Bridging the gap between strategy and execution.

Equist helps organisations move from intention to action - enabling greater, more sustainable performance through last-mile behavioural change, for individuals, NGOs and corporate teams alike.

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You have the strategy and know 'what' to do. Why isn’t it happening?

The plan is rarely the problem. What breaks down is everything after it.

Executing on Strategy Is the Hard Part

Organisations struggle to turn strategy into clear priorities, plans and resourcing. When gaps in the strategy go unaddressed, gaps in execution are inevitable.

Your teams aren’t talking to each other.

Silos form between layers of the hierarchy, central and field teams, program units — even your own external partners.

Everything’s urgent. Nothing’s prioritised.

When the strategy is vague, or commitment to it is soft, it gets hard to say no. Scope creeps. Focus doesn’t.

Your processes fight you, not for you.

Too rigid or too absent. Tools that confuse more than clarify. AI adoption that’s wildly inconsistent across the org.

Ownership is nobody’s job.

Capability gaps, thin people buffers, no clear measures of success — and appreciation that never quite makes it through.

Decisions get made on gut, not data.

Unbiased data and real stakeholder input rarely make it into the room where decisions actually get made.

Equist's High Performance FrameworkTM

Four areas that drive a high performance organisation. Hover or tap a card to see how each one breaks down.

Direction

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Direction

  • Goals aligned with strategy, and success metrics
  • Quarterly milestones, priorities
  • Linkage of each person's work to mission
  • Well defined and effective review cadence

Mindset

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Mindset

  • Learning mindset & culture
  • Accountability culture
  • Community feedback / pulse
  • Psychological safety
  • Innovation and solution-orientation mindset

Systems

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Systems

  • Documented processes / checklists
  • Data capture and reporting
  • Creation of tools, templates, and institutional knowledge
  • Governance structure
  • Risk & scenario (what-if) planning + financial / sustainability plan

Enabling Environment

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Enabling Environment

  • Leadership/stakeholder support
  • Resources (time, people, money) & 'right' capabilities
  • Sufficient uninterrupted time
  • Scope and role clarity
  • Communication & collaboration

How we drive lasting change

We move from Workshops (Awareness) → Cohorts (Practice) → Consulting (Adoption).

Workshops

Objective: Awareness

Typical duration: 2–8 hours

Awareness of best practices and actionable frameworks. Can cover a large group and is easy to get off the ground, though follow-through is harder to track.

Cohorts

Objective: Immediate change

Typical duration: 6–8 weeks, 1.5–2 hrs/week

Assignments for participants to apply learnings, with integration into org-wide practices. Assesses incremental improvement at the individual level.

Consulting / Coaching

Objective: Long-term change

Typical duration: 6 months or longer

In-depth problem solving on key performance gaps, aided by group capacity building and individual coaching for high-potential leaders.

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What our sessions actually look like

From in-person workshops to virtual cohorts — a look inside the room.

Workshop discussion

In-person facilitation with a social enterprise team

Cohort group

With an alumni cohort of a top ranked UK university

Session at ISB

Leading a session on personal productivity

In-person facilitation with a social enterprise team

In-person facilitation with a social enterprise team

Virtual cohort session

Running a virtual cohort session

30+ areas of research-backed expertise

High performance employees

Pillars of Productivity

High Performance Mindset

Prioritisation & Planning

Deep Work & Focus

Managing Digital Distractions

Task, Meeting & Email Management

AI & Everyday Tech for Productivity

Building Personal Effectiveness Systems

Habits & Routines

Setting Individual Goals

Working Smarter / Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Productivity Hacks

Making Effective Presentations

Data-Driven Analysis & Decision Making

Listening & Effective Communication

Managing Your Own Leadership Journey

+ 9 more areas

High performance teams & organisations

Team / Org Goals & OKRs

Building Trust & Accountability

Enabling Collaborative Teams

Managing Difficult Stakeholders

Effective Decision Making

Better Delegation

Setting Up Seamless Processes

Giving & Receiving Feedback

High Performance Culture

Team Prioritisation & Planning

Effective Project Management

Managing Upwards

Building Institutional Knowledge

Intergenerational Working (Millennials, Gen Z, etc.)

Building Resilient & Empathetic Teams

Appreciation & Rewards

Constructive Feedback

+ 9 more areas

Equist’s team

Tejas Pahlajani

Tejas Pahlajani

Founder

18+ years of experience primarily in consulting. Has served clients across the development and corporate sectors including the Gates Foundation, Omidyar Network, ICRW, Language and Learning Foundation, GE, GSK, Microsoft and multiple Tata group companies. Previously at Dasra, Sattva Consulting, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant and Genpact. MBA, Indian School of Business; BE in Computer Engineering, Mumbai University.

Shivangi Somani

Shivangi Somani

Consulting Psychologist

A psychologist whose experience lies in designing impactful training programs, facilitating meaningful learning experiences, and driving the integration of those learnings within organisations — creating cultures of sustained growth and lasting transformation.

EQUIST’S REACH AND RESULTS

88

Engagements conducted

2,500+

People directly trained

30+

Organisations worked with

15X

Return on time invested

>90%

Customer satisfaction (4.5/5+)

600+

Hours of sessions held

The types of organisations we've worked with

Our clients include a global investment bank, a Big Four consulting firm, a global multilateral development institution, a UN agency youth programme, a top-ranked Indian business school, a top-ranked UK university, a global anti-poverty nonprofit, and a large family foundation. (Specific names withheld due to client confidentiality.)

Real engagements, real outcomes

A closer look at how we've worked with organisations across sectors.

UN YOUTH INITIATIVE

Capability-building cohort across 5 teams

~27 staff trained on AI adoption, communication and stronger routines.

BIG 4 AUDIT FIRM

11 productivity workshops, 430+ participants

Over 60 hours of training with an average CSAT above 90/100.

INDIAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Year-long leadership capacity building

Building capacity of 50 leaders at a social enterprise of 2,000+ employees.

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Say hello.

Whether you’re an employee, a business owner, or looking to empower your team to become more productive — let’s connect.

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