Executive and Business Advisory Services are a fundamental part of the Stratford Managers approach.
They are frequently the way we get started with a new client. As experts in specific business disciplines, we have the skills to help you work through your business issues and become better at your job. As experienced senior executives, we have faced your challenges and likely know the paths to success and some of the pitfalls to avoid.
It's Lonely at the Top
Senior executives frequently need an objective, experienced third-party with whom to share their business issues. For managers with significant responsibility, it can be difficult to find the right person to act as a sounding board and to help you grow as a leader. Colleagues may not have the necessary experience to provide useful advice and, as insiders, may not have a dispassionate perspective. Executives in a variety of business disciplines turn to Stratford Managers for advisory services.
You Define the Scope
Advisory sessions usually start with a focus on a particular, top-of-mind concern, often involving an intractable business issue or an unfamiliar situation. Intensive twice monthly meetings help to reframe the issue and, drawing upon Stratford Managers’ experience, suggest solutions. As in any business relationship, as the level of trust and comfort with the process builds, the scope of discussions becomes more wide ranging, touching on managerial skills such as strategy, planning, time management, human resources and leadership.
A Lasting Investment in Performance Improvement
While advisory services are customized to meet the individual objectives of the client, the common outcomes are solutions to pressing business issues and a transfer of valuable management knowledge and technique. Our clients become more effective in their roles and are able to increase their contribution to the success of their organizations. This improvement is so profound that an advisory engagement with one executive often leads to Stratford Managers working with multiple members of a senior management team in different disciplines.
Improved Cross-Functional Effectiveness
Our involvement with multiple members of a management team enables Stratford Managers to help improve cross-functional alignment and facilitate progress on key business objectives. We “grease the wheels” of management effectiveness through our experience and coordinated interactions with your individual managers, helping to create a high-performance team.
Stratford Managers executive advisory services are designed for senior managers and their teams, who are looking to accelerate performance in their area of responsibility. CEOs as well as senior Sales, Marketing and Finance executives receive business-focused, experience-based counselling from seasoned peers who are themselves successful managers of high-performance businesses.
Get Stratford Managers on your side. Call (613) 851-4036. Email sales@stratfordmanagers.com.
