Advisory
I work with a small number of founders and CEOs on an ongoing basis.
The simplest way to put it: I stay close enough to the business to be useful when the important stuff comes up.
That could be strategy, a big call on the table, a comms problem, a product decision that's getting complicated. Or sometimes you just need to think out loud with someone who isn't inside it.
We meet regularly, weekly or fortnightly, but the value isn't in the meetings. It's in having someone you can call when something changes, when a decision gets harder, when you need a perspective from outside the room.
I'll ask questions, push back, bring in ideas from elsewhere and help you get to a decision. Sometimes the work stays between us. Sometimes it makes sense to bring the team in. And when you need a skill I don't have, I'll pull someone in from the Be Brave network who does.
I'm not there to run the business, that's on you. Think of me as the jester in the boardroom, asking the question nobody else will.
Who it's for
This is strategy and business work. If personal development is what you're after, the coaching is a better fit.
It tends to work best when the business is past the early chaos but complicated in new ways. Bigger decisions. Higher stakes. You're smart enough to know you could do with a second brain on the outside, and honest enough to admit it.
How it works
This is usually the longest form of working together. A lot of these relationships start with a strategy session and go from there.
We agree on a regular rhythm, which might include exco meetings, offsites or a retreat, and I stay available for the things that don't arrive neatly on schedule. They never do.
Most advisory relationships run for at least 9 months. I only work with a small number of people at a time.
If this sounds useful, get in touch and tell me a bit about what's going on.
“Pierre is that intellectual heavyweight in my corner who also deeply understands matters of the heart - a rare find in a sparring partner.”
“I do things differently in my life and in my team because of Pierre.
Think different. Apple said it, Pierre makes you do it.”
“What started as a brief encounter at a talk, initiated a journey that so far has led to a two day off site strategy session, and a nine month Be Brave process with our core management team on three continents. Pierre brings an uncommon insight into the world of business, grasped the peculiarities of our industry quickly and guided us to ask the right questions in order to arrive at key strategic insights. And, Pierre does this all with a sense of humour, warmth and obvious passion for people that is infectious. The journey will continue!”