About us
Mayflower-Plymouth stands as a beacon of strategic guidance in the intricate landscape of corporate finance and advisory. Our firm is dedicated to fostering sustainable growth and resilience for our clients, drawing upon deep industry expertise and a commitment to excellence. We believe in building enduring partnerships, grounded in trust and mutual success.
Beyond traditional advisory, we strategically invest in bonds, offering a unique blend of financial acumen and market insight. Our integrated approach ensures that our clients receive holistic solutions tailored to their specific challenges and aspirations. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in every engagement.
Our Frameworks
The R6 Resilience Change Management Framework℠
Our flagship offering, the R6 Resilience Change Management Framework℠, is a cyclical framework consisting of six iterative puzzle pieces designed to guide organizations through periods of significant transformation and disruption. Unlike traditional linear models, the R6 Framework is progressive and non-linear, allowing for flexibility and adaptation as new information emerges or environments shift. This approach is crucial for navigating complex and turbulent environments where change is rarely straightforward and often random.
Each iteration functions as a guiding principle rather than a rigid rule, ensuring adaptability. The framework also exhibits a fractal nature, meaning its principles can be applied by anyone at any level within an organization, from a team leader guiding a workflow change to a CEO overseeing a major transformation. This scalability highlights its comprehensiveness.
Furthermore, the R6 Framework possesses a "nurturing" quality, capable of integrating various change management nuances, psycho-social nuances, and other frameworks. For instance, elements from Kotter's model, or even the firm's CSIPP framework, can be seamlessly incorporated, leveraging their strengths within R6's holistic structure. This adaptability and inclusivity contribute to its robustness in diverse organizational contexts. The firm has found that frameworks like CSIPP can be so nicely nurtured by R6 that they may not be necessary or desirable as standalone frameworks, as crisis is a type of change event.
The R6 framework's focus on organizational transformation and continuous adaptation also aligns with the Christian concept of resurrection, symbolizing transformation, renewal, and hope in the face of adversity, reflecting an ongoing process of change and renewal. (Bible, New International Version, 2011). It is also inherently value-centric, revolving around the organization's ability to continuously add value to customers, a core tenet of business purpose and consistent with the firm's Permacapital Economics framework.
The Six Iterations of the R6 Framework:
Review the Macro/Micro Changes:
Reassess the Business’ Capabilities in the Context of Macro Changes:
Reassess the Business’ Capabilities in the Context of Macro Changes:
Continuous scanning of external and internal environments to identify emerging trends, disruptions, and opportunities, ensuring proactive adaptation.
Reassess the Business’ Capabilities in the Context of Macro Changes:
Reassess the Business’ Capabilities in the Context of Macro Changes:
Reassess the Business’ Capabilities in the Context of Macro Changes:
A critical, inward-looking evaluation of organizational strengths and weaknesses, tempered by how capabilities add value to customers.
Redefine Target Market(s) Based on Reassessment of Capabilities:
Reassess the Business’ Capabilities in the Context of Macro Changes:
Redefine Target Market(s) Based on Reassessment of Capabilities:
Aligning target markets with evolving customer needs, competitive landscapes, and the business's new capabilities, potentially identifying new segments or approaches.
Redirect Capabilities Toward Redefined Target Market:
Repeat in Perpetuity – or – Render Paradigm Shift [R6-RPS]:
Redefine Target Market(s) Based on Reassessment of Capabilities:
Realigning resources, processes, and strategies (e.g., new technologies, supply chain optimization, innovative products) to effectively serve redefined target markets.
Restructure the Organization:
Repeat in Perpetuity – or – Render Paradigm Shift [R6-RPS]:
Repeat in Perpetuity – or – Render Paradigm Shift [R6-RPS]:
Adapting the organization's structure, culture, and talent (e.g., agile teams, innovation culture, empowering policies) to support desired changes.
Repeat in Perpetuity – or – Render Paradigm Shift [R6-RPS]:
Repeat in Perpetuity – or – Render Paradigm Shift [R6-RPS]:
Repeat in Perpetuity – or – Render Paradigm Shift [R6-RPS]:
Emphasizes continuous monitoring, evaluation, and adaptation as an iterative cycle, or the option to fundamentally change the market through a paradigm-shifting product or service.
Our Services
R6 Resilience Framework Implementation
R6 Resilience Framework Implementation
R6 Resilience Framework Implementation
We guide companies through the seamless adoption and integration of our proprietary R6 Resilience Change Management Framework, ensuring robust and sustainable transformation.
Bespoke Corporate Research
R6 Resilience Framework Implementation
R6 Resilience Framework Implementation
Offering timely and in-depth research, our bespoke analysis covers a wide range of topics, providing executives and corporate boards with critical insights for strategic decision-making.
Note Purchasing
R6 Resilience Framework Implementation
Note Purchasing
We engage in strategic note purchasing, providing structured lending solutions to companies, thereby supporting their financial growth and operational needs.
Our managing partner
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, MBA
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., the award-winning corporate advisor and author, is the Managing Partner of Mayflower-Plymouth. Smith plays an integral and direct role in the firm's operational endeavors. Demonstrating a profound commitment to client success and service excellence, Mr. Smith personally oversees the majority of projects undertaken by the advisory firm. Furthermore, for all direct services offered by Mayflower-Plymouth, such as executive leadership coaching, it is Mr. Smith himself who provides the expert guidance and strategic solutions, ensuring a hands-on approach that leverages his extensive experience and insight for the direct benefit of each client.
