Who It's For›Executive FOCUS
A confidential thinking partner with no stake in your decisions, for senior executives with a strong track record who want to concentrate experience, relationships and ambition on the right next chapter.
Distance to see what the next chapter is meant to provide. Where your leverage already sits, and which direction deserves your energy now.
You have credibility, experience, relationships and options. The challenge is not lack of capability. It is deciding what happens next and concentrating your leverage on it.
Another role, equity, a board seat, consulting, your own business or a hybrid chapter can all look credible. That is precisely why the next move can stay open too long.
The goal is not another intellectual exercise. It is a next move that compounds what you already built.
Typical fit: you are at, or recently came from, director, VP, C-level or board level, typically earning CHF 250,000 or more a year.
There are no fixed packages. After a 20 to 30 minute call, you receive a short, tailored proposal: the outcome we work towards, the rhythm of our sessions, the support between them and the investment.
Your proposal sets the rhythm: two, three or four conversations a month.
Four milestones, each one building on the last. Click one below to see what happens at each stage. The goal is not endless reflection. The goal is to clarify direction, concentrate your leverage and land the next chapter in a way that compounds what you already built.
Define what the next chapter must actually provide, separate long-term intent from the default next ladder and identify what is fuel versus noise.
Which stage are you in right now: clarifying, concentrating, activating or landing?
Let’s map your runwayThe same five steps as the FOCUS method, with what each one looks at for you.
What's really going on?
Review what your track record, reputation, relationships and past wins actually prove, and how much time, attention and energy you can really give the next move.
What matters most now?
Define the next career outcome worth pursuing: a role, a mandate, a positioning or a decision, stated concretely.
What has to wait or stop?
Cut the credible but wrong options, prestige detours and open loops that keep the decision from being made. Every meaningful yes contains a no.
Where will effort pay off most?
Build one leverage path from your network, sponsors, proof and access instead of defaulting to generic routes. Start with the first domino: the move that makes the next ones easier.
How do we keep it going?
Install the rhythm that turns the decision into action: one lead metric and a review cadence, until the right actions become habits and progress compounds.
“I’ve been speaking with Ilja as a thinking partner for several years now. Not coaching, no programme. Just a trusted sounding board for thinking and decisions that I’d rather not discuss in my usual circles.
Ilja doesn’t push an agenda or follow a rigid process. What he brings is an outside perspective, helping me see valid points that blind spots can otherwise prevent you from noticing, including the obvious ones. That’s where I’ve got the biggest value.
Seeing and hearing various topics from an outside perspective is another thing that’s important to me. It always helps separate what looks attractive from what is genuinely the right choice. He brings a straightforward, grounded perspective, without a political agenda.
If you keep dwelling on important topics and would appreciate a confidential outside perspective, you’re only a conversation away from stepping outside the usual rooms. I’d highly recommend speaking with Ilja”
“I wanted to use my time out to gain clarity about my professional and personal development. … I can now deal with my expectations, and with my past, in a clearer and more reconciled way. … Overall, [our work together] made me stronger and more mature. … I found the approach very good and very solution-oriented.”
“Before I started having [thinking partner] sessions, I was never completely sure if I was heading towards the goals I wanted, or if I had [these] goals due to “external factors”. … He [showed] me how to set goals and how to set milestones to achieve those goals.”
If you have a strong track record but too many credible next moves competing for attention, the first step is to identify what the next chapter must really deliver and where your existing leverage can move it forward fastest.
