KXT Advisory
Navigating the intricate maze of business leadership can feel like a solitary journey, with the weight of decisions resting heavily on your shoulders. The path forward is often shrouded in uncertainty, and the silence in the room where you make your toughest calls can be deafening.
With 25 years of navigating the highs and lows of the consulting services industry, we stand ready to be your sounding board, your strategist, your confidant. Each decision becomes a shared journey toward clarity; every challenge, an opportunity to collaborate and conquer.
With KXT Advisory, you'll rediscover the joy in leadership, armed with the knowledge that you have a trusted advisor by your side, every step of the way.
What is KXT Advisory?
KXT Advisory is a bespoke advisory and mentoring service designed for the unique challenges and opportunities faced by startup and scale-up leaders in the consulting services sector.
Leveraging 25 years of industry experience, KXT Advisory provides personalised, weekly hybrid sessions that serve as a sounding board and collaborative problem-solving platform, helping to mentor you through the evolution of your business by focusing on the six key elements critical to business success: Business Performance, Pipeline, People, Delivery, Finance, and Operations.
Who is it for?
Founders / leaders of small, high growth consulting services firms who don’t have a business partner or contemporary to talk to, collaborate with, bounce ideas off, keep them accountable.
Founders / leaders of high growth services firms that have a specific problem in their business that needs to be resolved but lack the capacity or certainty of being able to deal with it efficiently and effectively.
What will you get out of it?
To help loft the weight from your shoulders, KXT Advisory can help you with:
• Financial Oversight and Planning: Gain insights into financial management, budgeting, and planning to ensure sustainable growth and profitability.
• Tailored Strategic Insights: Receive personalised advice and strategic insights tailored to your unique business challenges and opportunities.
• Enhanced Decision-Making: Benefit from experienced guidance to make informed, confident decisions that drive your business forward.
• Focused Growth Strategies: Develop and implement growth strategies that are specifically designed for the unique dynamics of consulting services businesses.
• Operational Excellence: Identify and streamline operational inefficiencies, improving overall business performance and client satisfaction.
• Sales and Marketing Direction: Enhance your sales pipeline and marketing strategies with expert advice, increasing revenue and market presence.
• People Management and Development: Learn best practices in hiring, team development, and leadership to build a motivated, high-performing team.
• Accountability and Encouragement: Benefit from a relationship that provides both accountability for your goals and encouragement during tough times.
• Reduced Isolation: Overcome the feeling of isolation by having a seasoned advisor who understands the challenges and pressures of leading a consulting business.
• Stress Reduction and Well-being: Share the burden of leadership challenges, reducing stress and improving your overall well-being as a business leader.
How does it work?
Phase 1 - Preparation
Initial Assessment
We begin with a deep-dive session to understand your current business situation, challenges, goals, and specific needs. We use this session to set the baseline for developing a personalised mentoring programme be it short and focused or ongoing.
Phase 2 - Mentoring
Personalised Mentoring Plan
Based on the initial assessment, we develop a tailored mentoring plan that addresses your unique challenges and opportunities, focusing on the six key business elements. This plan will guide the weekly sessions.
Weekly Hybrid Sessions
We conduct these sessions by combining virtual and in-person meetings, as needed, ensuring flexibility and accessibility. Each session will focus on specific issues, progress checks, and strategic discussions designed to move your business forward.
Actionable Insights and Tasks
After each session, you get actionable insights and tasks to execute. This approach ensures continuous improvement and application of learned strategies.
Phase 3 - Independence
Success Measurement and Evolution
As you and your business evolve and you find yourself hitting the goals that we have defined and building a leadership team around you, there will come a time when you no longer need a mentor or advisor.
Independence
The objective is to empower you to the point where you no longer need the mentoring service, marking the ultimate success of the engagement.
Ad Hoc Sessions
Post a structured mentoring program you will always have the ability to schedule an ad-hoc session on an as-needed basis when you have something specific you need to discuss with someone who understands you and your business.
What we deliver to you
1 - Mentoring Plan
The Mentoring Plan will be constructed based on your individual needs but typically focused on addressing each of the six key pillars of your business over a defined period of time.
Depending on your goals and the state of your business we will prioritise action in the relevant pillar or pillars before moving on to the next area of focus.
2 -Weekly sessions
Our weekly session will be held either in person or online.
Each session will focus on specific issues, progress checks, and strategic discussions designed to move you and your business forward.
3 - Insights and Tasks
After each session, you will have actionable insights and tasks to execute.
These will form the basis for driving action and help propel your business towards achieving the goals we have discussed and planned out.
Frequently asked questions
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No minimum commitment is required. The initial assessment will help us determine the scope of your needs, whether that means just a few sessions or a longer-term engagement. The goal is to align our support with what you want to achieve.
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No, our focus will be tailored to your specific needs. While we have the capability to address all six key areas, we will prioritize and construct a plan that zeroes in on the areas most relevant and impactful for you.
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Sessions typically range between 60-90 minutes. This duration allows us to dive deep into topics, discuss strategies, and set actionable tasks.
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The pace at which tasks are executed will vary, and you have the autonomy to prioritize based on your capacity and business needs. Our role is to guide and support, not to overwhelm.
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We aim to start sessions about 2 weeks after initial contact, though this timeframe can vary depending on existing client commitments.
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As mentors, we bring firsthand experience and are invested in helping you navigate the path to success. While coaching focuses on overcoming specific obstacles and personal development, mentoring is about leveraging our journey to help smooth the path forward.
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You can expect an improvement in business performance and a sense of being supported. However, it's important to recognise that significant changes take time and effort. Our partnership is about setting the right direction and diligently working towards your goals, rather than looking for silver bullets.
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To begin, simply fill out the 'Let's Get Started' form on our website. We'll follow up to schedule an initial discovery session to understand your needs and outline how we can best support you.