The Ridge Mandate™
Our core promise: define and formalise a Board-endorsable strategic mandate within 28 days, enabling decisive capital, operational and governance action.
Phase I: Diagnostic Compression (Days 1–7)
Rapidly surface strategic friction, decision bottlenecks, and capital misalignment.
- CEO and ELT structured interviews
- Financial performance decomposition
- Strategy-to-capital linkage review
- Risk and constraint mapping
- External positioning scan
Deliverable: Strategic Friction Memorandum — a 10–15 page executive-grade diagnostic document.
Phase II: Strategic Definition (Days 8–18)
Define the few critical choices that determine enterprise trajectory.
- Articulation of core strategic choices
- Explicit trade-off modelling
- Capital allocation logic
- Scenario stress testing
- Organisational implications mapping
Deliverable: Strategic Direction Paper — clear choices, clear consequences.
Phase III: Mandate Formalisation (Days 19–28)
Translate direction into an executable mandate.
- 12-month execution roadmap
- Governance and accountability design
- Board presentation narrative
- Financial impact modelling
Deliverable: The Ridge Mandate™ Board Pack — formally delivered on Day 28.