We design work that holds under pressure.
AI is the stress test right now.
Growth, mergers, scale, decline, mistrust—those are next.
Most strategies don’t fail because they’re wrong.
They fail because the work wasn’t designed to carry them.
We help leaders design clear, durable, human work systems—so strategy actually executes when conditions get hard.
If your plan depends on people changing behavior, capability, or ways of working, this is the work.
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What we see—again and again, especially in PE-backed and fast-moving firms:
Strategy makes sense, but execution drags
AI exposes unclear roles, ownership, and decision rights
Merged teams never truly integrate
Leaders align in meetings, then diverge in motion
Culture is assumed, not understood—and breaks under load
Everyone feels it.
No one has time to redesign it.
So the organization works harder.
And somehow gets slower.
Pressure doesn’t break organizations.
Weak design does.
Where Strategy Actually Breaks
When execution fails under pressure, it almost always breaks in the same places:
Unclear Strategy: Direction is right, but what changes is fuzzy.
Ambiguous Ownership: Roles exist. Accountability doesn’t.
Misaligned Capabilities: The skills you need next aren’t what the system is building now.
Unexamined Culture: Behavior looks fine…until incentives, fear, or AI enter the room.
We design for these realities. Not the slideware version.
We help leaders assess, design, and activate work that holds under pressure, so strategy actually executes. This includes:
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DESIGN YOUR WORKFORCE
STRATEGY
When your growth plan needs a workforce you don’t have yet.
Starting at: $60K | Timeline: ~ 8 weeks
What it is:
We design the workforce required to execute where the business is going—not where it’s been. That means clarifying the roles, capabilities, and ways of working needed to deliver the strategy under real-world pressure.
This isn’t org charts or theory.
It’s a workforce blueprint leadership can actually run.
You walk away with:
√ Clear definitions of “good” in critical roles
√ The capabilities that matter most to execution
√ A workforce design aligned to growth, scale, or change
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ASSESS THE REALITY
PEOPLE & CULTURE DUE DILIGENCE
When you need to know if the people system will carry the plan—or quietly break it.
Starting at: $45K | Timeline: 3 weeks
What it is:
A focused due diligence on the five load bearing beams of culture. We stress-test leadership behavior, culture, and ways of working to surface where strategy will hold—and where pressure will cause failure.
This is not an engagement survey.
It’s a stress test.
You walk away with:
√ Clear red / yellow / green execution risks
√ The behaviors and friction points that will derail delivery
√ A 90-day plan to stabilize performance before value leaks
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ACTIVATE THE STRATEGY
EVP & INTEGRATION
When the plan is right, but execution keeps slipping.
Starting at: $45K | Timeline: Custom
What it is:
Strategy doesn’t execute itself. People do. We activate strategy by aligning leaders, incentives, and talent systems so the work actually moves in the same direction.
This is where strategy becomes how work gets done, not just what leaders say.
You walk away with:
√ A clear talent story that attracts and retains the right people
√ Aligned leadership around one operating playbook
√ Practical integration so teams move together—not in parallel
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ON DEMAND STRATEGY SUPPORT
When you need a sharp second brain, not another deck.
$500/hour | Flexible
What it is:
Direct access to experienced operators who understand work, power, and execution. We step in when decisions are time-sensitive, politically complex, or structurally unclear.
No long-term commitment.
No performance.
You walk away with:
√ Clear thinking in moments that matter
√ Fast diagnosis of what’s actually breaking
√ Practical guidance you can act on immediately
Need further discussion to help you choose?
Totally normal.
We’ll help you figure it out. Book a quick chat with us and we’ll point you to the right starting place—no pressure, no pitch deck.
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