CEO Strategic Advisory: The ADAPT Method for Leadership Transformation

Personalized CEO strategic advisory for executives and founders who refuse to sacrifice their soul for success, from a former CEO advisor helping executives scale from 6 to 8 figures.

What decision do you want to take back to your next peer meeting?

Bring the issue you own, the options you have considered and what remains unclear. An initial advisory conversation can help establish whether private support is appropriate. You do not need to name your group or share what another member said. Online private advisory with a six-month minimum. Weekly or every-other-week sessions are usual; monthly sessions are available by agreement. Support and calls are available between sessions. The initial conversation is to assess mutual fit. Advisory does not automatically include project delivery or management of your team.

• Prepare your decision privately. Optional preparation in your own notes; use role labels instead of names. Nothing is submitted here.
• Decision required
• Available options
• Evidence missing
• Constraints
• What only I can decide
• Question to bring back

Your priority is agreed. What is preventing the next move?

Describe one business priority, what was supposed to happen and where progress stopped. Use the initial conversation to discuss whether the obstacle is a leadership decision, an ownership problem or a need for delivery capacity, and whether private advisory is appropriate. Online private advisory with a six-month minimum. Weekly or every-other-week sessions are usual; monthly sessions are available by agreement. Support and calls are available between sessions. The initial conversation is to assess mutual fit. Advisory does not automatically include project delivery or management of your team.

• Prepare your next decision privately. Optional preparation in your own notes; use role labels instead of names. Nothing is submitted here.
• Priority
• Next observable action
• Responsible role
• Unresolved decision
• Dependency
• Evidence of progress
• Review date

You handed over the work. The decisions still come back.

Bring one responsibility you intended to delegate and the decisions that still require you. An initial conversation can explore whether private advisory fits the leadership work involved in defining authority, resolving exceptions and deciding what you need to retain. Online private advisory with a six-month minimum. Weekly or every-other-week sessions are usual; monthly sessions are available by agreement. Support and calls are available between sessions. The initial conversation is to assess mutual fit. Advisory does not automatically include project delivery or management of your team.

• Map the decision boundaries privately. Optional preparation in your own notes; use role labels instead of names. Nothing is submitted here.
• Responsibility
• Decisions the role owns
• Situations requiring consultation
• Exceptions requiring escalation
• Evidence reviewed at the next check-in

What you get with CEO strategic advisory services

Online private advisory with a minimum commitment of six months. Weekly or every-other-week sessions are the usual format, depending on your level of engagement. Monthly sessions are also available by agreement.

• Online 1:1 advisory with Andreas.
• Weekly or every-other-week sessions, depending on your level of engagement.
• Monthly sessions are also available by agreement.
• A minimum commitment of six months.
• Support and calls between scheduled sessions.
• Same-day access to Andreas when a business emergency arises.
• Your session cadence and engagement scope agreed before you begin.

The ADAPT method for executive leadership transformation

While the book introduces foundational principles and the podcast shares stories, 1:1 advisory delivers personalized ADAPT implementation at your exact level.

• Awareness. Deep dive into what keeps you in the weeds instead of strategic work.
• Direction. Your 8-figure growth plan and eventual exit strategy.
• Action. Build systems that scale without your daily involvement.
• Purpose. Define legacy beyond financial metrics.
• Transformation. From operator to architect of your business and life.

The CEO strategic advisor who has actually been there

Private advisory gives you space to work through the decisions, responsibilities and conversations you need to lead. The initial conversation is to discuss your situation, the current engagement structure and mutual fit.

Which one is for you

Three ways to work with Leaders ADAPT on AI. The Executive AI Program builds the systems in your company, the AI Leadership Mastermind builds the strategy your board signs, the Fractional AI Executive engagement means Andreas runs the AI function for you. Not sure which? Book the fit call on this page and bring your board's question.

• Executive AI Program for CEOs and owners who want to run their own AI systems: nine systems live in eight weeks, one two hour session a week.
• AI Leadership Mastermind for CEOs whose board is asking for an AI strategy: decisions with dates and the five board documents, one four hour session a month for six months with five to seven CEOs.
• Fractional AI Executive for $10M and up companies that want someone to own the AI function: Andreas inside the leadership team for six months.

Common questions

Who is 1:1 CEO strategic advisory for?

Executives and founders seeking private support for the decisions, responsibilities and conversations they need to lead. The initial conversation is to assess mutual fit.

How does the engagement run?

Advisory is online, with weekly or every-other-week sessions depending on your level of engagement. Monthly sessions are also available by agreement. There is a minimum commitment of six months, support and calls between sessions, and same-day access to Andreas for a business emergency. Your cadence and engagement scope are agreed before you begin.

How much does 1:1 advisory cost, and how do I start?

Pricing is not published; the figure is shared on a fit call. Start with the Book a fit call button on this page.

By Leaders ADAPT, the leadership and AI advisory practice led by Andreas Pettersson, Canon's youngest CEO.