Get strategic support for critical path efforts
In every company - from startup to enterprise - there's almost always one important effort that's stuck.
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Figuring out how to get it moving is an ongoing challenge. You've tried to get it moving but nothing seems to work.
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Hiring consultants?
​Been there, done that.
Still stuck.
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Most consultants think their job is to tell you what to do. Like a doctor, they prescribe a solution. Your team tries to implement it but things fall apart. Again.
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Why?​
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Cookie cutter solutions don't move the needle.
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What if I could help you could come up with a plan in just one day that would unstick the effort?
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That's probably a little hard to believe.
I get it.
My superpower is helping leaders figure things out.
I know how to help you assess what's stuck and find a path around the blockage.
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In my 30+ year career as a coach, operator, and executive, I've helped...
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a technology consultancy scale from just over $1M to almost $5M in under 3 years.
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a global pharmaceutical manufacturer recover an "off the rails" project and avoid a potential FDA shutdown notice that would have cost more than $1M per day.
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a technology startup avoid losing it's biggest services customer and recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in accounts receivable.
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Interested in working together to unlock progress?
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Don't just take my word for it...
"Dave has an uncanny ability to move from tactical support to executive-level business insights that help leaders make informed strategic decisions.
His extensive real world experience, matched with his wisdom in leading and developing others, is nearly impossible to find elsewhere."
Walt Briley
The one-day strat plan
You and I will sit down together in person at your location (with your leadership team if you have one) and identify the gap.
We'll address questions like:
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Where are we now?
Where do we want to be?
Why do we want to be there?
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We're not after consensus.
We're building shared understanding.
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With that in place, we'll start piecing together tactics that support the strategy.
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I'll help you end the day with specific, actionable commitments you (and the leadership team) create.
These commitments form the starting point of an operating plan that bridges your shared gap.
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Your plan.
Not mine.
That's why it works.
It's not a traditional plan a consultant puts on you.
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It's a "clear the decks" commitment so you can get the most important effort going again.
Let me know what you're thinking...
He has an innate sense of seeing what's lying behind the words you're thinking and saying.
Dave asks questions that get you to think deeper, see things in a different light, and bring some practical steps to mind.
Holly Brown
What if I need more than one day?
The one-day strat plan is the starting point.
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Some teams just need help getting unstuck. Once they have a shared understanding and a set of initial commitments, their internal teams take off.
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If you're looking for support throughout the process, I can provide continuity between the strategy and operational plan with any of these options:
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Fractional or Interim Leadership >>
Custom Consulting
What is Custom Consulting?
Once we've got clarity on the strategic objective and any operational challenges, we'll work together to define the specific kind of support your team needs.
This will follow a more traditional scope of work process that builds on what we discover in the one-day strategy session.
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I've spent more than half of my multi-decade career as a "done with you" consultant. That includes experience as an analyst, project manager, principal consultant, COO, and CEO.
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I'm ready to bring decades of experience and insight to help you achieve a successful outcome.
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The sooner we start, the faster you'll enjoy the results.
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Ready?