Strategy
Strategic Direction Exercise
A structured, facilitated process to define or refresh the company’s strategic direction:
- Vision & mission alignment session with leadership/ownership
- External environment scan
- Internal capability assessment (SWOT)
- Confrontation matrix — to surface the real strategic choices
- Growth strategy alignment using the McKinsey 7S & other Best Practice frameworks
- Deliverable: a validated 3–5 year strategic direction and roadmap, owned by the leadership team
Governance
Advisory Board / Board of Directors Design
- Assessing current governance maturity
- Designing board composition (family vs. independent members)
- Defining mandate, decision rights, and meeting rhythm
Strategic Sounding Board (ongoing)
- Periodic sessions with the CEO/leadership team to stress-test major decisions before they’re made
Transformation Readiness Review
- Board-level assessment of readiness for a major shift (growth, restructuring, digitalization)
Leadership Team Governance Design & Facilitation
Helping newly formed or newly merged leadership teams define how they will actually operate together.
Facilitating the shift from separate teams or entities into one coherent leadership structure
Defining roles, decision rights, escalation paths, and meeting rhythm for the new team
Family Governance & Dynamics
Family Charter Facilitation
- Series of structured sessions with family members to co-create the charter: shared values, roles, entry/exit rules, decision rights
Family Council Setup & Facilitation
- Designing the family council’s structure, agenda, and rhythm
- Facilitating recurring meetings (quarterly or bi-annual)
Family Dynamics & Communication Coaching
- NVC-based sessions to improve dialogue between generations or siblings
- Surfacing tensions early, before they affect the business
Next-Generation Engagement Program
- Structured onboarding of the next generation into governance conversations and decision-making
Ownership, Succession & Conflict Resolution
Succession Roadmap Facilitation
- Clarifying the future role of the outgoing generation
- Facilitating alignment among successors on roles and authority (“who leads”)
- Building a realistic, well-paced transition timeline
Formal Mediation (certified mediator as of April 2027)
- Structured, confidential process for ownership, role, or inheritance disputes
- Individual intake sessions, joint mediation sessions, agreement drafting
Shareholder Alignment Sessions
- Facilitating agreement among family shareholders on roles, dividend policy, and exit conditions
Pre-Succession Health Check
- Early-stage assessment of succession readiness — structure, dynamics, and governance — before a formal succession process begins
How projects usually start
We start with a 60–90 minute (free of charge) conversation. You explain your context and questions. I share what I see, possible options and whether I am the right partner. If yes, we define a concrete next step: a workshop, a short diagnostic, or a longer project
