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Operating model diagnostics for boards, founders and investors at moments of growth, transition or increased execution risk

We help boards, founders and investors clarify what's broken, where capability is missing, and what leadership is required - before they hire, restructure, or invest further.

At Ambrose & Bell, we help boards, founders and investors navigate moments of change where execution risk is high and the cost of getting it wrong is material.

 

Our work begins with board-level operating model diagnostics — creating clarity on whether the organisation’s structure, leadership capacity and ways of working are fit for what the business is trying to achieve.

 

Only once that clarity exists does execution make sense.

 

Where appropriate, we support clients by translating diagnostic insight into:

 

  • A clear transformation blueprint

  • Defined leadership roles and accountability

  • Practical execution priorities

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Execution support is selective and situational, ensuring continuity between diagnosis, design and delivery without defaulting to generic implementation or advisory work.

 

Our focus is simple: ensuring that change delivers real, sustainable value — not activity for its own sake.

When to Engage

Before appointing a CEO, COO or senior leadership role

When the real issue may be structure, decision rights, or operating model fit—not the individual. Clarity before hiring prevents costly mis-hires and misaligned expectations.

Following investment, acquisition or ownership change

Where expectations have shifted but the organisation hasn't realigned. New investors or owners often inherit operating models designed for a different context.

Ahead of restructuring or transformation

To ensure scope, leadership and sequencing are right before committing time, cost and reputation. Many transformations fail not because of execution, but because the diagnosis was wrong.

When growth stalls despite capable people and funding

Often a sign of unclear accountability, role overlap, or an operating model no longer fit for scale. The problem isn't effort—it's how the organisation is wired.

How We Work

Operating Model Diagnostic

We assess whether the organisation’s structure, leadership capacity and ways of working are fit for the strategy and context it faces.

 

This diagnostic creates clarity on what’s working, what’s broken, and where execution risk truly sits.

Transformation Blueprint
 

We translate diagnostic insight into a practical target operating model -  clarifying leadership roles, decision rights, governance and execution priorities.

 

The outcome is a clear blueprint for change, grounded in reality rather than aspiration.

Execution Support

Where continuity is required, we support execution through senior oversight or interim leadership - ensuring the transformation delivers what the diagnostic intended.

 

Execution support is selective and provided where continuity is required - not a default service.

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Ambrose and Bell Limited 

167 - 169 Great Portland Street

5th Floor

London W1W 5PF

+44 203 996 9671

info@ambrosebell.com

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Ambrose and Bell specialise in supporting organisations that are navigating growth and change.  Interim placements for senior executives with substantial leadership experience in their field.
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Ambrose & Bell supports boards, founders and investors at moments of growth, transition and increased execution risk. We provide board-level operating model diagnostics, transformation blueprinting and selective execution support where continuity is required.

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