ADVISORY & MENTORING
Someone experienced in your corner.
Leading an organisation can sometimes be daunting. Most CEOs, chairs and owners have someone they call before a big decision. We make that a proper, confidential arrangement with people who have held similar roles — as CEOs, chairs, directors and business owners.
Our Advisory services help support and work through your decisions. Mentoring develops you as a leader. Both are flexible, confidential and easy to start or stop.
SOUNDING BOARD
Someone to think it through with.
Regular, confidential time with an experienced adviser: talking through the issue in front of you, challenging your thinking, reading the board paper before it goes out, and being available for a call before the big decision. A few structured hours each month, mostly by phone or video.
GOOD FOR
CEOs, chairs and owners carrying significant decisions; new CEOs and chairs; leaders without a trusted peer to test ideas with.
For new CEOs, chairs and directors, we also offer our mentoring program: a monthly session, with a call in between when something comes up.
EXECUTIVE PARTNER
A senior partner through change.
A closer, more regular partnership when the stakes are higher: a restructure, a merger or unification, a new strategy, a governance reset or a difficult transition. Regular meetings, support for the chair, CEO and leadership team, and help keeping the changes on track.
GOOD FOR
Boards and CEOs leading major change who want experienced support without adding a permanent senior role.
INDEPENDENT REVIEWS
An objective view.
A time-bounded, independent look at governance, strategy, structure, performance, a proposed merger or a major decision. We review the documents, speak with the right people and give you clear findings and practical recommendations. If you’re not sure where to start, our Health Check is the broadest version of this.
GOOD FOR
Boards wanting an outside view before a decision; new chairs or CEOs taking stock; organisations responding to a member, funder or regulator concern.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
Whatever matters to you.
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Building trust, setting direction and getting the best from people.
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The board-CEO relationship, papers, meetings and getting decisions made.
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Board, management and the direction you’re setting.
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Whether your structure and roles still fit what’s ahead.
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Thinking through options, risks and timing before you commit.
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Your strengths, blind spots and what you want to do next.
HOW IT WORKS
Simple, flexible and confidential.
1. A conversation
We talk about what you’re carrying and what would help most.
2. A simple agreement
Agreed scope, rhythm and fee. Ongoing arrangements can be paused or stopped easily.
3. Support when it matters
Regular sessions, plus a call or a read of the paper when something comes up.
ADVISORY BOARDS
Want a wider circle of advice?
Join a small, independently chaired group of leaders who help each other think, decide and grow: the Engage Leaders Forum or the Engage Advisory Collective. We also set up and chair advisory boards for organisations.
Personally involved.
You’ll usually work directly with one of our principals, matched to what you need, and sometimes both.
We stay with the work until it makes a difference, and it’s never handed on to a junior adviser.
Let’s have a chat.
You don’t need to know which service you need. Tell us what you’re working on.