EXECUTIVE ADVISORY & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Perspective for decisions that matter.

I offer confidential strategic advisory to founders, executives and leadership teams facing decisions where the human dynamics carry as much weight as the numbers.

When the decision is yours, and the stakes are shared.

You may be weighing a transition, succession or change in role. Your leadership team may agree in the room and diverge afterward. Partners, co-founders or a board may be pulling in different directions, or growth and restructuring may be straining trust and accountability. Sometimes you simply need to think through a consequential people decision with someone outside the system.

Many engagements combine advisory with executive coaching. We decide the mix together at the start.

Advisory, coaching and mediation are different conversations.

Coaching

Develops your own thinking and capacity. I ask more than I advise.

Advisory

Brings my perspective, frameworks and recommendations to a specific decision or challenge.

Mediation

A neutral process for parties in conflict. I do not take a side or advise either party.

Not sure which you need? Book a free 15-minute consultation and we will find the right starting point.

Clear thinking, structured insight, honest counsel.

A confidential sounding board

A space to think through decisions you cannot discuss inside the organization.

A systems view

A structured read, through Human Systems Architecture™, of the people, relationships, incentives and patterns shaping the outcome.

Stakeholder mapping

Clarity on who matters to the decision, what each needs, and how to plan the conversations that matter most.

Assessments where useful

Including the Holistogram™ (Validated for Outcomes, 2022) and Team Pulse™, so patterns become visible and measurable.

Actionable recommendations

Written options and recommendations, not just questions, so you leave with a clear way forward.

Follow-through

Check-ins as the decision plays out, so the plan holds up in practice.

Three ways to work together.

1
Decision sprint. Focused support around one decision or challenge, over 3 to 5 sessions across 4 to 6 weeks.
2
Ongoing advisory. A 6-month arrangement with regular sessions plus access between them, for leaders navigating a longer period of change.
3
Leadership team session. A facilitated working session with your leadership team, online or in person, as a half day, full day or intensive. Tell me what you have in mind and I'll shape it around your team. In-person travel and lodging are extra.

Every engagement is scoped and quoted separately, by the hour or as an ongoing arrangement.

Experience that sees the whole system.

I bring 12,000+ hours of one-to-one coaching across more than 20 years of practice. I am an Accredited Master Executive Coach (Association for Coaching), an ICF Master Certified Coach and an ICF Advanced Certified Team Coach (ACTC). I am also certified in conflict mediation and, for family businesses, certified in advanced family mediation (UT School of Law). My PhD in Human Ecology, specializing in Developmental Psychology, is from The University of Texas at Austin. Read more about my approach.

What leaders ask before starting.

Is this coaching?+

Not only. Advisory brings my perspective and recommendations; coaching develops yours. Many clients use both.

How is it priced?+

Each engagement is scoped and quoted separately, by the hour or as an ongoing arrangement. Prices are in USD, and engagements are with Leit Works LLC.

Is it confidential?+

Yes. In organizational settings we agree the boundaries of confidentiality, and any reporting expectations, at the outset.

Can my team be involved?+

Yes. Advisory can include individual leaders, the leadership team or a defined group of stakeholders.

Happy Whole Human

Bring the decision. We'll see it whole.

Tell me a little about the decision and who is involved. I will reply personally, generally within 48 hours.