Clear Priorities + Confident Leadership
Not sure where to start? Take this 3-minute Priority Assessment.
How often are you fighting fires instead of focusing on high-impact projects?
What might have worked when your team was smaller now backfires:
- Throwing more bodies at the problem only makes overhead and the gaps in the system bigger
- Poor communication prevents the team from understanding how they connect daily tasks with organizational objectives
Without clear priorities, effective delegation, and confident leadership, everything can feel reactive instead of proactive.
How many nights and weekends will you let get disrupted before you change something?
How Our Management Consulting Works
Engagements repeatedly step through three phases, ensuring work is always prioritized for your goals:
1. ASSESS
Uncover the Hidden Hurdles that are stifling your business growth.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of your current challenges.
- Find your most valuable opportunities for improvement.
- Know the Top 5 Priorities that will help your company grow without burnout.
2. DESIGN
Get a customized roadmap to conquer your unique challenges.
- Review recommendations for high-impact activities.
- Speed time-to-value with proven tools & templates.
- Draw from best-in-class management frameworks.
3. INSTALL
Embed lasting change with our ongoing performance guidance.
- Partner 1:1 with our team to install solutions.
- Get responsive, prioritized advice to maintain focus.
- Train managers and leaders to execute strategies confidently.
You can have a Freedom Roadmap in 6 weeks or less!
What’s Included?
With a unique blend of practical tools, you’ll have everything needed to create a healthy, sustainable business.
Strategic Onsite Intensives at Key Milestones
Bring focus and clarity to high-impact moments. Sessions align with major planning milestones like kickoff and quarterly planning.
Premium packages also include annual planning retreats and “TBD” sessions to address pressing needs like leadership transitions or the launch of key initiatives.
Recurring Coaching and “On-Demand” Support
Twice-monthly advising calls keep momentum strong and ensure accountability, while our open-door policy means you can reach out whenever you need extra support.
With unlimited email guidance and one-business-day response times, you’ll never feel like you’re tackling challenges alone.
Customized Toolkit of Proven Resources
Our extensive library of tools and templates speeds you toward your goals.
Leverage best-in-class resources that draw from business greats like Rockefeller, Harnish, Collins, Michalowicz, EOS, Lean Sigma, and more.
TESTIMONIALS
Founders, senior leaders, and mid-level managers are now able to grow the business while outgrowing busyness.
Hit Higher Revenue Goals
We started at a kitchen table and grew without a plan in place. That only got us so far.
We now have a clear vision for our goals and the company we want to grow. That's allowed us to nearly 2x revenue in less than two years WITHOUT burnout.
President, Technology Solutions Firm
Vital To Our Growth
We realized we needed to invest in our business when explaining what we did was exhausting.
provokebetter helped us focus on simplifying and systemizing our operations... vital to our growth and significant for all internal changes.
Accounts Manager, Systems Integrator
We Are Better Because of You
Working with you guys has led us down a path that has worked really, really well for us.
We now have the systems and accountability we need to reduce stress and confusion, and take on new business.
Project Manager, Creative Services
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is growth harder for 11-50 person teams?
The problem of leaders being stuck in reactive modes and unable to focus on strategic initiatives is particularly prickly for companies with 11–50 employees for five reasons:
Transitional Growth Phase: Leaders are stretched thin, balancing tactical responsibilities with strategic needs, which makes it harder to transition into a proactive leadership style.
Limited Resources: These businesses typically operate with lean teams, making it difficult to delegate operational tasks effectively.
Lack of Established Systems: Leaders spend time troubleshooting operational issues instead of building systems that would prevent those issues in the first place.
High Stakes for Decision-Making: The company’s size and revenue range mean that each decision has a noticeable impact on performance, making leaders hesitant to step back from the details.
Inexperience in Scaling: Many leaders at this stage are transitioning from being hands-on business operators to strategic business leaders.
Who do you work with?
We work with CEOs, COOs, CMOs, and operational managers of established companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, with meaningful expertise serving tech, advanced manufacturing, and creative services firms.
Our clients have already achieved a solid foundation of success, but they’re ready to optimize for sustainable growth. They typically employ 11-50 people and attain $3M to $10M in annual revenue.
With a focus on leveraging the strength of a lean, capable team, these leaders are eager to refine internal systems, develop talent from within, and prioritize high-impact projects or products.
Our management consultants help these leaders get big-picture freedom through clear priorities and confident leadership development.
How soon can I expect to see results from your process?
From day one, our actionable strategies are designed to deliver measurable, tangible improvements.
These quick wins help you seize immediate opportunities, take calculated risks, and build momentum toward sustainable long-term growth.
As a metric of our ongoing effectiveness, our recurring management consulting clients typically recapture 100% ROI in one year and triple it in the second year.
How does this consulting engagement help me step away from day-to-day operations?
We specialize in helping managers and leaders make the mindset and tactical shifts necessary to build a self-sustaining business.
By focusing on strategies that foster autonomy, we empower your team to take ownership of daily operations, allowing you to focus on big-picture goals and enjoy the rewards of your hard work.
How much time will this require from my team?
Our process is built to maximize impact while respecting the demands of your day-to-day responsibilities.
Engagements are designed to fit into your team’s existing schedule without disrupting operations, usually with twice-monthly virtual meetings.
Each session is focused on clear, actionable takeaways that create meaningful progress.
Do you have long term contracts?
No. Unlike many consultants who lock you into long-term agreements, our contracts renew quarterly.
If we aren’t providing you the value you seek, please tell us so we can work to make it right. If you still aren’t satisfied, you can cancel with 30 days’ notice before the next quarter.
Can we switch between plans if our needs change?
Absolutely. Each quarter, you can upgrade for more intensive support during a busy season or adjust to a lighter engagement during steadier periods.
Our flexible engagement model is designed to adapt to your business’s evolving priorities.
What geographic areas do you serve?
Our main office is in the Washington, D.C. metro area so our clients cluster in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Most of our work is completed virtually, a convenient and cost-effective approach for our clients.
Onsite intensives and planning sessions are commonly part of our premium plans.
Will the solutions you provide work for my unique business challenges?
Until we talk, it’s too soon to say. Please schedule a no-obligation discovery call.
We DO know that our approach has helped many other leaders refine internal systems, develop talent from within, overcome barriers to effective delegation and operational efficiency, and focus on high-impact projects.
