Leadership Advisory
for Founders, CEOs & Boards
I work with founders, CEOs and boards navigating complex leadership, strategic and organisational challenges.
These are the moments where progress depends not just on strategy, but on the quality of leadership, decision-making and alignment across the organisation.
My role is to provide clear thinking, honest perspective and experienced judgement — so you can move forward with confidence.
When Leaders Engage Me
I am typically engaged when:
growth has slowed or becomes difficult to sustain
leadership teams are not aligned or operating effectively
founder or executive dynamics are creating tension or constraint
strategy is clear, but execution is inconsistent or stalled
critical decisions carry significant complexity or risk
the organisation is entering a period of growth, transition or change
These are leadership moments that require clarity, judgement and considered action.
Real Situations I Am Often Brought Into
Founder Misalignment Impacting the Business
A founder cohort-led business experiencing strong growth, where differences in direction and decision-making between founders were beginning to create tension across the leadership team and slow progress. Already achieved $50 million in turnover and looking to scale.
I was engaged to work alongside the founders to surface the underlying dynamics, facilitate direct and constructive conversations, and restore clarity around roles, direction and decision-making.
This resulted in clearer leadership alignment, faster decision-making and renewed momentum across the business.
Leadership Team Not Operating at an Executive Level
An organisation with a capable but fragmented leadership team, where individuals were strong in their functions but not aligned as a collective. Some had grown up with the business, some were relatively new, all desired cohesion but weren’t progressing.
I worked with the CEO and leadership team to address behavioural dynamics, clarify expectations of executive leadership, and support a shift toward greater accountability, alignment and cohesion.
This created a more unified leadership team, improved decision-making quality and stronger execution of strategy.
Growth Outpacing Leadership Capability
A business entering a period of rapid growth, where the existing leadership structure and ways of working were no longer fit for the next stage. Trust was eroding, leaders were staying in their lanes and no cohesion across optimising capability.
I partnered with the CEO and Head of People to navigate key decisions around structure, roles and leadership capability, while supporting the leadership team to adapt to increased complexity and pace.
This enabled the organisation to scale with greater clarity, confidence and leadership effectiveness.
Each situation is different, but they share a common thread — the need for clear thinking, honest conversation and aligned leadership.
The Nature of My Work
I act as a trusted advisor and strategic sounding board to founders, CEOs and boards.
At times, I work alongside you as a running partner — someone who understands the broader context, challenges your thinking and helps you navigate what sits beneath the surface.
This is not traditional consulting - it is advisory grounded in years of experience ‘walking in your shoes’. Of living, breathing and navigating these complexities for the companies I have grown and lead myself as well as the hundreds of organisations I have advised over the past 15 years.
It is nuanced, practical and informed through balancing desired commercial and cultural outcomes.
My work sits at the intersection of:
leadership | strategy | human dynamics
And my clients get me, walking with you each step of the transition until completion, however, that is defined.
How We Work Together
I work with leaders in two ways, depending on the situation:
Strategic Advisory
(Retainer)
Ongoing advisory support for founders, CEOs and boards navigating sustained complexity, growth or transition.
This typically includes:
acting as a consistent sounding board
working through leadership and organisational challenges in real time
supporting key decisions and strategic direction
navigating founder, CEO, Board and/or executive dynamics
This work is structured as a strategic advisory retainer often for a 3-24 month period.
Targeted Advisory
(Short-Term Engagement)
Focused, short-term engagements designed to address a specific challenge, decision or moment of change.
These may include:
leadership team alignment sessions
facilitating critical conversations
resolving founder or executive tension
strategic reset or decision-making support
These engagements are delivered over a defined period, with a clear focus on restoring alignment and enabling forward movement.
A Trusted Perspective
Leadership at this level can be isolating.
There are few places where you can think openly, test decisions and explore what is really happening within your organisation.
This work provides that space.
Clear thinking.
Straight conversations.
Practical judgement.
“Working with Lyndell is a unique combination of purpose, clarity, and genuine human connection. She brings a depth of professional and life experience that makes complex challenges feel manageable and turns “perfect world” solutions into decisive, practical progress that still holds up when faced with real‑world constraints. Lyndell has an intuitive ability to see the people behind the position title, creating space where conversations feel both safe and productive. She leads with insight, warmth, and a disarming lightness, making even the toughest work feel collaborative and energising.”
Abbie Williams
Group People Manager, Varley Group
An Invitation
If you are navigating a leadership challenge, a strategic decision or a moment of organisational complexity, I invite you to reach out.
Let’s start the conversation.