Advisory

Four ways I engage

Most relationships begin with the execution review. It is the cheapest way to find out whether there is a problem worth my involvement.

6 weeks · fixed fee

Strategy Execution Review

An independent assessment of whether your organisation is structurally capable of delivering the strategy it has approved. Delivered as a written report to the CEO or board.

Interviews across two levels below the executive team
Review of incentives against stated priorities
Decision-flow and governance mapping
Written findings, presented to the board

12 months · retained

Executive Counsel

A standing relationship with a chief executive. Fortnightly sessions, plus availability for the decisions that will not wait for the next scheduled call.

Fortnightly two-hour sessions
Direct access between sessions
Pre-board preparation
Confidential and unattributed throughout

8 weeks · fixed fee

Board Effectiveness

A candid review of how the board actually functions: what it discusses, what it avoids, and whether it is governing or managing.

Observation of two full board meetings
Confidential interview with each director
Agenda and information-flow analysis
Findings presented to the chair first

6 months · retained

Leadership Transition

Support for an incoming chief executive through the period where the cost of a misjudgement is highest and the information is worst.

Structured organisational assessment before acting
Weekly sessions through the first quarter
Executive team evaluation support
Board relationship counsel

Fees are quoted per engagement following an initial conversation. I do not quote before understanding the problem, and I will decline work where I do not believe I would add value.