Turn Panic into Progress
I work with investors, boards, and leadership teams to cut through politics, surface execution drift early, and leave with the decisions, owners, and next steps for the next 90 days.
Kenneth Dalsgaard — Turnaround CEO and Early Warning Advisor
The situations where advisors call me
Your client is drifting, but they don't see it yet. You do.
Common triggers:
- •Sales are not taking off but the CEO still believes the plan will work
- •The new product is late and nobody wants to admit the real timeline
- •You're seeing early warning signs that won't show in the financials for months
- •The board is asking sharper questions and your client's answers are getting vague
- •There are too many priorities and nobody is making the hard decisions
- •You want to help, but "I have a bad feeling" isn't enough to act on
How we work together
I give you the framework and credibility to have the conversation you've been avoiding. The Early Warning Index surfaces the patterns systematically—not your opinion, but objective indicators your client can't dismiss. When intervention is needed, I step in as advisor, interim executive, or board member to work alongside you.
Why advisors work with me
30 years as CEO, board member, and investor means I've been on every side of these conversations. I've scaled software companies, run manufacturing across Denmark, Germany, and Asia, and built the Early Warning Index specifically to catch execution drift before it forces a crisis. Your clients listen because I bring a board level operating track record and a diagnostic that turns gut feel into evidence.
Where I'm most useful
When your SME clients in technology, software, or manufacturing are showing signs you can't ignore, but lack the language or data to intervene without damaging the relationship.
What Leaders Say
Trusted by CEOs, investors, and board members across industries
Thank you for a very good workshop and for a concrete tool that is genuinely useful in a turnaround situation.
Kenneth Larsen
CEO, Keystone
As a business angel and M&A lawyer, I all too often see startups fail before they gain traction. Kenneth's presentation and tools help us identify crises early, before they become fatal.
Hanne Jessen Krarup
Business Angel & M&A Lawyer
As an investor, it is essential to have a shared and clear-headed basis for decision making before problems become visible in the numbers. Kenneth's workshop and tool provided a clear language and a common framework for conversations that are otherwise often difficult.
Flemming Sørensen
Investor
Ways to Work Together
Choose the engagement that fits your situation
Crisis Leadership Workshop
A 3-hour intensive session where your leadership team uses the 6Ps Framework to surface early warning signs, cut through politics, and agree on what must be decided now.
- On-site or virtual delivery
- Up to 8 participants
- Prioritised action plan included
Advisory Retainer
Ongoing strategic guidance for leadership teams navigating transformation, turnaround, or growth challenges.
- Regular sparring sessions
- Crisis situation room access
- Direct line to Kenneth
Board Advisory
Independent perspective and early warning expertise for boards seeking to strengthen governance and risk oversight.
- Board meeting participation
- Governance review
- Risk framework implementation
Why Leadership Teams Miss the Warning Signs
Even experienced leaders overlook execution risks until it is too late
The Numbers Arrive Late
Financial reports confirm what has already happened. Execution risk builds earlier across priorities, pipeline, people, and governance. If the first alarm is the P and L, options are already fewer.
No Shared Language for Risk
Boards, investors, and management often see different versions of reality. Without a shared diagnostic lens, critical conversations stay vague, and decisions slide.
Too Many Priorities, Not Enough Decisions
Under pressure, everything feels urgent. Without structured prioritisation, decisions get driven by noise, politics, personalities, or the loudest problem.
Filtered Information Creates Blind Spots
CEOs carry the weight. Boards rely on curated updates. Investors wait for quarterly signals. Alignment arrives late, when the room has already narrowed to survival choices.
What Your Leadership Team Will Learn in 3 Hours
Transform uncertainty into actionable clarity, together
This is not theoretical training. It is a working session with your real situation on the table. Kenneth guides the room through the 6Ps Framework to surface where execution is drifting, where assumptions are unsafe, and what requires a decision now.
You leave with shared language, aligned priorities, and a prioritised list of risks, decisions, and subsequent actions with owners.
Workshop Delivery
What happens during the 3-hour intensive session
Focus and context
We define what must be true over the next 90 days to work and where uncertainty lies.
6Ps working session
We work through the six dimensions, surface warning signs, and identify where the risk is building.
Prioritisation and decisions
We agree on the top risks and priorities, the trade-offs, and what gets decided now versus later.
Next actions and ownership
We capture owners and the immediate next steps the team can start right away.
What is Included in the Workshop
Everything your leadership team needs to act after the session
Workshop Package
For leadership teams up to 8 participants
How Payment Works
Invoice-based payment. After booking confirmation, you receive an invoice. Scheduling is agreed directly.
Why This Workshop Works
Battle-Tested Framework
The 6Ps Framework has been used in hundreds of turnaround situations and board rooms.
Practical, Not Theoretical
Work with your actual situation, not generic case studies.
Immediate Results
Leave with a prioritised action plan, not just insights.
Shared Understanding
Align leadership, board, and investors with a common language.
Want to learn more about the Early Warning Index methodology? Visit www.earlywarningindex.com
The 6Ps Early Warning Framework
The 6Ps Framework covers six dimensions of execution risk:
This is not scoring for scoring's sake. The purpose is to make risk discussable and decision-making concrete across management, the board, and investors.
The 6Ps Framework has been developed and tested through decades of crisis leadership. Learn more at www.earlywarningindex.com
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