growth and improve team dynamics.
Historically, challenging conversations had been avoided, and this hindered progress.

Solution: Airsys decided to implement a tailored form of the Six Brick Success Framework to facilitate discussions and clarify team and individual roles. The framework was customized to address the company’s specific challenges, and it focused on improving communication and decision-making processes.

Implementation:

The framework was introduced through a structured program, including workshops and one-on-one coaching sessions.
Team members were actively engaged in defining their roles and responsibilities, and the framework served as a guide for this process.

Team and Individual Support:

Individual coaching and mentoring were provided to help team members align with their roles and responsibilities.
Training programs were designed to develop the essential skills required to achieve the company’s strategic direction.

Results:

The implementation of the Six Brick Success Framework provided immediate feedback, allowing the team to gauge their progress and positioning in relation to their strategic goals.
Communication and decision-making improved, leading to more efficient operations and better team collaboration.
Specific measurable improvements, such as meeting project milestones on time and increased customer satisfaction, were observed.

Conclusion: The Six Brick Success Framework played a pivotal role in creating a safe and objective environment for addressing historically avoided challenging conversations. It provided clarity of direction, improved communication, and fostered a structured approach for implementation. Airsys successfully transformed its operations, positioning itself for sustainable growth.

Recommendations for Improvement: This case study highlights the effectiveness of a tailored framework in addressing communication and strategic focus issues. Other companies facing similar challenges can benefit from customizing the framework to their unique needs and investing in individual and team support to drive meaningful change.

King Edward VII School is in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 12 young men who were elected to lead the boys in 2023 were introduced to the Six Brick Success Framework in December 2022 with the objective of facilitating the sharing of ideas and leadership skills for their final year in school.

Solution: An interactive session was organized to acquaint these emerging leaders with the Framework. This session encouraged discussions about their leadership aspirations, skill sets, and a strategic plan to address any gaps.

Result: The interactive sessions led to profound, objective discussions regarding their individual strengths and weaknesses. Surprisingly, these discussions demonstrated a level of clarity of thought that exceeded their ages and apparent lack of leadership experience.

Conclusion: This experience highlighted the profound ability of the Framework to create a secure environment for tackling challenging conversations. Most notably, it revealed that individuals and teams possess the solutions to their unique situations; they simply required a structured framework to explore alternative approaches.

Excelling at Sport

Garth Milne is a passionate golfer, fitness advocate and speaker who specializes in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics. He works with professional golfers internationally.

Garth uses the Six Brick Success Cube in multiple ways to improve the performance of his students and reports the following in relation to a student of his:

I work with a 24-year-old amateur golfer who recently participated in the Sunshine Tour Qualifying School, an event divided into two stages. Those finishing in the top 20 in the First Stage progress to the Final Stage.

He displayed splendid, free-flowing golf during the First Stage and comfortably advanced to the Final Stage. However, his performance in the Final Stage was disappointingly poor, and he struggled to achieve the scores necessary for a Sunshine Tour Card.

Discussion and Analysis: In our discussion, we delved into the two events and the significant variation in his performance between them. To analyze this, we employed the Six Brick Success Framework, breaking down his preparation and subsequent performance for each event.

Results: It became evident that he had adequately prepared for both events, and his skills were well-honed for optimal performance. Regrettably, his mindset was influenced by other golfers with whom he had played practice rounds in preparation for the Final Stage. This exposure sowed doubt in his abilities, leading him to alter his game plan and lose trust in the work he had invested in certain aspects of his game. Consequently, he deviated from his natural playing style.

Conclusion: The utilization of the Framework facilitated an open, candid, and highly objective discussion about the two events. It unearthed the precise issue he needed to address moving forward and provided insights into how to approach his preparations and practice rounds more effectively before events. Subsequently, he made the necessary adjustments, and I am pleased to report that his performances on the feeder tours here in South Africa have been nothing short of exemplary.

“Sarah”: working with a determined 16-year-old aspiring to reach the elite ranks of amateur golf in the USA presents a unique challenge. She comes from a family with a rich golfing legacy, which adds immense pressure to her already fervent desire for success.

To address this challenge, a series of one-on-one sessions utilizing the Six Brick Success methodology was employed. These sessions aimed to achieve two key objectives:

Isolation of Controllable Factors: By using the Six Brick Success Framwork, we helped her identify and focus on aspects within her control, enabling her to channel her efforts effectively.
Enhanced Present-Moment Awareness: The sessions aimed to heighten her mindfulness, allowing her to stay fully engaged in the present moment and execute her potential.

Result: The impact of this approach was immediate and tangible. In her first tournament following the sessions, she demonstrated a remarkable improvement in her ability to remain present, significantly enhancing her performance.

Conclusion: The power of the methodology proved instrumental in her journey. It enabled her to eliminate distractions, narrow her focus, and quickly regain awareness when she veered off course. This not only improved her performance but also instilled valuable mental skills for her future endeavors.

Achieving Personal Goals

Jan Wenger works in Dubai with an IT company in Marketing. During the Covid lockdown period he had health issues resulting in weight gain which significantly impacted his quality of life.

Jan set himself a goal to lose weight using the Six Brick Success Framework. He outlines how the framework with its bias for action helped him maintain focus to achieve his personal goal.

Rowan Levieux is a passionate e-commerce entrepreneur turned digital marketer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. While building and scaling his own online business he has needed to stay focused on what needs doing to grow his business.

Rowan has found value in linking the Six Brick Success Framework to Eisenhower’s Urgent and Important Principle.

Iain, a young man pursuing his Legal degree, faced persistent challenges with concentration and ADHD throughout his school years. Seeking to overcome these obstacles, he embarked on a journey that included a couple of sessions with the Six Brick Success Framework. These sessions aimed to help Iain clarify his academic goals, assess his current position, and identify areas for skill development and enhancement.

Results: The impact of the Framework sessions was immediate and profound. Iain began to demonstrate a heightened ability to focus on the specific areas highlighted during the sessions. Moreover, he successfully curtailed procrastination tendencies and implemented a structured approach to measure his academic performance.

Conclusion: The most notable outcome of Iain’s engagement with the Framework was the significant improvement in his self-efficacy. Through this process, he gained a clearer understanding of what lay within his control and what did not. As a result, he could allocate his time and efforts more efficiently, leading to marked progress in his academic pursuits.