Executive Advisory During an Inflection Point

A CEO and leadership team needed an independent thinking partner during a strategic inflection point involving a major re-org and investor pressure.

Overview

We served as embedded strategic advisors to the executive team across a six-month period covering a significant reorganisation, a failed acquisition, and a board-driven shift in strategic direction.

The Challenge

The leadership team was individually capable but collectively misaligned, facing the same decisions multiple times, sending mixed signals, and losing momentum on strategic priorities.

The Solution

We focused on three levers: explicit decision protocols, a shared strategy narrative, and clearer accountability for execution at leadership level.

Process

1. Interviewed executives to surface decision friction and narrative gaps.
2. Facilitated alignment sessions around strategic options and operating tradeoffs.
3. Introduced decision protocols, escalation rules, and accountability maps.
4. Supported execution reviews during the reorganisation and investor pressure cycle.

Results

• Improved decision hygiene with clear escalation rules and ownership
• Cohesion on strategy narrative across the full leadership team
• Reduced rework by tightening the definition of done at leadership level

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