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Whose view of this decision is actually right?

Get an independent, evidence-based account of a decision where internal stakeholders disagree, so the disagreement can be resolved on the merits rather than on seniority or the loudest voice in the room.

What this looks like

Internal disagreementCompeting functional viewsContested decisionStalled decision

Examples of who brings us in

  • A leadership team split on the right course of action, wanting an independent, evidence-based view rather than a seniority-driven resolution.
  • Two functions disagreeing about the cause of a problem, with no shared evidence base to settle it.
  • A decision stalling because internal disagreement has gone unresolved for months.

Relevant guides

Strategic Decisions

How to Challenge Groupthink in a Leadership Team: A Working Guide

This guide explains how senior leaders can surface and challenge groupthink inside an executive team without destabilising it. After reading, you will know how to spot the warning signs, structure dissent into your decision process, and build the habits that keep a leadership team honest.

Strategic changeExecutive teamsBoards
4 min readRead guide →
Market Entry, Launches & Investment

Go-to-Market Research in Financial Services: What Actually Works

A working guide to designing and running go-to-market research in regulated financial services, covering buyer access, evidence quality, and the judgement calls that determine whether findings hold up. After reading, you will know how to scope the research, who to speak to, and how to translate findings into a GTM plan your board will back.

Market entryProduct launchCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

How to Manage Stakeholder Risk in an Acquisition: A Working Guide

A practical guide to identifying, sequencing and managing stakeholder risk through the lifecycle of an acquisition. After reading, you will know which stakeholders can derail the deal, when to engage each one, and how to spot the warning signs that value is leaking before close or during integration.

AcquisitionCustomersRegulators
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Intelligence

Reading Customer Sentiment After an Acquisition: A Field Guide

This guide sets out how to assess customer sentiment in the months following an acquisition, using structured interviews, behavioural signals, and segmentation. After reading, you will know what to measure, who to talk to, and how to turn findings into decisions the integration team can act on.

AcquisitionCustomersStakeholder blind spots
4 min readRead guide →
Market Entry, Launches & Investment

Testing a Value Proposition With Senior Buyers: A Working Guide

A practical guide to pressure-testing a value proposition with senior decision-makers in financial services before committing budget, headcount or go-to-market plans. After reading, you will know how to design the test, choose the right interlocutors, and interpret what you hear without fooling yourself.

Product launchPricing changeCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Strategic Decisions

Leadership Blind Spots in Major Decisions: A Working Guide

This guide identifies the specific blind spots that distort senior decisions in financial services and explains how to surface them before they cause damage. After reading, you will have a practical method for stress-testing your own judgement and that of your leadership team on consequential calls.

Strategic changeBoardsExecutive teams
4 min readRead guide →