How we work
Decide what needs to change. Then work on it together.
An Executive Partnership connects the owners’ decisions to the work of building a stronger practice. We help examine the evidence, agree on priorities, and stay involved as the work progresses.
The work is connected
The decisions we work through together.
We work through major choices about the practice’s future and the everyday calls that shape its performance. Owners retain decision authority; OptionPath brings executive perspective and follow-through.
A handful of times a year · high-stakes
The big moves
- Remain independent?
- Recruit a partner?
- Grow or merge?
- Strengthen governance?
Every single week · they add up
The everyday calls
- Set a new hire’s compensation?
- Approve a vendor contract?
- Resolve a partner dispute?
- Maintain the status quo?
Big moves + everyday calls = the practice you build.
How the relationship develops
Start with the decisions ahead. Establish a direction together. Put commitments to work.
1. An initial conversation
Start with a current decision or recurring obstacle. We discuss what is at stake and whether working together would help.
2. Assessment and Adaptive Strategy Summit
The assessment is included. We examine the practice, work through owners’ choices at the Summit, and record direction, responsibilities, and first milestones.
3. Ongoing Executive Partnership
Monthly working sessions and support between meetings keep commitments moving, with quarterly reviews and an annual assessment and Summit refresh.
An executive partnership
More than periodic advice. A partner in the work.
You retain authority over the practice. We prepare analysis, help work through choices, and support implementation alongside owners and practice leaders.
- Clear decisions and the reasons behind them
- Named responsibilities, measures, and next milestones
- Progress reviewed and obstacles resolved together
Which decision keeps coming back to you?
Bring one current issue. We will discuss what is getting in the way and whether an executive partnership would help.