RATIONALE

Running a business is a lonely and often frustrating task, and there never seem to be enough hours in the day to deal with much more than the issues that push themselves forward and demand attention. It is difficult to find outside resources that can provide meaningful help by both analyzing potential trouble spots and then implementing change, and there are few places to turn.

Accountants, lawyers, friends and industry groups head the list, but it is not a group that really understands the issues or one that can provide in-depth assistance with anything beyond agreeing that you need to focus on certain areas. Employees, even direct reports at the VP level, are often reluctant to tell you where they think problems lie, but still put the blame on you for not fixing things they haven’t told you about.

Traditional consulting tends to be focused on what the consulting firm has identified as being the agenda, and this makes it very expensive. It is also much better at analysis than implementation because so many competent resources have never actually been a CEO and fail to appreciate how hard it can be to implement change. The last thing a CEO needs is to spend time and money on a report that will simply sit in the drawer once it has been presented – but this approach delivers just that.

Edge Initiatives believes that a focused analysis by an experienced objective outsider that brings hands-on operational business experience into your company is very helpful and provides valuable counsel to the CEO. It is only a part of the picture, however, and to be truly successful consulting must not simply identify issues but also build consensus and drive implementation.

To accomplish this, The Edge team has used its business experience and insights to develop the Company Tune Up, one of a series of unique fixed-cost Solutions that combine analysis with a tried and tested process that builds consensus and drives implementation to achieve results.