Question 1

How does an engagement begin?

Accepted Answer

A conversation at partner level, then a two-week fit assessment against criteria published in advance, then a paid diagnostic with a fixed scope that ends in a sized plan, and then the mandate itself. Both sides decide, and some situations are declined.

Question 2

Where does the accountability go?

Accepted Answer

Line accountability is time-bound, and the condition that transfers it is written before the work begins — in P&L, cash or governance terms rather than as a date. When the condition is met, the role passes to the company's own executive. we run the search and bring the candidates; the board and the owner make the choice with us, and the handover follows a signed transition plan.

Question 3

How is the mandate re-decided?

Accepted Answer

Every quarter, in writing. We say whether the mandate should continue, change shape or stop, and the board makes the call against numbers it already holds. Once accountability has transferred, the named partner stays on the board agenda at the frequency the board sets, around how the structure that was built develops.