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Executive Advisory

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WORKING WITH
LEADERS, ORGANISATIONS & COMMUNITIES

I work with leaders and leadership teams where critical change and transformation initiatives must deliver.

Executive Intensive

This is a short, high impact engagement designed to identify what is needed to ensure critical initiatives deliver on outcomes.
It is used where execution is under pressure, outcomes are unclear, or progress has slowed despite significant effort. This engagement is typically brought in when:
  • A key initiative is must deliver on outcomes
  • Leadership or team alignment is unclear or inconsistent
  • Conflicting priorities are slowing execution
  • There is high activity, but limited measurable progress
  • Delivery risk is increasing
  • Pre-engagement review
  • Review of key context, priorities, and current state
  • 1–2 deep dive working sessions
  • Direct engagement with you and/or your leadership team
  • Alignment diagnosis
  • Clear identification of where and why execution is breaking down
  • Execution reset
  • Agreement on priorities, ownership, and immediate next steps

Investment

Starting from $5,500 + gst NZD per intensive, depending on scope and level of engagement.

Diverse Leadership Thinking

I specialise in neurodiversity in leadership, enabling neurodivergent leaders to harness their unique thinking styles and ways of operating to maximise impact, create greater alignment and clarity, and execute effectively under pressure.

Advisory By Retainer

The Executive Advisory Retainer provides ongoing, direct access to Melanie’s thinking, challenge, and guidance for CEOs and senior leaders navigating complex change, multiple priorities, or sustained transformation.
Where the Intensive is used to resolve a specific issue, the Retainer is designed to support you over time, ensuring alignment is maintained and execution continues to deliver as conditions evolve. This engagement is typically used where:
  • Multiple strategic initiatives are underway at once
  • The organisation is navigating ongoing or complex transformation
  • Leadership decisions carry significant risk or consequence
  • There is a need for consistent external challenge and perspective
  • Alignment and execution need to be sustained, not just reset
You have direct, ongoing access to Melanie to test thinking and challenge assumptions at leadership level. Work through complex decisions before they impact execution. Identify emerging misalignment early and maintain clarity across priorities and direction. Be supported to ensure execution continues to reflect strategy/leadership intent.
  • Regular advisory sessions
  • On-demand access for time sensitive decisions
  • Direct engagement with you and where relevant, your leadership team
  • Ongoing focus on alignment, execution and outcomes

Investment

Typically $3,000 – $5,000 NZD per month, depending on scope and level of access required.
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Melanie works with a small number of executive leaders at any one time.
Her advisory work is intentionally limited and offered by application only, ensuring the right fit and the level of challenge required to drive meaningful results.
If this is relevant, we can discuss your situation directly.