Inner Readiness

The capacity and the code

A High Performance Pattern describes the recurring way in which you mobilise yourself and act when you are at your best under demanding circumstances.

Inner Readiness – from individual capacity to shared results

Find the pattern in what already works

1. 01

   CHALLENGE

   What were you facing?

2. 02

   ACTION

   What did you actually do?

3. 03

   RESULT

   What did you achieve?

4. 04

   PATTERN

   What recurs across your strongest performances?

5. HPP

   HIGH PERFORMANCE PATTERN

   Your personal code

From insight to activation

1. IDENTIFY

   Understand your pattern and resources.

2. MOBILISE

   Access the mental state, energy and behaviour that characterise you at your best.

3. ACTIVATE

   Bring your readiness consciously into play when the situation demands it.

Ready to be ready.

Readiness must be practised

Insight only becomes readiness when Head, Heart and Hands are brought into play, repeated and practised over time.

Repetition + practice + time → Integrated behaviour

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When it really matters

Timing → Balance → Force

From I to WE

1. 01

   INDIVIDUAL HPP

   This is how I perform at my best.

2. 02

   SHARED HIGH TEAM STANDARDS

   This is how we have decided to work together.

3. 03

   SHARED HPP

   This is how we actually work together – also under pressure.

A standard is something we have agreed.

A pattern is what we actually do.

The new standards are no longer rules – they have become our Shared High Performance Pattern.

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Human capacity drives business performance

This is Cronquist Consult's leadership logic: human capacity can strengthen the quality of decisions, collaboration and action, thereby supporting strategy execution and results. It is not a claim that Inner Readiness alone automatically causes a particular financial result.

More than 35 years of development

Inner Readiness was not developed at a desk.

Experience came first. Then came the concept. The methods followed.

1. C. 1990

   Mads Cronquist begins his first formal leadership education within emergency management. The foundation of Inner Readiness starts to take shape.

2. 1992

   Appointed a Danish emergency-management officer – a Beredskabsofficer.

3. 1995–1997

   Works in leadership roles during the war in Bosnia, including as project manager for Danish Mobile Hospital and in senior positions with the Dutch section of Médecins Sans Frontières and Germany's Malteser Hilfsdienst.

4. 1996

   Works in Japan on the further development of a hospital concept designed by Mads Cronquist for use in earthquake disasters.

5. 1997

   Completes incident-command training – indsatslederuddannelsen.

6. 1998

   The term "Det Indre Beredskab" is formulated in an article by Mads Cronquist published in CF-Korpset's national newsletter. The organisation is today known as Beredskabsstyrelsen, the Danish Emergency Management Agency.

7. 2015 → TODAY

   The concept is further developed through leadership development, High Performance, Success Analysis, High Performance Patterns, LeaderShop, Shared High Team Standards and Strategy Execution.

Capacity is also something we can pass on

Fremtidens Lederberedskab

The vision behind the project was to help young people develop inner readiness, personal responsibility and the capacity to contribute beyond themselves through practical development, outdoor training and voluntary contribution.

• Approximately DKK 300,000 personally financed by Mads Cronquist.
• Approximately 1,600 unpaid project-management hours.
• Approximately two years of project work.
• Voluntary contribution was a core principle.

Capacity is not only about what we can create for ourselves.

It is also about what we have the capacity to give to others.

Frequently asked questions

What is Inner Readiness?

Inner Readiness is the capacity built over time to consciously mobilise your mental, emotional and practical resources when the situation demands it.

What is the difference between Inner Readiness and a High Performance Pattern?

Inner Readiness is the capacity. A High Performance Pattern is the personal pattern that shows how you typically mobilise this capacity when you function at your best.

How do I find my High Performance Pattern?

Through a Success Analysis of specific situations in which you previously overcame something difficult and achieved a result you were proud of. The focus is particularly on the actions and resources that recurred.

Can Inner Readiness be trained?

Yes. Cronquist Consult's approach combines reflection with practical training, repetition and application in real situations.

What does Inner Readiness have to do with Strategy Execution?

Strategy has to be translated into action by people. Inner Readiness focuses on the human conditions for maintaining clarity, making decisions and acting when execution meets resistance or unforeseen circumstances.