What we Do
SOCRUE™specializes in the holistic and organic growth of organizations and administrations.
We advise and consult with executives and leaders in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Typically, the need is to recover from a fallen position or to mitigate the risks of future issues impeding success.
OUR FOCUS
PEOPLE, PROCESSES, & PROVISIONING
We work with organizations on the recovery and successful execution of growth initiatives by way of their people, their processes, and their provisioning. Our objective is to enable long-term, stable, and positive growth for our clients. This is derived from an ever-evolving, unconventional perceptual transformation.
Due to the confidential nature of our engagements, we do not publish results or provide testimonials and references. Our clients specifically seek us out because they are in a vulnerable, sensitive, or uncertain state, which requires a firm with special skills and one that operates under complete discretion.
We are based in Charlotte, NC / USA, and provide services to clients who are both domestic and abroad.
Our Mantra
SIMPLE GIFTS
"Simple Gifts" is a song written by Elder Joseph in 1848. The melody shows up as a part of Aaron Copland's music for the ballet, Appalachian Spring, which premiered in 1944. The lyrics to this one-verse song are simple, yet convey a deep meaning that we embrace at SOCRUE™ This melody reveals our core and we utilize it as our mantra in order to share its wisdom with our clients, in that, from simplicity much can be built, avoided, and achieved.
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.
FOUNDER
ADAM PACK
I've spent my career analyzing and helping organizations and administrations become healthy and grow. My pedigree spans 30+ years of training and professional experience with tenures ranging at startups to the Fortune 500. Those experiences and trainings were the genesis of SOCRUE™.
I began this consultancy to be a catalyst for positive change and impact the people, places, and things that I couldn’t reach in my previous positions. Liberation from enduring a painful and frustrating journey to grow has been at the core of our focus. Clients seek us out for two primary reasons: recovery and performance with their growth initiatives. Furthermore, they value our discretion and trust.
For our clients, we’ve been a first resort, last resort, and everything in between. Our practices are unconventional, yet develop distinct capabilities that produce long-term and stable growth.
To ensure the quality of service delivered, we only work with a small number of clients each year who have problems that atomistic options can't resolve. The legacy we intend to leave is knowledge and know-how execution that will become common to the masses, and serve our clients and our communities for generations to come. Thus, enabling them and others we will never know to flourish and evolve rather than repeat a struggling history of survival over and over.
Social Impact
One of our purposes beyond profit is our dedication to social responsibility.
Our devotion to make an impact does not end with the work performed for our clients. We believe our firm has an opportunity, and a responsibility, to use our knowledge, time, and resources to help address issues that negatively affect the lives of many in our communities at home and across the globe.
Our approach to social responsibility includes giving back to our communities, supporting various nonprofits that create a difference for our society, and ensuring that we operate our firm in a manner that is conscientious of environmental and social issues.
Working responsibly
Our Code of Character guides everything we do as an organization and the choices we make. It apprises our vision and strategy as a firm, as well as, the delivery of services to our clients. We are dedicated to developing a stronger organization that has long-term sustainability and enduring value to our people, clients, environment, and society.
Our Supplier Code of Conduct sets our expectations of organizations who work with us.
We adhere to a multitude of professional and ethical standards in the way we work and operate our firm. Our suppliers of goods and services are held to the same standards of social responsibility that we maintain ourselves.
To ensure that our suppliers recognize and uphold these standards, we have developed a Supplier Code of Conduct. We ensure compliance of this code by conducting intermittent supplier assessments.
The Supplier Code of Conduct mirrors the value of SOCRUE™, along with our expectations of the suppliers, including acting ethically and with integrity, maintaining data privacy and security, embracing inclusion and diversity, ensuring fair employment and wages, reducing environmental impact, and providing working conditions that support safety, wellbeing, and health.
Our sustainability policy helps us drive standards of environmental and social responsibility for ourselves and our suppliers. It is one of the many ways we work with people and organizations beyond our firm to practice and promote social responsibility.
Practical Day-to-Day Applications of our Commitment:
We make a concerted effort to reduce our carbon footprint by reducing our energy usage, recycling paper and other materials, and reusing as much as we can.
Reduced Traveling
Most management consulting firms waste an amazing amount of energy on travel. Many can spend as much as 75% of their time on the road. We understand that “face time” is an important component of every client relationship. However, there are times when a trip can be replaced by a teleconference or a web conference, with no loss in clarity of communication. Therefore, we use phone and web conferencing as much as possible.
Environmentally Friendly Transportation
We encourage the use of electric vehicles, hybrids, shared vehicles, mass transits, bicycles, and electronic scooters as much as possible whenever we travel locally, and even when we visit clients in other cities.
Less Space
We share conference rooms and office space to minimize our footprint. That means lower amounts of air conditioning, heating, janitorial services, furniture, and electricity per person.
Improved Work-Life Balance
We encourage our teams to work at home as much as possible. This reduces our need for office space, reduces the amount of time they need to travel, and leads to a much healthier work-life balance.
Less Paper
We don’t use paper business cards, and we submit only digital presentations, proposals, and contracts.
Recycle and Reuse
Whenever possible, we recycle plastics, cans, and paper in our office. We buy recycled paper products and recycle/donate office equipment not in use (ie. printers, computers, and telephones).
Sustainability Policy
SOCRUE™ has and always will be committed to doing the right thing for our clients, our people, our communities, and our society. We strive for sustainability across every function in our firm, including the sourcing and procurement of goods and services for our clients.
We intend to make our operations more sustainable by:
• Upholding the laws and regulations of the respective countries we operate
• Endorsing highest standards of economic, social, ethical, and environmental practices
• Identifying and mitigating risks associated with our procurement process
• Communicating our policy with internal and external stakeholders and raising awareness among our suppliers
In accordance with our commitment to these standards, we also expect our suppliers to strive to the same standards in their business operations, including but not limited to:
Environment
• Comply and adhere to all the applicable environmental laws in respective countries/jurisdiction
• Promote greater environmental responsibility, such as:
Responsible waste management and disposal
Reduction of greenhouse gas and other emissions harmful to the environment
Conservation of non-renewable natural resources
Labor and Human Rights
• Comply with all applicable laws, in accordance with the principles of the International Labor Organization, the UN Global Compact and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Prohibit slavery and the use of forced, bonded, or child labor across the supply chain
• Prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment to provide a safe and inclusive work environment
Business Ethics
• Obey all relevant international and domestic laws regarding ethical business practices
• Demonstrate existence of procedures to prevent:
1. Money laundering
2. Fraud, bribery, corruption
3. Conflicts of interest
4. Data security issues
Community Development
• Provide employees with a living wage, at a minimum
• Partner with the local governments and communities to improve the education, cultural, economic, and social well-being of communities from which they operate
We understand that procurement-performance improvement is a continuous process and we recognize the contribution of our suppliers in our journey to become more sustainable.
For detailed guidelines on supplier sustainability, please refer to our Supplier Code of Conduct.
For any grievances or suggestions regarding sustainable procurement practices, please write to sustainability@perception.solutions. Strict confidentiality will be maintained.
Environmental Policy
Corporate social responsibility is weaved in to PERCEPTION.SOLUTION’S way of being because we believe deeply in making the world a better place.
We are committed to the environment and reducing the footprint of our business operations by:
1. Identifying, measuring and offsetting the environmental impact of our operations
2. Reducing our impact on the environment through local operations initiatives
3. Seeking to minimize pollution and use natural resources sustainably
4. Maintaining full compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations and other obligations
We also strive to help our Clients be better stewards of the environment by suggesting sustainability goals within their strategies and priorities when it makes sense.