The way forward isn't always clear.
We help clients see around the bend, by combining experience and insight to determine the right questions to answer.
We make the complex simple
Our Mission
Argyle Q&A was founded with the view that improving the performance of any system, organisation or individual requires changing the conversation. Different conversations require better questions.
At Argyle Q&A we are committed to helping people and organisations ask Better Questions to get Different Answers.
About Argyle Q&A
Our Focus
Our Approach
Our Approach
At Argyle Q&A, our mission is to help businesses navigate difficult decisions. We do this through a structured approach to get to the heart of the real questions the organisation faces.
We measure our success by the change we enable our clients to achieve.
Our Approach
Our Approach
Our Approach
Every client engagement is led by an experienced senior professional with a proven track record of dealing with complex issues in demanding environments.
We operate on a high touch, low leverage model, using experienced professionals to help set strategy and execute effectively.
Your Outcome
Our Approach
Your Outcome
We work with our clients to demystify and simplify what can appear to be the most complex sets of issues.
Our client teams are left in no doubt as to the path forward, why they are following it, and what success will look like, every step of the way.
Answering the toughest questions in a range of areas
Strategy
Our team has the direct line and specialist strategy firm expertise to support our clients with the toughest questions including:
- How do we position to win in a competitive market?
- Where will our next source of growth come from?
- How should we benefit from industry consolidation?
- Should we expand into new markets?
Customer, product and channel strategy
Our network of professionals have decades of exposure to customer, product and channel segmentation and portfolio management issues including:
- How do I craft a product portfolio that optimises growth?
- Which channels will get me the customer yield we need?
- How do we price for optimal returns?
- How do we manage positioning of our brands to avoid sales cannibalisation?
Operating model design
Forget the organisation chart, we work with clients to determine the functions required to deliver our strategy. Key questions we work on include:
- What are the distinctive capabilities that will deliver differentiated customer outcomes?
- What scarce IP, tools, techniques and skills sustain our defensible position?
- How do we measure our functional teams to drive integrated outcomes rather than siloed behaviour?
- What really motivates our team members to strive on our behalf?
The tech thing...
The world is full of technology experts ready to proclaim the need for dramatic change and substantial investment in the latest technology trend. As experienced senior executives, we have been working in and around technology for decades. Our approach to technology is functional, what will be the business effect of the technology, answering such questions as:
- How will this technology affect how and what my customers buy?
- Will this technology hollow out our value proposition or our ability to sustain it by displacing talent?
- Will this technology enable previously ineffectual competitors to achieve competitive parity or advantage?
- I don't get why this tech startup has such a valuation? Should I be worried? WHat's their path to disrupting us?
How we engage with clients
Structuring and sequencing
Either through one on one, or small group working sessions, our senior practitioners will work through a systematic process of structuring and sequencing the questions you need to answer to achieve the clarity you desire.
Strategy &/or problem solving workshops
Whether it's doing your 3/5 year strategy refresh, helping a new team to coalesce on their objectives or helping a task force to address a specific problem. set, we have decades of experience in designing and facilitating meetings to achieve your desired outcomes.
Research and analysis
Sometimes, even when the problem is well defined, there are knowledge gaps our clients struggle to fill. We can support your research and analysis capability by tapping into our extended team, always led by a senior and experienced professionals who are guiding the analysis on your behalf to answer the questions of greatest importance to you.
Executive coaching and development
Developing people and organisations is our passion. We run one on one and team based development sessions, tailored to meet your developmental objectives, particularly with reference to senior executive and strategic management skill sets.
Contact Us
Reach out to our founder, Ian McCall.
Ian has been a line executive, board member and advisor to major public and private sector organisations for over 40 years. Ian's roles include:
- Managing Partner Asia-Pac for Deloitte’s Strategy and Operations practice.
- Board member for both the Australian and New Zealand DTT member firms.
- Strategy Director Myer Department Stores
- Chief of staff to the COO - Coles Myer Limited.
In addition, Ian has been a serial investor in high growth businesses, particularly in the technology and services sectors.
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