Ambidextrous Leadership:
Tackling both Market-Facing & Operational Challenges
In a nutshell, our clients are leaders of privately held companies dealing with the issues related to growth – how to create it, how to sustain it, how to survive it. They have a clear vision of where they want to take their businesses but also struggle with tackling real-time challenges that stand in the way of reaching the business outcomes they desire.
These challenges usually involve some combination of creating and improving functions, products, processes, capabilities, platforms and teams. It's the classic problem of "painting the airplane while you're flying it."
This takes both time and focus, two things in short supply in many mid-sized organizations. In these settings there's a heightened need for ambidextrous leadership capable of rolling up the sleeves and being hands-on to move the business forward. And that's where we come in.
Our clients typically are:
Privately Held: Frequently, but not always, owner-managed
Post Start-up: Not measured by years in business - some are young and some have been around for decades - the common thread is facing issues related to or caused by growth rather than survival
Mission Focused: You don’t need to hold a three day retreat to figure out what business you’re in and why – but you could benefit from some focused, forward looking and creative strategic thinking!