Each engagement is one-to-one and structured around your specific context. It goes without saying that it is entirely and strictly. confidential.
Some clients need clarity on a single high-stakes decision, while others are navigating a defined transition. Some want an ongoing strategic relationship to protect long-term resilience. We offer a choice of service levels, all adaptable to meet your personal requirements:
For a specific decision or inflection point.
This is designed for moments where something concrete is happening:
A role offer
A partnership proposal
An exit decision
A restructuring
A shift in influence or authority
A question about whether to stay or move
We begin with a written briefing so I understand the context in advance. We then meet for a structured 90-minute session.
During the session we examine:
The real issue beneath the surface framing
Incentives and power dynamics shaping the situation
Financial and reputational exposure
Options: which doors open and close
‘Second-order’ consequences
Trade-offs you are prepared to accept
Following the session, you receive a structured written summary capturing key risks, options and framing considerations.
The objective is not to tell you what to do. It is to ensure you see the decision clearly enough to act with confidence.
For navigating change over a defined period (typically 2–3 months).
This is appropriate when you are not just making a decision, you are facing a point of career transition.
Examples include:
Leaving a firm or senior role
Moving from institutional to independent work
Repositioning within an organisation
Managing redundancy or structural change
Redefining long-term direction
The engagement includes:
An initial 90-minute strategy session
Three follow-up sessions
Structured risk and exposure mapping
Transition sequencing and positioning
Interim contact within agreed parameters
We work through stages:
Clarifying the structural reality: then/now/next
Mapping risk and optionality
Designing a controlled transition plan
Stabilising your new position
This service level provides active oversight through change (whether actual or potential), ensuring transition is deliberate rather than reactive.
For ongoing career resilience and long-term trajectory management.
This is a monthly advisory relationship for senior professionals who want structured perspective over time.
It is particularly suited to:
Board and C-level roles
Partnership positions
Founder or portfolio careers
Complex institutional environments
We meet monthly for a structured 90-minute session. Between sessions, you have priority access for short strategic queries.
Over time, we focus on:
Monitoring structural exposure
Tracking optionality
Assessing influence and incentive shifts
Identifying slow drift before it becomes material
Strengthening resilience in the face of volatility
This is long-horizon work focussed on protecting trajectory, not reacting to events.
Project Virgil is designed for experienced professionals who:
Value disciplined, structured thinking
Seek challenge as well as support
Are prepared to examine assumptions
Understand that resilience requires deliberate action
If you are navigating or preparing for change and want confidential, structured perspective and support, then please get in touch.