The Group CEO
Mid-cycle on a five-year transformation. Operating model strained by AI adoption, workforce mobility, and shareholder impatience. Wants a partner, not a deck.
AN OPERATING DOCTRINE 01 PRACTICE · STRATEGIC CONSULTING
Workforce strategies that survive contact with the technology.
Engagements range from intensive 6–12 week diagnostics to 9–12 month advisory mandates. Sole-principal: you work with Dr Kate, not with a junior team.
02 WHO THIS IS FOR
Who this is for.
The sovereign-fund operating partner
Portfolio company at a leadership inflection. Wants third-party assessment on whether the executive team is structured for the next chapter.
AN HONEST BOARD READThe chief transformation officer
Twelve months in. The roadmap is real but the doctrine is not. Needs to articulate why this transformation will hold under regulatory and shareholder scrutiny.
A DOCTRINE THAT TRAVELS 03 ENGAGEMENT MODEL
Selective. By referral or direct invitation.
Strategic Consulting engagements are scoped per assignment. The cap is two enterprise engagements at any time. The work is decision-quality, not methodology.
ENGAGEMENT SPECIFICATION №
- FORMAT
- 6–12 week diagnostic or 9–12 month mandate
- CADENCE
- Monthly steering with the principal sponsor
- DELIVERABLE
- An operating doctrine, signed
- CAP
- Two engagements at any time
- ENGAGEMENT
- By referral or direct invitation
- INVESTMENT
- On enquiry
Signed · Dr Kate Barker, advisor
04 QUESTIONS
What CEOs and CTOs want to know first.
A short FAQ. For longer conversations, please write directly.
Will you bring a team?
No. Engagements are led personally, with carefully chosen specialists pulled in where their work warrants it. The argument is mine; the work is signed.
Can you work alongside our existing strategy consultancy?
Yes, when the lines are clear. The risk is duplication; the opportunity is decision quality.
Do you operate on a success fee?
No. The fee is the fee. The success belongs to your organisation.
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Read case study 06 GET IN TOUCH
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