General AdvisoryAn outside view that keeps the context.
Regular working time with Rupert for the decisions that come with running a business.
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A good fit when
For broader business decisions over several months. Project and supplier oversight belongs in Direct.
01 / What’s included
Your monthly working allowance.
- 01
2 calls
60 minutes each, focused on the decisions that matter.
- 02
1 paper
Review of one substantial document, up to 15 pages.
- 03
4 questions
Concise questions between calls; replies within two business days in agreed working weeks.
02 / What you leave with
Something you can act on.
Continuity, challenge and practical advice as your priorities develop.
03 / Scope & investment
Clear before we start.
Investment / monthUS$2,500–US$4,000
Timing
Three-month initial term
Reference scope US$3,000 / month.
Excluding applicable tax. Implementation and formal assurance are separate.
Time, fees and boundaries
Each month
Your allowance
- Two 60-minute working calls.
- Review of one substantial paper, up to 15 pages.
- Up to four concise decision questions between calls.
- Replies within two business days during agreed working weeks.
Term and boundaries
The agreement
- Three months initially, then monthly with 30 days’ notice.
- Unused allowance does not roll over. Substantial new questions are scoped and priced separately.
Not included
- Emergency access, daily management, implementation or routine supplier direction.
- Project oversight belongs in Direct. We never bill both for the same project work; broader advice needs a separate scope.
What we can help with
Use the time to
Test the important choices
- Challenge a supplier’s recommendation.
- Revisit priorities when new evidence arrives.
- Prepare for a board or leadership decision.
- Check a project is still solving the original problem.
Choose the right level of help
General Advisory fits
- Important business choices over several months, with a named leader who will use the advice.
Other routes
- One defined decision: Decision Review may be enough.
- Oversight of an approved project and suppliers: choose Direct.
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