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We pick the few numbers that actually run the business
A few KPIs per area, each with a definition, owner and single source, in a dashboard built on your own data and tools.
Who We Help
Growing SMEs
Between twenty and three hundred people, most companies run on effort and goodwill. That works until the volume of work outgrows what informal coordination can hold.
The problem
Growing SMEs usually have good people, loyal clients and a business that works, but lack the management layer underneath: KPIs that drive decisions, consistent processes, meetings with a purpose and clear owners. Each team fills the gap its own way, so the company works hard and delivers, yet cannot say with confidence where it stands this month or what next quarter will look like.
- 01Reports exist, but nobody uses them to make a decision.
- 02The same process runs differently according to who does it.
- 03Weekly meetings are status updates with no decisions at the end.
- 04Problems surface at month-end, when they are already expensive.
- 05Everyone is busy, and it is still unclear what matters most this quarter.
How it works
How we approach it
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We standardise the processes that cost you most
We document and implement the handoffs and routines where inconsistency costs money or clients, with the teams involved.
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We install a management rhythm that fits your size
Weekly team meetings, a monthly business review and quarterly priorities: light enough to keep, firm enough to decide.
What changes
A company that knows where it stands, works the same way across teams and decides on time.
- KPIs reviewed and acted on every week
- Core processes documented and run consistently
- Meetings that end with decisions and owners
- Quarterly priorities the whole company understands
Services usually relevant here
Company Operating System
One management system for priorities, goals, metrics, owners and cadence.
KPI Dashboards & Performance Management
The right business KPIs, an executive dashboard and a review rhythm around them.
Team Operating System
The company system cascaded into departments, with clear owners and handoffs.
Quarterly Planning & OKRs
A quarterly planning process and an OKR framework that lasts the whole quarter.
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Who you will speak with
Francisco Campos
Co-founder · Strategy, Operations & Execution
Helps clarify priorities, structure teams and connect organisation design with business execution.
Ana Reis
Co-founder · Leadership, People & Change
Designs and implements People systems, from performance and careers to everyday management routines.
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