Service 04 — C-suite and board advisory
Counsel for the room where the decision is actually made.
Confidential, principal-to-principal advisory for chief executives, chairs, and boards working through consequential decisions—where what is communicated is inseparable from what is decided.
Context
The problem this solves
Boards and executive teams rarely lack information. They lack an agreed account of what the decision means and how it will be understood by the people it affects.
That account is best built before the vote, the announcement, or the transition—not drafted afterward under pressure.
Who this is for
Leaders navigating pressure, scrutiny, and consequential decisions.
- Chief executives weighing a decision with public consequences
- Board chairs and committees aligning on a position
- Leadership teams managing a transition or restructuring
- Principals who need a confidential sounding board, not a vendor
What you receive
Deliverables
- 01
Decision framing memo
A written account of what the decision is, why it was made, and how it will be explained.
- 02
Board briefing materials
Concise briefings that give directors a shared, defensible understanding before they are asked to act.
- 03
Scenario and dissent planning
The likely objections, from inside and outside, and a considered response to each.
- 04
Leadership transition communication
Sequencing and language for appointments, departures, and changes in direction.
- 05
Confidential counsel
Direct access for the questions that are not yet ready to be asked in a meeting.
How we work together
Engagement formats
You work directly with Matthew—not through an account ladder.
Decision engagement
Advisory scoped to a single consequential decision or transition.
Standing advisory
An ongoing, confidential relationship with the principal.
The standard
From brand building to answering the phone, follow-up, and back again — I position you to be the go-to expert: top of mind, and ready to go at a moment's notice.
What the work supports
Outcomes this work aims for.
- 01A decision the board can explain the same way
- 02Fewer surprises once the decision becomes public
- 03Leadership changes handled without avoidable damage
- 04A trusted place to test judgment before committing to it
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C-suite and board advisory
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