Senior advisors and executives reviewing a decision brief

Organization · Leadership · Transition

Align the organization around what matters.

Assessment, leadership, structure, and talent decisions for organizations under pressure or in transition.

Organizational assessment

See the system—not only the symptoms.

True North combines stakeholder perspectives with operating evidence to determine whether the organization can align, execute, and renew.

  • Strategy and priority alignment
  • Governance and decision rights
  • Structure, roles, and accountability
  • Culture and organizational health
  • Workflows and operating discipline
  • Leadership and capability gaps
  • Financial and resource pressures
  • Action plan and performance measures

Executive recruitment

Find the leader the strategy requires.

Executive search begins with the mandate: what the organization needs the next leader to accomplish, the conditions they will inherit, and the capabilities required to succeed.

Define

Clarify the mandate, outcomes, competencies, stakeholders, and success measures.

Search

Develop the market, assess candidates, and maintain disciplined communication.

Select

Support interviews, evidence-based comparison, diligence, and final choice.

Transition

Build an onboarding plan tied to relationships, early decisions, and first-year priorities.

Performance problems need an honest diagnosis.

Start with the outcomes that are not being achieved and the decisions leadership must make.

Define the assessment