Stakeholder Alignment · 6 weeks · ¥41,000
When people in the same organisation see the direction differently
A structured six-week engagement that creates the conditions for owners, management, and department heads to work through differences — separately first, then together — and arrive at something they can all act on.
Back to homeWhat this engagement delivers
A shared record of where you landed — and how you got there
At the end of six weeks, each party will have had a structured opportunity to be heard. The conversations that follow tend to carry more weight because no one feels they were talked over or excluded. The written record produced at close captures not just what was agreed, but what was said — so the reasoning remains available to those who weren't in the room.
A decision you can move on
When the process is thorough, the decision that follows is more likely to hold. There is less scope for disagreement to resurface under a different name six months later.
Positions made visible
Before the joint sessions, each party receives an anonymised summary of the positions held across the group. This often changes the character of the conversation considerably.
What remains open, stated clearly
Not every question will be resolved. The written record is honest about what remains open — which is more useful than a document that papers over disagreement that still exists.
What tends to bring organisations here
The same agenda item, deferred again
A decision that keeps not getting made
There is a matter the organisation needs to settle — a strategic question, a structural change, a direction to commit to — but the conversation ends without conclusion each time it is raised.
Different readings of the same facts
Owners, management, and department heads may be looking at identical information and drawing different conclusions. This is not a failure of intelligence on anyone's part — it reflects different priorities and different exposure to risk.
Internal pressure shaping what gets said
In internal meetings, people manage what they say based on who is in the room. Views don't surface cleanly. The person with the most authority often hears a version of the situation rather than the situation itself.
The cost of waiting
Unresolved alignment questions tend to accumulate. They slow other decisions, consume management time, and can quietly reduce the confidence people have in leadership — even when no single incident seems critical.
The approach
Separate conversations first, then a shared one
The engagement begins with individual conversations — one with each party, conducted by the adviser with no other participant present. This is not about building a case against anyone. It is about understanding each person's actual position before they are asked to defend it in a group setting.
Individual phase
Each stakeholder speaks with the adviser separately. The adviser is not representing any party's interests and has no stake in the outcome. What is said is summarised, anonymised, and shared before the joint sessions — so the group starts from a common understanding of where the differences actually lie.
Joint phase
The facilitated joint sessions are structured — not open discussions. The adviser holds the format so that each party has time and space to be heard, and so that the conversation moves toward something concrete rather than circling. The adviser manages disagreement without suppressing it.
Handling disagreement
When parties disagree during joint sessions, the adviser names the disagreement clearly rather than smoothing over it. The group then decides whether it is a difference of opinion that can coexist, a question that needs more information, or a point that must be resolved before the work can continue.
The written record
At the close of the engagement, a document is produced that records what each party agreed to, what was deferred, and what remains open. This is not a summary of what the adviser thought — it records the positions the participants actually held and the decisions they actually made.
What working together looks like
Who is involved and what is expected of them
Client side
Owners / senior leadership
Attend individual and joint sessions
Management
Individual sessions; joint where relevant
Department heads
Individual sessions; joint where scope requires
Adviser side
Lead adviser
Conducts all sessions; prepares anonymised summaries
Facilitation note
Disagreement is named, not resolved for the group
Written record
Produced and shared at engagement close
Facilitation note
When parties disagree during joint sessions, the adviser does not attempt to determine who is right. The role is to ensure the disagreement is clearly stated, understood by everyone present, and recorded accurately. What the group chooses to do with that disagreement is theirs to decide.
The investment
A fixed scope, a clear fee
Stakeholder Alignment Engagement
Six weeks · Okayama and remote where applicable
¥41,000
Total engagement fee
Included
- Individual sessions with each stakeholder
- Anonymised position summary shared before joint sessions
- Facilitated joint sessions with all parties
- Written record of agreements, deferrals, and open items
What to know
- Fee covers the full six-week engagement, not billed by session
- Invoiced in two parts: on start and at close
- No additional charges for preparation or written record
- Scope is fixed — no open-ended retainer follows
How progress is tracked
What the six weeks actually cover
Individual conversations
The adviser meets each party separately. Positions are recorded and an anonymised summary is prepared. No participant sees another's attributed remarks.
Joint sessions
Facilitated sessions with all parties present. The structure ensures the group works through the material rather than re-staging the arguments that have already stalled.
Record and close
The written record is drafted, reviewed with participants for factual accuracy, and finalised. The engagement concludes. No ongoing dependency is created.
Realistic expectations
Not every engagement will produce full agreement. Some differences of view are genuine and will remain. What the process consistently produces is a clearer understanding of where agreement exists and where it does not — which is more useful than assuming consensus that has not actually formed.
Our commitment
What we stand behind
The adviser has no interest in the outcome
The adviser working with you has no relationship with any participant outside the engagement and no stake in which direction is chosen. This is a structural commitment, not a statement of good intentions.
The written record belongs to you
The document produced at the end of the engagement is yours in full. We do not retain a version for our own use or reference it in any other context.
An initial conversation at no cost
Before any engagement is agreed, we hold a short initial conversation to discuss the situation and whether the scope is a reasonable fit. There is no charge for this and no obligation to proceed.
A defined end point
The engagement has a fixed duration. At six weeks it concludes. We will not extend the scope or suggest additional work unless you initiate that conversation.
Getting started
A straightforward path forward
Send a brief note
A few sentences about your situation is enough to start. You do not need to have a detailed brief prepared — the initial conversation is exactly the right place for that.
We arrange a short conversation
We will respond within two working days to arrange a time. The conversation is typically thirty to forty minutes and covers what you are dealing with and whether this engagement scope fits.
If it fits, we agree a start date
If the engagement scope is a reasonable match, we agree on the start date and the logistics for the individual sessions. The six-week schedule is set at the outset so everyone can plan accordingly.
The engagement begins
Individual sessions begin in week one. Participants are told only what the scope is and what their time commitment will be — not what others have said or what the adviser expects to find.
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