Engagements

The kinds of problems we help solve.

Our work is confidential, so these summaries describe situations without naming companies or people.

Peer group discussion
Peer advisory · Manufacturing

A founder weighing a second plant

The group pressure-tested the expansion over two sessions. The member chose to add a second shift first, deferring the capital spend while demand proved out.

Executive in an office
Coaching · Professional services

A managing partner drowning in approvals

Mapped every decision crossing their desk, then delegated authority by dollar threshold. Within a quarter, routine approvals moved to department heads.

Team planning at a whiteboard
Strategy · Distribution

Twelve priorities down to four

A two-day retreat produced a one-page plan and four quarterly priorities with clear owners, replacing a list nobody could remember.

Leadership team at a table
Leadership team · Technology

From status meetings to decisions

Redesigned a two-hour weekly meeting into a 90-minute format with a scorecard and issues list. The team began resolving issues instead of reporting them.

Business owner in an office
Succession · Family business

Two generations, one plan

Facilitated conversations between a founder and two adult children working in the business, resulting in a written leadership development timeline.

Executives in a boardroom
Peer advisory · Construction

A partner dispute, handled early

A member used group time to prepare for a hard conversation with a co-owner about roles. They later engaged attorneys to formalize a revised agreement.

Executive in a suit
Coaching · Healthcare practice

A new president's first year

Coaching through the transition from clinical leader to company president — setting priorities, building credibility, and managing the board.

Dallas skyline
Strategy · Real estate services

Deciding which markets not to enter

A planning retreat helped a leadership team agree to focus on two Texas metros and pass on a third — freeing up people and capital.

Executive talking in a meeting
Workshops · Logistics

New-manager series

A six-month workshop series for newly promoted supervisors covering feedback, meetings, and hiring basics.

Two colleagues celebrating
Succession · Hospitality

Promoting from within

Built a two-year development plan for an internal COO candidate, including coaching and gradually expanding responsibilities.

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