The Alahaka difference

Working with Alahaka is different.

Most consulting produces goals, maybe a plan, and hopes for buy-in.
We build the new game plan and your leadership team’s commitment at the same time — in weeks, not months. Here’s how.

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What’s different

No cookie-cutter framework. The work is built for private & family-owned businesses and tuned to yours — your market, your team, your situation.

Game plan and commitment, together

Your leadership team builds the game plan with us, so commitment is there from day one — not something to win afterward.

Weeks, not months

A focused 3-4 week sprint, not a months-long study. Momentum starts right away.

Grounded in reality

We test the key assumptions — what has to be true — before you commit the business to them.

We do this together.

This is co-creation, not a report handed over at the end. We work side by side with your leadership team to build the new game plan, test it against reality, and map the road to make it happen.

During the sprint, Mike is both your guide and a hands-on partner in the work. After it, he shifts to advisor and orchestrator — and the game plan becomes the way your team runs the business.

The sprint
3-4 weeks
Working sessions
Typically 3-6 workshop days
Who’s in the room
You and your leadership team
Fee
Fixed, agreed up front
Advisory
First 3 months included

How we get you unstuck

The sprint · 01

Choose with Conviction

Get clear on what’s changed and how you’ll win — and make the hard choices.

Outcome

An actionable & grounded game plan, and a leadership team committed to making it real.

What we do together

  • Get crystal-clear on where you’ll win — your winnable niche and the unique value you deliver
  • Define the specific changes every part of the business needs to make to deliver it
  • Identify, test & validate the key assumptions — what has to be true — so the game plan is grounded in reality
  • Draft the roadmap: the blueprint for the road ahead

The sprint · 02

Act Decisively

Launch a few power moves that create visible progress and signal the new direction is real.

Outcome

Visible early wins — and momentum the whole company can feel.

What we do together

  • Switch from thinking to doing — a quick, highly visible pivot that tells the company you’re on a new path
  • Draft simple, compelling communication and plan the all-hands meeting
  • Charter 1-2 foundational initiatives — your first power moves
  • Make initial budget revisions to reflect the new game plan’s priorities

Ongoing advisory · 03

Make It Stick

Bend the organization toward your chosen future. First 3 months of advisory included — then only as long as you need it.

Outcome

A leadership team that runs the new game plan — without needing us.

Typically a couple of hours a week, we

  • Join your leadership meetings and help the team change how it works
  • Keep the game plan your actual way of doing business — not a side project
  • Help you navigate challenges as they come up
  • Fill gaps through our network — transitional roles, specialist providers, recruiters

After the first 3 months, advisory renews in 3-month increments by mutual agreement. Our goal is your success — and your independence.

One fixed fee for the sprint.

The fee is set up front, based on your company’s size and complexity — for example, gaps or dynamics on the leadership team. It includes the first 3 months of advisory.

We work out the details with you during the complimentary working session, so you know exactly what you’re signing up for before we start.

Exit now, pass it on, or build more value?

Don’t decide based only on today’s business. We help you see what it could become, what that would take, and where to focus — working alongside your succession & exit advisors.

Ready to get unstuck?

Start with a quick call, then a complimentary 45-minute working session — whether or not we choose to work together.

Take the first step