Create a Culture Aligned with your Values and Vision and Maintain it. Forever.

Do you face even one of these problems today?

Our employees don’t take our mission as seriously as I do and look disinterested
Some talk a lot but contribute very little
They pull the company in different directions while claiming they work so hard and care so much
People work hard but do not clearly see how their work contributes to our larger mission, leaving them without a sense of direction and purpose
Value system misalignment is felt often but we keep going without doing much about it
Many managers do not walk the talk in terms of values, leading to colleagues losing faith and respect for them and hence weakening their emotional connection with the organisation
We had a great culture when we were small but now that we are starting to grow, we are unable to maintain it and it is evolving into something we did not intend, perhaps even toxic
Even if not unhealthy today, we wish the culture to be a certain way, different - much better - than what it is today

It Starts With You

As its leader, you need to lay down the foundation of your organization using your own Values and Vision. Start with going deep within yourself, then define or redefine it for your organization.

What You Need to Create an Aligned Culture

To create an organizational culture that aligns with your values and vision, you need to make such choices that lead to that culture. To make those right choices there are two prerequisites:

You need to be deeply connected with yourself so you know who you truly are and what inspires you
You need your own customized decision making framework that will help you choose amongst various options and make those right choices

What is the Problem?

The world is noisy and distracting, so you might be living your life largely focused on the outside world. Because of this,

You might be too focused on speed and getting things done fast
You may be losing your deep connection with yourself
Because of that, you may not be following your own, customized decision making framework to help you make the right choices

How will we solve the problem?

The 8-week Founder Decelerator program for business founders, CEOs and Executives will:

Train you in a regular habit of Contemplation - deep thinking - on matters that matter, so you are more deeply connected with yourself
Teach you 16 ADIOS principles on which to contemplate to achieve improved clarity of thought and peace of mind (ADIOS is the Contemplation framework you will learn; it stands for A Dialogue In Objective Silence)
Provide the five tier ADIOS framework for building your organization: Values / Non Financial Vision / Culture / OKRs / Compensation
Enable you to think deeply about your personal Values and your own Non Financial Vision for your life - remember, it starts with You
Help you think about the Values, Vision and Culture of your organization using your own Values and the ADIOS five tier framework

How do you define a successful organisation?

After the Program, you will:

Regularly use Contemplation to generate fresh business insights and newer ways to grow and increase value. You will be deeply rooted in a regular habit of Contemplation and would have added it to your physical fitness regime.
Significantly improve your clarity of thought and decision making ability as well as speed.
Effortlessly make decisions that are aligned with your Values, Vision and Culture. It will stay in your subconscious and come naturally to you.
Have a detailed and well thought-through Values, Vision and Culture Charter for your organization and understand how to align the team with the Charter and maintain that alignment for the years to come.
Develop microscopic vision to clearly see using the lens of your Culture document as to what is and isn't aligned with your organization - a particular employee behaviour, a paragraph in a blog, a product feature, the tone of a social media message, your office neighbourhood, the wall artwork, an investor, a customer, a vendor or anything else you can imagine.
Be able to define a clear and specific action plan to deal with employees who are quiet quitters, add little value, argue too much unnecessarily, don't get things done, etc. based on your Culture document.
Be able to define your hiring strategy in line with your Desired Culture document that you create during the program.
Connect with yourself more deeply and feel that connection through the day in your personal and professional interactions. You will speak from a higher place inside of you.
Experience the power of Silence. Not speaking is sometimes more powerful than speaking. You will learn how to mix the two to make much better decisions.
When you do speak, weigh your words carefully. You will learn that words are everything, and know how to speak in a manner where every word of yours is worthwhile.

Program Details

8 weeks in total (9 sessions including the last, wrap-up session)
One session a week on Zoom
Each session lasts for 90 minutes
You will learn along with other founders, CEOs and Executives (this is a small cohort of about 10 odd companies)
One on one review sessions during the program (at least 2)

Your Time Commitment

90 mins once a week for the weekly session on Zoom
30 mins a day for Contemplation

You will notice a conspicuous difference in about 3 weeks in your clarity of thought and peace of mind.

Program Schedule

Week 1

Introduction to Contemplation
Principle 1: Twin Voices
Principle 2: The Urge to Prove
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Assignment for the Week

Week 2

Principle 3: What is Right for You (Part 1)
Principle 4: Negative Comparison and Non Judgement
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Week 3

Principle 5: What is Right for You (Part 2)
Principle 6: Negative Thoughts
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Week 4

Principle 7: Impact of Speech (Part 1)
Principle 8: Peace of Mind
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Week 5

Principle 9: Impact of Speech - Part 2
Principle 10: Desire and Dependence
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Week 6

Principle 11: Looking Inward vs Outward (Part 1)
Principle 12: Peace of Mind during the day
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Week 7

Principle 13: Looking Inward vs Outward (Part 2)
Principle 14: Define your Next Version
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Week 8

Principle 15: Train your Internal Search Engine
Principle 16: Appearance vs Substance
Contemplation and Journaling
Adioscope
Values, Vision and Culture: Essay / Exercise
Assignment for the Week

Guidance from our Alumni

Que: Since you have already gone through the Adios program, please tell me what I should do to make the most out of this program. What challenges might I face? What worked best for you?

I suggest to all of you to start this journey without prejudices or mental blocks in order to grasp the essence of this training. If you are here, you are tuned into this way of living at least a little. In life, it is important to have a clear priority list in mind. Have a nice journey

Stefano Esposto

Digesting all the content might feel a bit overwhelming but take your time to chew on each concept and make contemplation a constant habit. Don't be intimidated and practice, one day at a time. Watch the previous sessions again after a few weeks and you might find very different perspectives from the same sessions. I’m doing that now.

Shinn Wolfe

It’s a little uncomfortable at first, because we are all used to just react to and get distracted by external stimuli, but daily practice and clarity on ADIOS principles make contemplation a really effective way to take a step back and find answers to some of the questions that have been sitting unanswered in the back of your mind.

Luca Toscani

Trust the process, stick with it, if it feels uncomfortable you know you are working it properly

Jor Amster

Member Experience

Learn from various Adios members across the world as to how they went about this program, what worked for them, the challenges they faced, the solutions they found, and more…

I use Contemplation every evening to think about how my day went, the challenges we faced as a team and how we can overcome them. This analysis when discussed with the team the next day has generated real solutions at work. These are many a time small challenges, or just questions, but they add up eventually so getting them right is necessary.

Just increasing my calendar Contemplation slot from 30 to 45 minutes helped me go to around 40 mins per session.

Starting to write down my thoughts has helped a lot. Writing has the ability to declutter your mind. Earlier my thoughts used to be jumbled up and I could not retain them for long. I have started making bullet points now. It has helped. Now I need to start writing in detail.

My Contemplation slot is in the evening. Every evening you have some burning issues relating to work you are thinking about, things to be delivered tomorrow. I have been able to find clarity and also been able to plan what needs to be done and how exactly it must be done a lot better with my evening Contemplation.

Peace of mind has clearly increased, unnecessary mental clutter has reduced, which has helped me to work more and deliver more.

It has allowed me to break the chain of thoughts and helped me to respond to my team members as against reacting to them. Many things are now set right because I have that power to control my restlessness to say something immediately. I can now take a step back, think about it and reply appropriately. Sometimes I respond the next day after I have thought through in the evening.

Spending 20 to 25 minutes immediately before I start work at office and another 25 minutes before I go to bed has been working for me.

I am now revisiting the principles again and that is definitely helping me think a lot more and consider various perspectives before I respond.

I am in Week 3 and have been contemplating for about 15 mins a day, listening to the bedtime reviews regularly and making a lot of notes. Some answers have started to come so it is definitely working. I plan to increase the Contemplation time to 30 mins a day now.

It has now become a part of my daily routine. I find 40 mins for Contemplation usually during the evening, very rarely during the morning. It is definitely helping me choose between the heart and the mind at various junctures, in both personal and professional situations to ensure that peace of mind is maintained.

I tried doing it during my morning walks but because my walks are quite brisk, it didn't work. Now I have earmarked around 10:30pm for Contemplation. It ranges between 20 to 45 mins depending upon the subject matter that day. I handle one particular issue in each session.

There was a lot of unplanned thinking earlier. It is now much more structured now. Because of Conemplation, I also like to go deeper into certain topics and not depend on others all the time. Get the information yourself and take charge.

I have found an answer to two of my questions. It took two Contemplation sessions of around 30 mins each. Still thinking on two more questions.

I was struggling with Contemplation initially but journalling has really helped me focus my energies and now my thinking is a lot deeper and more structured. I can sit longer too because I am thinking and writing. This is helping me directly to find answers at work which then provides the motivation for regular Contemplation.

Contemplation helps me become more aware about things during the day, and that helps with many things automatically. I used to talk before I listened but now my awareness ensures that I don't do that. I didn't know that just being aware can bring about so much change.

Book a 30 min Free Consultation

If you would like to discuss the details of the Founder Decelerator program, please schedule a Zoom meeting with our founder, Tarun Gulati. If these times do not work for you, please write to him at tarun@adiosworld.com to schedule a time for a conversation.