Consulting

I provide consulting services individually and in partnership with others…

CEO & Board Dynamics. Objective is to optimize the precious discussion time spent in board meetings using a repeatable process for updating the board at a strategic level.
Exit Planning. Objective is to align personal and business objectives and then conduct a readiness assessment for the persons and business to achieve their respective goals. As an example, after aligning objectives at Bearware, we embarked on a four-year plan to grow and position the company for acquisition, which ultimately occurred by Descartes.
Launch CEO. I took the reins of RealWeld Systems, a startup idea being spun-out from a research organization. My deliverable was to build and launch the company and then recruit and hire my replacement. As it turned out, we were acquired before I hired my replacement.
Competitive Mapping. Perhaps the most under-appreciated strategic tool is the construction of two-dimensional map(s) to visualize your broader eco-system and stimulate debate on the most likely adjacency moves being made by those on your periphery. Are they coming for your turf? Or not just yet?

Here are some of my posts about strategy process and development…