When Your Leadership Team Says They're Aligned, But Progress Is Stalled

The challenge
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The same conflicts keep resurfacing in different forms.
High-stakes transitions stall because of unaddressed team dynamics.
Executive leaders agree in meetings but act independently afterward.
Leadership adjustments create paralysis instead of momentum.
Surface-level collaboration masks deeper accountability gaps.
Trust breakdowns are disguised as "communication issues".

The same conflicts keep resurfacing in different forms.
High-stakes transitions stall because of unaddressed team dynamics.
Executive leaders agree in meetings but act independently afterward.
Leadership adjustments create paralysis instead of momentum.
Surface-level collaboration masks deeper accountability gaps.
Trust breakdowns are disguised as "communication issues".

Across financial services, government, and government-owned organizations, we see the same pattern: high-stakes transitions stall when team dynamics block execution. The technical strategy is sound. Resources are available. But leadership teams remain stuck in surface-level collaboration that masks deeper accountability gaps.

And if you're like most organizations facing this challenge, you've tried to address it—repeatedly. Your leadership team has been through strategic planning sessions. You've brought in change management consultants. You've invested in executive coaching for key individuals. And yet:

The need for outside help is clear. So is your skepticism of consultants who oversimplify.

Insider credibility
  • 10 years at Big 4 firms (KPMG and Deloitte) progressing to head of business assurance. 
  • CFO experience in structuring USD 45M+ funding rounds.
  • Director at BDO (the 5th largest accounting firm globally), managing business continuity during senior leadership departure.
  • Executed transitions at RWE, one of Europe's largest energy companies.

Breakthrough facilitation
  • Seven years of coaching executives at CITCO—the world's largest hedge fund administrator.
  • Facilitated management interventions where leadership teams identified collaboration gaps and created actionable alignment plans.
  • Current organizational change management work with government entities in the Dutch Caribbean.

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About
The difficult work happens in the conversations teams have been avoiding. Where leaders acknowledge what's actually blocking progress. Where senior staff admit what they need to succeed. Where real issues surface and genuine alignment becomes possible.

This combination—insider credibility in your sectors plus the ability to facilitate breakthrough conversations—addresses what conventional consultants miss: the gap between strategy on paper and execution through people.
One- or two-day facilitated sessions that help teams move past surface-level collaboration to genuine alignment. When your leadership team is stuck in transition—saying the right things but not moving forward—this intensive facilitation surfaces what's actually blocking progress.
What's Included:
  • Pre-session discovery calls with key stakeholders
  • Custom session design based on your specific team dynamics
  • Full-day or multi-day facilitation
  • Post-session summary with key insights and recommendations
  • Follow-up call to discuss implementation
Ideal For: Leadership alignment requiring honest dialogue during succession planning, high-stakes transitions, and strategic planning.

Leadership Alignment Intensive

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The signature offer

After a Leadership Alignment Intensive, teams need help following through on commitments. This ongoing support ensures breakthrough insights translate into lasting behavioral change.
What's Included:
  • Monthly or bi-monthly follow-up facilitation sessions
  • Accountability check-ins on team agreements
  • Individual coaching for key team members as needed
  • Progress assessment and course correction
Ideal For: Teams who've completed a Leadership Alignment Intensive and organizations wanting to ensure breakthrough insights become sustained change.

Post-Intensive Implementation Support

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Follow-up on breakthrough

Ongoing coaching for leaders navigating the messy middle of organizational change. Regular sessions focused on maintaining sanity, clarity, and perspective while balancing transformation work with business as usual.
What's Included:
  • Regular one-on-one coaching sessions (frequency based on need)
  • Between-session support via email or message
  • Strategic thought partnership on key decisions
  • Navigation support for stakeholder dynamics and resistance
Ideal For: Leaders managing major change initiatives, executives in new roles during organizational transition, or senior leaders experiencing burnout from transformation demands.

Transition Leadership Support

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For leaders in the messy middle

Services
Most complete engagements begin with a Leadership Alignment Intensive to surface real issues and create breakthrough alignment. This is followed by 3-6 months of implementation support to ensure insights become sustained behavioral change.

What This Level of Commitment Delivers:
  • Leadership teams that move from surface collaboration to genuine trust.
  • Faster execution on strategic initiatives previously blocked by team dynamics.
  • Senior leaders who can navigate future transitions without external support.
  • Measurable improvement in decision-making speed and quality.
  • Organizational capacity to handle complexity that would previously create paralysis.

Timeline: 4-7 months from initial intensive to completion  
Scope: Leadership teams of 5-12 executives facing critial transitions
Investment: Reflects the stakes involved and the sustained attention required—discussed during discovery call to ensure proper fit
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SVP Financial Services

"Her experience in business and her perceptiveness made it clear she understands the challenges a leader faces in a modern organization and how that relates to the types of personalities she was dealing with. The combination of this and the innovative & novel techniques she used to guide our group's thinking meant that she was able to personalize the experience for everyone and make it equally valuable for all individuals. "

Managing Director Project Consultancy Services

"Her understanding of how organizations work and what to do to make progress and accelerate is indisputable."

partner financial services

"Excellent and fruitful session today! Thank you for guiding our team in your authentic way."

Adding value
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A complimentary 30-minute conversation determines whether there's alignment between your organization's needs and this approach.
The conversation covers:

The specific transition or challenge your leadership team faces.

What you've already tried and why conventional approaches haven't worked.

Whether the scope and timing align with this type of engagement.

The level of organizational commitment required for this work.

Next steps if there's a clear fit.

If there's genuine alignment, the next step is a proposed approach with 
scope, timeline, and investment discussion. If there isn't, you'll hear 
that directly, with alternatives suggested where appropriate.

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