The problem you can see isn’t always the one to fix.
Spend one hour with one of Unite Consulting’s founders and get an independent assessment of what may be limiting your team’s performance, and what we would address first.
Within one week, you receive a short written assessment covering:
- What we believe is really getting in the way
- Where we would focus first, and why
- What you can do yourself
- Where external support may add value
No fee. No obligation. No preparation required.
We do a small number of these each month.
Book your free team assessment
What we look at
Every team is different, so we do not work through a fixed checklist. We follow the issues that matter most in your situation. Our conversation typically touches on four areas. Where we link to specific work below, it is to show how we tend to approach that area, not to diagnose yours before we have spoken. The same symptom can come from different causes.
Direction
“We agreed the strategy. Six months on, not much has actually changed.”
Are the priorities genuinely clear? Would everyone in the team name the same ones? Is it clear what matters most, and what you have decided not to do?
We look for gaps between strategic intent, priorities and everyday decisions.
We have written about how we approach this kind of gap in a practical approach to strategy.
Collaboration and trust
“The same issues keep coming back, and important concerns surface too late.”
Do people raise difficult issues when they matter? Can the team challenge each other openly? And do different communication and decision making styles create unnecessary friction?
We look at both psychological safety and the practical dynamics of how people work together, the same factor Google’s own research found to be the single biggest driver of team performance.
These can be different problems with different remedies. One is about what people feel able to say, which is what our work on psychological safety addresses. The other is about how differently people take in and give information, which is where Insights Discovery tends to help.
Leadership and culture
“The experience of working here depends too much on who your manager is.”
Are leaders creating consistent expectations and behaviours? Do stated values show up when pressure increases? And in international teams, are expectations around authority, trust, feedback and time explicit, or simply assumed?
We look for the leadership and cultural patterns shaping the team’s performance.
Depending on where the inconsistency actually sits, this can point to leadership development, values in action, or, for teams working across locations, cultural agility.
Execution
“Everything seems to take longer than it should.”
Where does work slow down? Where is time lost through unclear ownership, handovers, rework or unnecessary complexity?
We look at whether the issue is primarily about people, priorities, decision making or the process itself.
When the constraint turns out to be the process itself rather than the people in it, this is the kind of work we do: process optimisation.
How it works
1. Tell us briefly what is going on. Two or three sentences are enough.
2. Spend one hour with Maria or Shakeel. The conversation can be online or in person. There is no preparation and no homework. Bring the issue that is occupying your attention.
3. Receive your written assessment. Within one week, we send you our perspective on:
- What we heard
- What we believe is driving the problem
- The one or two areas we would prioritise
- What we would do next
- What you can do without us
4. Decide what you want to do with it. You can implement the recommendations yourself, talk them through with us or ask us to support the next step. There is no obligation to continue working with Unite Consulting.
Senior advice from the start
Your assessment is carried out directly by one of Unite Consulting’s founders.
Maria Boese, Co-Founder and Partner. More than 20 years in senior leadership roles, having built and led global teams of up to 500 people. Certified Insights Discovery Facilitator and certified transition coach.
Shakeel Dar, Co-Founder and Partner. More than 15 years of international experience in organisational transformation and operational excellence. Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Insights Discovery Facilitator.
Between us, we bring more than 40 years of experience from leadership, transformation, strategy, teams and organisational performance.
Who is it for
The assessment is designed for leaders of teams and leadership teams who sense that something is getting in the way of stronger performance but want a clearer view of what the real issue is. It can be particularly useful when a team is:
- Newly established
- Recently restructured
- Growing or changing quickly
- Struggling with alignment or collaboration
- Finding execution harder than it should be
- Performing reasonably well but capable of more
We work in Danish and English.
Questions
What does it cost?
Nothing. There is no fee and no obligation to work with us afterwards.
How much time does it take?
One hour, plus the time it takes you to read the assessment.
Do I need to prepare anything?
No. We want to understand what is actually happening, not hear a polished presentation.
Who sees the assessment?
Only you. We do not share it with anyone else in your organisation unless you ask us to.
Is this a sales meeting?
No. It is also a way for us to get to know potential clients, but the assessment is designed to stand on its own. You receive our recommendations whether or not you ever work with us again.
What if the issue is outside your expertise?
We will tell you. And where possible, we will point you towards a more appropriate next step.
Can the team participate?
The free assessment is based on a conversation with the team leader. If you also want to understand the team’s collective perspective, we can discuss a broader team assessment separately.
Is it available in Danish?
Yes. We work in Danish and English.
Get an independent perspective on your team
If something is not working as well as it should, an hour may be enough to see the issue differently.
We do a small number of these each month.