Confidential leadership reviews
Understand what is really happening. Confidential, interview-led reviews for boards and leadership teams on a specific question.
The people doing the work know where it hurts. We gather insight directly from staff, customers and partners through structured interviews and observation, and turn it into evidence you can act on.
These reviews start from a specific question set by the board or leadership team. Conversations are confidential and findings are reported at team and role level, never attributed to individuals, so people can speak openly.
Being independent matters here. People will often tell an outsider what they would not say to their manager. Our job is to hear it, test it and report it fairly.
Who it's for
- Your board needs an independent view on a specific question
- You are hearing different stories from different parts of the business
- You want to understand what is really happening before a big decision
- Feedback from staff, customers or partners isn't reaching the top
What you get
- Structured interviews and observation across teams
- A clear account of what is working, what isn't and why
- Findings in plain language, ready for leadership decisions
The offer
- Format
- Structured interviews and observation
- Timescale
- Agreed against the question
- Fee
- Fixed fee, agreed before we start
How it works
- 01
Set the question
At the start
We agree the specific question with the board or leadership team, and who should be involved.
- 02
Gather the evidence
Most of the review, agreed against the question
Structured interviews and observation with staff, customers and partners.
- 03
Weigh it
Alongside the interviews
We test what we find with more than one source, and separate what is working from what isn't, and why.
- 04
Report
At the end of the review
Findings in plain language, ready for a leadership decision.
What changes
- The board or leadership team works from one shared, evidence-based account rather than competing stories.
- People who were not being heard have had a safe way to say what they see.
- You can make the decision in front of you with a clearer view of the risks.
Common questions
Not sure where to start?
Tell us where growth feels hard and we'll suggest the right first step.
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