Services
Five ways to apply the framework
Every engagement runs on the same six phases. What changes is the scale, the number of people who sign a commitment, and the depth of the execution cycle.
The Consulting C™ does not change shape depending on who is being served. An individual navigating a career transition and a leadership team navigating a strategic reset need the same things in the same order: an honest account of why now, a verified picture of current conditions, a plan specific enough to execute on a bad day, a real mutual commitment, a first action inside twenty-four hours, and a governed execution cycle with honest reporting.
What differs across the offerings below is scale and depth. A keynote transmits the framework to a room. A workshop teaches people to run it themselves. A facilitated session applies it once, to one decision, with a group. Team consulting runs it as a full engagement across an organization. One-on-one coaching runs it at maximum depth with a single person. Choosing correctly matters, so each offering below states plainly who it is not for.
Maximum depth, single client
One-on-One Coaching
The full framework, applied to one person, with real accountability.
A complete Consulting C™ engagement for an individual — executive, founder, professional in transition, or someone rebuilding a personal capability. Full portal access, all six phases, weekly reporting, and block-based execution cycles.
- Phase 1–2 (Clarify, Comprehend)
- 3–4 weeks, weekly sessions
- Phase 3–5 (Construct, Contract, Commit)
- 2 weeks, 3–4 sessions
- Phase 6 (Commence)
- 4–6 week blocks, typically 3–4 blocks
- Typical full engagement
- 4–7 months
The framework applied across a group
Team & Organizational Consulting
One disciplined path from trigger to sustained execution, for a team that has stalled.
A full Consulting C™ engagement for a leadership team, department, or whole organization — with distributed commitment, defined decision rights, and a governed execution cycle that survives the initial enthusiasm.
- Discovery and assessment
- 4–6 weeks
- Plan construction and commitment
- 2–3 weeks
- Execution blocks
- 4–6 weeks each, typically 3–4 blocks
- Typical full engagement
- 6–9 months
One decision, one room, one disciplined session
Facilitation
A neutral hand on the process when the stakes are high and the room is divided.
Structured facilitation of a specific decision, planning cycle, or difficult conversation — applying the front half of the framework to a single session or multi-day offsite.
- Pre-session design and interviews
- 1–2 weeks
- Session
- Half-day, full-day, or 2–3 day offsite
- Output package delivery
- Within 3 business days
- Optional follow-through review
- 30 days post-session
Teach your people to run it themselves
Workshops & Training
The framework as a transferable skill, taught to the people who will use it.
Structured training that teaches teams to run The Consulting C™ without external support — hands-on, using the participants' real objectives rather than case studies.
- Half-day introduction
- Framework overview plus one artifact
- One-day core workshop
- All six phases, MAP built for a real objective
- Two-day intensive
- Core plus SITREP/AAR practice and internal facilitation
- Group size
- 6–24 participants; 12–16 optimal
The idea, delivered to a room
Keynote Speaking
Why plans fail, what incident command teaches about it, and what to do differently.
Keynote and conference presentations on execution discipline, the military origins of effective planning, and the difference between motivation and commitment.
- Available lengths
- 20, 45, or 60 minutes
- Signature talk
- Why Most Plans Fail Before Execution Begins
- Second talk
- Motivation Is a State. Commitment Is a Structure.
- Third talk
- What Transfers: Building an Identity Without the Institution
Choosing
Choosing the right engagement
The offerings differ on depth, on how many people commit, and on whether the goal is a result or a capability. This table is intended to make a wrong choice less likely.
| Offering | Depth | Who commits | Duration | What you leave with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-on-One Coaching | Full framework, maximum depth | One individual | 4–7 months | Sustained personal change plus self-run cadence |
| Team & Organizational Consulting | Full framework, distributed commitment | Leadership team, department, or organization | 6–9 months | Executed initiative plus an operating cadence that persists |
| Facilitation | Front half of the framework, applied once | A group with one decision to make | Single session or offsite | Decisions with named owners and dates |
| Workshops & Training | All six phases, taught as a skill | 6–24 participants | Half-day to two days | Internal capability to run the framework |
| Keynote Speaking | One idea, transmitted | Conference or company audience | 20–60 minutes | Shared vocabulary and immediate practices |
Getting Started
How an engagement begins
Consultation
A no-cost conversation, typically thirty to forty-five minutes. The purpose is to determine whether a real trigger exists and whether this method fits your situation. If it does not, I will say so and tell you what would fit better.
Scope and proposal
A written proposal naming the objective, the engagement structure, the artifacts you will receive, and the investment. No proposal is issued without a trigger that can be stated as a specific event.
Portal onboarding
Your client portal is provisioned with your journey tracker, your forms, and your document library. You begin with the Trigger Discovery Worksheet before the first working session.
Clarify begins
The first working session opens Phase 1. From that point you are in the framework, and the sequence runs.
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Not sure which one fits?
That is what the consultation is for. Thirty to forty-five minutes, no cost, and an honest answer — including the answer that none of these is what you need.