Strategic business consulting using decision science analytics and conflict resolution frameworks to resolve C-suite and board decisions that block mission execution.
Executive impasse isn't just frustrating. It's expensive. Strategic initiatives stall while competitors move. Market windows close. Board confidence erodes. And when C-suite disagreement persists, companies face a false choice: force execution without buy-in, or marginalize executives who advocate for opposing viewpoints. Competing priorities fracture execution. What should be your strategic advantage (diverse executive perspectives) becomes the source of paralysis.
AJ Maddeny MBA, MS
Strategic Conflict Advisor
Leading without executive alignment breeds resistance, slow-walking, and sabotage. Research shows that misaligned companies see revenue decline by 4% annually and forfeit up to 25% of total revenue, while highly aligned organizations achieve 72% higher profitability*. All in addition to damaging organizational culture and signaling instability to investors and employees.
I work with two types of clients: mid-market companies and boutique consulting firms.
Mid-market companies come to me when a strategic decision with real financial and reputational stakes is stuck. The internal conversations have already gone in circles. The options are known, but there is no agreement on which path to commit to or how to justify it to boards, investors or regulators.
Boutique consulting firms involve me when a client engagement is at risk because senior leaders cannot align on the way forward. I work under the firm’s brand or alongside it to map the structure of the disagreement, quantify the trade-offs and support a decision that allows the original project to move again.
Our methodology, forged over 25 years resolving high-stakes conflicts for federal government agencies, international diplomatic operations, defense contractors, and global media corporations, delivers what traditional consulting cannot: genuine executive consensus that eliminates the need to force compliance or terminate talent. By quantifying the underlying structure of disagreement, exposing hidden trade-offs, and transforming subjective conflict into objective decision architecture and calculated alignment, we enable leadership teams to move forward unified with decisions that satisfy fiduciary obligations, advance mission goals, and withstand board and investor scrutiny.
With our methodology, strategic initiatives proceed with full executive commitment, backed by buy-in that turns potential resistance into aligned execution.
* Sources
LSA Global, "Organizational Alignment Research Model," accessed November 17, 2025, https://lsaglobal.com/insights/proprietary-methodology/lsa-3x-organizational-alignment-model/.
The Predictive Index, "The Cost of Strategic Disagreement," August 5, 2024, https://www.predictiveindex.com/blog/cost-strategic-disagreement/.
SiriusDecisions (now Forrester), research presented at SiriusDecisions Summit 2019, as reported in "SiriusDecisions Summit 2019: Alignment, Relevance & Respect Key To Well-Oiled Revenue Engine," Demand Gen Report, accessed November 17, 2025, https://www.demandgenreport.com/features/industry-insights/siriusdecisions-summit-2019-alignment-relevance-respect-key-to-well-oiled-revenue-engine.