Executive & Institutional Advisory
I advise senior leaders, boards, and institutions navigating consequential decisions in complex environments.
This work is essential when leadership is under pressure, visibility is high, and the implications of misjudgment extend beyond a single moment.
It is not ongoing coaching.
It is not culture programming.
It is not motivational work.
It is enterprise-level decision partnership.
The Focus
Engagements typically center on:
• Leadership transitions and expanded authority
• Governance inflection points
• Reputational or cultural risk
• Enterprise systems no longer producing desired outcomes
• Moments when legacy assumptions no longer hold
In each case, the question is not simply what to say or who to fix.
It is how the system is designed and what that design is reinforcing.
How the Work Proceeds
This work centers disciplined judgment.
Together, we:
• Clarify what is structurally at stake
• Identify the signals shaping behavior and outcomes
• Examine how authority is exercised and interpreted
• Separate surface symptoms from systemic design
• Determine decisions that will withstand scrutiny
The goal is not speed.
It is precision.
Operator Perspective
Before founding Stories Work, I operated inside complex enterprise systems.
I have held executive responsibility across law, finance, media, and healthcare.
I serve on boards and chair an audit committee.
I understand how influence moves, how incentives compound, and how decisions ripple across functions and time.
Enterprise systems do not respond to theory alone.
They respond to judgment informed by consequence.
Engagement
Advisory relationships are selective and confidential.
They are designed for leaders or organizations willing to examine structure and authority, not just messaging.
If you are navigating a moment that will shape your institution’s trajectory, we can determine whether this work is aligned.