Some leadership questions are too consequential for generic advice.
THE 1:1 ADVISORY PARTNERSHIP
Designed for leaders whose judgement, influence and execution have consequences well beyond their own role.
CLEARER INSIGHT • FOCUSED CHANGE • APPLIED WHERE IT COUNTS
WHEN LEADERS ENGAGE
Different situations. Different priorities.
New responsibility — step in with credibility from day one
Visibility & perception — make your thinking land
Delivery through teams — accountability that holds
Change & transition — lead through it, not past it
Performance — break a limiting pattern
Stakeholder influence — earn commitment from others
Enterprise impact — extend beyond your function
THE PARTNERSHIP
Dedicated advisory. Equal to the responsibility you carry.
Most advisors work on your next move. This works on how you make every move with impact.
FULLY INVESTED
Full attention, fixed on your outcome, for the length of the engagement.
EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE
Twenty years working with executives means less explaining, faster clarity.
DEEPENING CONTEXT
Patterns only surface over time, one conversation never reveals them.
CANDID EXCHANGE
The only view in the room without a competing agenda.
THE IMPACT FRAMEWORK™
Insight only matters when it changes what happens next.
The IMPACT Framework™ enables moving from insight into focused leadership action.
Grounded in adult-learning and behaviour-change principles.
IDENTIFY
Name the result, and what stands in its way.
MAP
Test the read against evidence and blind spots.
PRIORITISE
Choose the one behaviour that shifts the outcome.
APPLY
Turn it into visible action and decisions.
CONFIRM
Check the response, refine the approach.
TRANSFER
Repeat until it is how you lead every day.
EXPERIENCE
Experience matters at this level.
Friedrich brings over 20 years of leadership experience working with executives and leadership teams inside complex international organisations.
He has operated within the pressure, ambiguity and stakeholder dynamics that accompany senior responsibility.
That experience allows the advisory to start closer to the real issue and engage immediately with the complexity and choices the leader is navigating.
Friedrich Blomerus
Founder, Elevating Leadership™
Career experience includes Swiss Re • Cisco • Asian Games • BDO • Nedbank
Trusted by leaders. Respected by peers.
“Friedrich's approach is different in the best possible way. He is thoughtful, precise, and genuinely invested in the whole person not just the output. I simply cannot recommend him enough.”
Dana Shaddad Serial Founder & Adjunct Professor, IE Business School
"My colleagues and I saw an immediate impact in how I approached my work and leadership, with actionable steps that led to dramatic change."
VP, Mortgage Sales at Elevation Credit Union
"He is someone I genuinely value for his perspective, support and ability to think deeply about leadership, people and change."
Chief Communications Officer, Sapiens
"Friedrich is an exceptional advisor. He is insightful, calm, challenging when needed, and clearly invested in helping his clients improve in a way that lasts."
Principal at Oliver Wyman
“I would confidently recommend him to organisations and senior leaders seeking a trusted advisor who can help drive lasting behavioural change.”
CEO, Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching®
PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS
Built for the change you need to make.
The distinction is not simply time. The right duration reflects the scale of the leadership change and the time needed to apply it, demonstrate its effect and make it dependable.
3 MONTHS
For a single high-stakes shift
A Defined Shift
Concentrated advisory for a clearly bounded challenge or significant moment requiring decisive progress within a quarter.
Includes
Minimum 6 advisory sessions, with support between sessions
Sponsor input and up to 2 stakeholder perspectives
Relevant existing evidence reviewed
6 MONTHS
For change built to last
Change That Holds
Strengthen a core leadership behaviour across recurring situations, with time to apply, evaluate and make improvements dependable.
Includes
Minimum 12 advisory sessions, with support between sessions
Hogan Leadership Forecast Series (incl. report & debrief session)
Sponsor input and up to 4 stakeholder perspectives
Stakeholder progress survey every 3 months
12 MONTHS
For remits that keep growing
Evolving Leadership
Sustained advisory for leaders whose responsibilities, context and leadership challenges will continue to evolve.
Includes
Minimum 20 advisory sessions, with support between sessions
Hogan Leadership Forecast Series and Leadership Circle Profile™ 360 (incl. report & debrief sessions)
Sponsor input and up to 8 stakeholder perspectives
Stakeholder progress survey every 4 months
RESOURCE
Where does your leadership need attention right now?
Respond to 20 statements across 5 leadership areas about how you see your leadership at the moment.
Your personalised Leadership Impact Profile™ provides initial clarity on where your leadership may be helping, limiting or ready to shift. It is intended to guide reflection rather than label your leadership.
This is not a test, benchmark, or formal assessment. Your results are based on your responses to the statements across five leadership areas and presented as low, moderate, or high.
A CONFIDENTIAL FIRST STEP
What would be useful to discuss?
Bring the situation you are navigating and the result you need to achieve. The initial conversation will establish whether the 1:1 Advisory Partnership is the right fit for you.