AI requires an executive position
The leadership team needs a business view of where AI can affect economics, customer value, capability, operating model and competitive position.
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Executive advisory
Strategic advice and ongoing sparring for CEOs and executive teams in established companies, with particular depth in AI, growth and decisions that reach across the organisation.
About the work
Executive advisory
Executive decisions often involve several parts of the company at once. A choice about AI, growth or organisation can change business economics, operating work, customer value, capabilities and leadership priorities.
I work as an independent advisor who can examine the whole situation with the CEO or executive team. The work combines preparation, direct discussion, written synthesis and practical follow-through.
When this is useful
Situations I can help with
A strategic decision crosses functions
Commercial, technical, financial and organisational perspectives need to be assembled into one decision.
The CEO needs an independent counterpart
A consequential decision benefits from concentrated preparation, challenge and a written account of the reasoning.
Working process
How an engagement works
Context and evidence
I review the relevant material, speak with selected people and define the decision, its timing and the assumptions around it.
Executive working sessions
We examine the options, causal relationships, trade-offs and organisational consequences in a focused setting.
Decision support
I document the reasoning, open questions, ownership and the first sequence of action.
Typical material
What the work can produce
Decision map
A concise view of the decision, evidence, assumptions, stakeholders and consequences.
Executive memo
A written synthesis that gives the leadership team a shared account of the situation.
Board preparation
A structured case with the choices, trade-offs and proposed direction.
Leadership agenda
Priorities, owners, sequencing and open questions for the next period.
Formats
Ways to structure the work
Executive decision session
Preparation, one concentrated working session and a written synthesis.
Strategic AI Advisory Sprint
A four-week engagement covering business impact, leadership choices and a 90-day agenda.
Ongoing executive sparring
A recurring cadence for preparation, challenge and decision support.
Relevant experience
Background brought into the engagement
I have made and supported decisions from several positions inside a company: close to the technology, close to customers, as a commercial leader and while building new teams and markets. I have worked across established companies, startups and scaleups, and I build directly with current AI systems.
Download the Strategic AI Advisory briefPractical details
Common questions
Which subjects can the advisory cover?
Typical subjects include AI, corporate strategy, growth priorities, operating models, organisation, commercial performance and major cross-functional choices.
What is included in the Strategic AI Advisory Sprint?
The sprint covers business impact, customer value, operating work, organisation and competitive position. It concludes with prioritised leadership decisions, a board-ready brief and a 90-day agenda.
Who usually takes part?
The work can be one-to-one with the CEO or involve a selected executive group, depending on the decision and the perspectives required.
Discuss executive advisory.
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jacob@topmoller.com