Advisory
Independent advice. Your decision.
You bring the decision. I find out what is really happening inside your organisation, including what your reports leave out, so you can decide well and see it through.
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ConfidentialPriced on valueAs long as the decision needs
When to call me
5 situations worth a call.
Something else? If a big decision is in front of you, it is worth a call.
- A plan was agreed, but it is not happening.
- Your board or leadership team is divided and work is stalling because of it.
- The same problem keeps coming back, even after you restructure.
- You face a decision that will be hard to undo: buying a company, selling one or replacing a senior leader.
- You are the first in your family to run a business this size.
What is included
What an engagement includes.
- One to one
Sessions with you
We work on your decision and nothing else, as often as it needs.
- Between sessions
Help between sessions
If something happens between sessions, you can call me.
- Inside the business
Frank conversations with your people
Where it helps, I talk to your people one to one and sit in on meetings. I also read what already exists: board papers, minutes and exit interviews. My advice rests on more than one version of events. I never tell you who said what.
- With the team
Bringing your team together
When your leadership team needs to work a decision through together, I bring them together and run the session.
- At the end
What happens next
I tell you plainly what I found, in person. Where it helps, I also put it in a short note of 1 or 2 pages. Then we decide together whether to stop or continue. If the problem keeps coming back, I will say so and explain what a full investigation would involve.
Advisory gives you advice and, where useful, a short note. It is not a full report. A problem that keeps coming back needs a full investigation with a formal written finding. That is the work of my firm, FranklySpeaking
Who it is for and how it is priced
Priced on the value of the decision.
For chief executives, managing directors, chairs and boards, where a wrong decision is expensive and quickly becomes public.
- Fee
One fee, agreed before we start
The fee is based on what the decision is worth to you, not on the hours it takes. You know the full cost before the first session.
- Length
As long as the decision needs
6 months for a single decision. 18 months or more for a major change. We agree the length when we agree the fee.
- Availability
A small number of clients at a time
I work with only a few clients at a time, so I am available when you need me.
Start here
Start with a conversation.
We talk about you and the decision in front of you. By the end, you know the right next step, even if it is not me.
The first conversation is on me.
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