How I Help
Four ways to work together.
Each solves a different problem.
Four finished products. One practice. Start where you are. Engage deeper when the situation calls for it.
The Lineup
Four models. One practice.
Each model delivers a finished outcome on its own. No model is a prerequisite for the next. Pick the one that fits your moment.
Calibrate
Diagnose where the CEO and leadership team are out of alignment. A clean read of what's working and what isn't.
- CEO private diagnostic
- Leadership half-day alignment
- Strategy assessment summary
Clarify
Define the real problem, the key choices, and the logic behind them. Fast clarity before committing to a full plan.
- Problem statement
- Possibility Set
- Strategy Cascade (As-Is)
- What Would Have To Be True
- Business Model Canvas (As-Is)
- CEO Summary
Build
Create a complete, validated strategy with a 12-month operating plan. Evidence, stress testing, and a board-ready package.
- Core Problem Definition
- Possibility Sets
- Strategy Cascade (To-Be)
- Validated Business Model
- Focused Operating Plan
- Stress Testing
- Board-ready Package
Sustain
Implement strategy as an ongoing discipline. Cadence of quarterly resets, monthly reviews, and continuous adaptation to signals.
- Everything Created in Build
- Quarterly Strategy Resets
- Monthly Leadership Reviews
- Continuous Signpost Updates
- Strategy Governance
- Quarterly Strategy Arcade Sessions
- Annual Strategy Refresh
How They Relate
Four distinct models. One shared method.
Each model is a finished product. Calibrate isn't a lite version of anything. It solves a real problem (team alignment) on its own. The same is true for each of the other three.
That said, the models share a method. If you engage with Calibrate and find the problem runs deeper, Clarify picks up where Calibrate left off. Build can absorb prior work. Sustain can follow any of the above.
You never pay twice for the same thinking.
1 Day
30 Days
90 Days
12 Months
The Shared Method
Every model. Same four moves.
The depth varies. The logic does not. Every engagement, whether one day or twelve months, follows the same four moves.
Surface the real problems
Before any strategy, get underneath what the team thinks the problem is to what it actually is.
Pressure-test the real logic
Strategy is a chain of choices. Each one must hold up. Weak links get found, not hidden.
Make the trade-offs explicit
Every great strategy says what you won't do. Most strategies hide the no's. This one surfaces them.
Build the signal system
Strategy that can't sense failure will keep failing. The signals get installed on every engagement.
Not sure where you fit?
Many clients start with a Calibration because it gives both of us an honest read before committing to a deeper engagement. If you already know you need Clarify or Build, the Fit Call will confirm it. Either way, the conversation is the start.