All Summit services are directed at the same goal: to help leaders build happy and productive environments where everyone pulls together for the benefit of all constituents: employees, customers, partners and shareholders.
Our five primary services are:
- Strategy Development
Summit guides its clients through a systematic approach derived directly from principles developed by strategy and business experts Michael Porter, Robert Kaplan, David Norton, David Collis, Chris Zook, Jim Collins, Gary Hamel, Daniel Pink and others. Read more...
- Strategy Execution – Framework Development
Summit’s approach to strategy execution is based on the “Balanced Scorecard” strategic management process (developed by Drs. Kaplan and Norton) which is far and away the leading global strategy execution methodology. Research has proven that companies using the Balanced Scorecard approach to strategic management consistently outperform their peers. Read more...
- Strategy Execution – Implementation Support
After working with clients to establish a smart strategy and supporting strategy execution process, Summit is frequently retained to help management accelerate strategy implementation. Services include manager development/coaching, dashboard design, process improvement, problem solving, establishing or managing key external relationships, and an array of special projects. Read more...
- Interim Leadership
Having on several occasions served as both CEO and COO, Summit’s managing partner, Brian Kinahan, is sometimes called upon by a Board of Directors to serve as interim CEO or COO of an organization in transition. Length of service has ranged from six to eighteen months. Read more...
- Business Assessments
On occasion, CEOs engage Summit to assess their business along five parameters (strategy, people, process, measures and outcomes). The 3-day assessment is summarized in a report to senior management that details opportunities for growth, obstacles to be surmounted and recommendations for going forward. Read more...