SIGMA | EXECUTIVE ADVISORS

Why make use of an executive advisor? Let's start with what it is not: Not a management consultant, not a life coach, not a psychologist, not a fitness instructor. It is to have a personal thought partner with leadership experience in both technological and commercial functions who have walked in your shoes and can think quickly with you. An advisor, whose advice won't just result in another price tag for more "solutions" but provides a critical and pragmatic perspective on practical and strat... egic matters alike, understanding that you have limited time and resources. Executive advisory differs from consulting. Our executive advisory is about having a sounding board and certified coach at your fingertips, who also has extensive experience leading businesses. It is about supporting ideation, validation and solution creation and providing an outside-in perspective on certain areas of your functional responsibilities. Although, when hiring a consultant, they will be the face of the change and hold the project leadership position, there is no real empowerment or actual transformation for the leadership team. This means that relationships with other departments are built, but not by you. With our executive advisory approach, you drive the change; you determine the journey. We won't be needed for long hours at high rates on the ground to do what you can do better if all you need is a little push in the right direction. What does this investment deliver? Higher engagement. This can, of course, be a conscious strategy taking up high-risk projects or when difficult changes need to be implemented. But when it comes to building strategy and vision, it doesn’t work to your benefit. It’s your track at limited costs. When consulting an executive advisor, you get to do build those critical relationships yourself. Having a thought partner in for 4 – 8 hours per month that supports you in leading the change makes you the real face of the initiative. You are seen as a skilled leader going forward, which supports the acceptance of the change. More sustainable: You yourself will teach your team how to do it, save lots of consulting money, and build greater in-house capabilities. Not just keeping the knowledge on this track in house. The things learned can also be applied to future initiatives. Heavy increase in successful projects: One of the most critical success factors for delivering successful projects is the executive steering it with a technical and transformational component. Sometimes consulting firms benefit from a certain lack of knowledge. Their revenue model, most of the time, is based on spending time. The less knowledge, the more time they spend. That’s simple. By supporting you in identifying specific challenges for you, filling in certain gaps will help you not dodging these points, costing you a lot, and you will still get nothing. Our advisory service will enable you to become a digital leader yourself, saving you tons of reports, which usually end up in a drawer, and enable you to get some action.More