Strategy & Governance
External Board
An external leadership committee that decides with you every month: KPI review, trade-offs, reporting — without a full-time CFO/COO.
Is this offer right for you?
For you if…
- You carry the big decisions alone and want a regular senior counterweight, without a full-time hire.
- Decisions happen ad hoc — you want a monthly cadence, recorded decisions and follow-through.
- You have a roadmap — a Plan 90 or your own — and want it steered over time.
- Governance milestones are coming: board, bank, business transfer.
Not for you if…
- You are looking for extra hands to execute day to day — the committee decides and follows up, it does not operate for you.
- Leadership does not intend to sit in the monthly committees — without it at the table, the model does not hold.
- Your monthly budget is below the posted floor.
What the mandate covers
Included in the mandate
- 12-hour monthly committee: KPI review, trade-offs, recorded decisions
- 2Fractional leadership between committees: email and urgent matters
- 3Monthly reporting: annotated dashboard + 3 actionable recommendations
- 4Preparation of your board and bank presentations
- 5Access to the Groupe Medialys expert network based on the agenda
Not included
- Day-to-day operational execution
- Managing your internal team
- Specialized mandates (see the Sprint offers)
Concrete deliverables
- Monthly dashboard, updated and annotated
- Committee minutes with decisions and owners
- Quarterly plan revised every 90 days
- Direct line to a dedicated senior advisor
How the mandate unfolds
- 1
Month 1 — Immersion
Diagnostic handover, KPI board setup, first committee.
- 2
Months 2-3 — Cadence
Monthly committees, trade-offs, first measured results.
- 3
Month 4+ — Ongoing steering
Quarterly plan review, adjustments, board preparation.
Delivery guarantee
Scope, deliverables and schedule are fixed in the contract before kickoff. If a deliverable slips because of us, we complete it at no extra charge — no open-ended billing.
Risks and mitigations
No mandate is risk-free. Here are the most common ones for this type of mandate, and how the process addresses them.
The committee becomes one more meeting, with no real effect on decisions.
Each committee starts from the previous minutes: decisions made, progress, blockers. Every recorded decision has an owner and a deadline, reviewed the following month.
A dependency on the external advisor sets in.
The engagement renews monthly after the initial period, and all documentation — dashboard, minutes, quarterly plan — lives in your tools and belongs to you.
Who does the work
A dedicated senior advisor sits in every committee, under the founder's direction. Network experts — data, marketing, AI, governance — join based on the agenda, and their participation is agreed with you in advance.
Ready to start?
30 minutes to confirm whether this offer fits your situation. No commitment.
Book my call (new tab)Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a regular consultant?+
A consultant delivers a report and leaves. The External Board decides with you every month, records decisions and owns result follow-up over time.
Can we stop along the way?+
Yes: initial 6-month commitment, then monthly renewal with 30-day notice.
Who sits on the committee?+
A dedicated senior advisor, plus a network expert based on the agenda: data, marketing, AI or governance.