DECISION
One important decision. One focused week.
Some decisions have no obvious right answer. Both options may be credible, yet each sets off a different chain of events.
I help you examine the options, challenge the assumptions and explore how the people involved might respond. You'll receive my independent recommendation before you make the call.
When both options make sense.
A new investor pushes for faster growth while margins are under pressure. An acquisition raises questions about integration and priorities. A senior leadership decision affects authority and trust.
Each option may look reasonable on paper. The challenge is understanding how others might react, which assumptions could fail and what those developments would mean for your decision.
That's where an independent view can change the outcome.
01
Define the decision
We clarify the question, the options and what's at stake. You provide the relevant context and materials, which I review before our conversations.
How the week works.
02
Explore what could happen next
We challenge assumptions, examine the trade-offs and work through possible scenarios. What if a key stakeholder resists? What if circumstances change? How would each option hold up?
03
Get an independent recommendation
You receive my written assessment of the options, the critical trade-offs, the risks to watch and a recommended course of action. You decide how to proceed.
ADVISORY TIME
Up to 8 hours
DURATION
One week
INVESTMENT
€2,500
Excluding VAT
An independent perspective, grounded in experience.
I've advised more than 250 leaders over 25 years and have built, led and exited my own company.
I understand what it means to make difficult decisions and live with their consequences.
I combine that experience with scenario and script thinking, examining how people, interests and unexpected developments could change the outcome.
You work directly with me, in confidence, with no preferred outcome or implementation project to sell.
THE FIRST STEP
A decision worth thinking through?
Start with a confidential conversation about what's at stake and how an independent perspective could help.
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Steven Piessens
Independent strategic adviser to CEOs, founders and investors.