Lead change with clarity — turning strategy into adoption
Senior, hands-on advisory for moments when leadership alignment, ownership and decision-making determine whether change holds.
Decision and Ownership
We support executives and boards when momentum must hold — under ambiguity, pressure, and real consequences.
We act as a senior counterpart to leadership: clarifying what is at stake, testing assumptions, and re-anchoring ownership when decisions stall, contested or drifting.
Engagements often include:
• High-stakes trade-offs and priority decisions
• Executive / board alignment on direction, mandate, and ownership
• Leadership clarity through transitions, escalation, or mandate drift
Transformation Leadership
We lead transformations where strategy, technology, and the operating model must move together — from SAP/ERP and AI adoption to broader operating-model shifts.
Our focus is what makes execution work: clear direction, clear ownership, and sustained adoption — so delivery holds over time.
Engagements often include:
• Senior leadership support alongside delivery (steering, decisions, escalation)
• Stakeholder impact, readiness, and adoption conditions
• Leadership narrative and decision communication that reduce friction and accelerate adoption
Sustained Adoption
We build adoption capability inside transformation — through routines and decision practices, in live situations, under pressure.
Rather than stand-alone training, we embed role-based routines that strengthen accountability, line ownership and adoption.
Engagements often include:
• Leadership support for sponsor, PMO, change, and line leaders
• Upskilling linked to adoption and new ways of working including AI
• Onboarding and learning paths that keep adoption intact during scale-up
About us
Competensium is a boutique advisory firm supporting executives and boards when clarity, ownership, and decision quality determine whether change holds.
We combine analytical precision with senior leadership judgement. Working hands-on with decision-makers, we clarify what’s at stake, align ownership, and strengthen momentum — without adding complexity, parallel governance, or unnecessary activity.
Engagements are selective. A short first conversation is the right starting point.
Why Competensium
Most organizations can execute when direction is clear. They have capable teams, established delivery, and the tools to mobilize.
Competensium is engaged when the challenge is different — when direction is still forming, ownership is fragmented, and leadership judgment will determine whether the change holds.
Transformation rarely fails for lack of plans. It fails when decisions slow, ownership drifts, and leaders interpret success differently.
This is where standard interventions lose effect — and where a senior counterpart to leadership becomes critical.
Competensium acts as a trusted counterpart to executives and boards in high-stakes moments. We help leaders create clarity, align ownership, and make decisions that hold — without relying on predefined models or volume-driven delivery.
Our role is not to replace execution. It is to ensure leadership direction is sound — before scale is applied.
Our delivery model
Competensium works close to senior leaders where direction is still taking shape and decisions carry real consequences. Our role is to create alignment, support leadership judgment, and help translate intent into sustained action — without defaulting to standardized delivery models.
Engagements are intentionally senior, focused, and hands-on. Clients have one clear, accountable point of contact throughout the work. When needed, we collaborate with a carefully selected network of senior specialists to add depth or perspective — while maintaining clear ownership and continuity. We remain deliberately selective, prioritizing quality, trust, and long-term impact over scale.
About the advisor
Competensium is led by Karin Lundahl, a senior advisor supporting leaders and boards in high-stakes moments of transformation — when direction is still forming, decisions carry real consequences, and leadership judgement determines whether change holds.
Karin acts as a trusted counterpart to decision-makers. She helps leaders clarify what is at stake, test assumptions, re-anchor ownership, and commit to the next decisions that move the situation forward. Her style is calm, analytical, and direct — focused on what is essential, what is misunderstood, and what must be decided next.
In some moments, progress does not come from more activity — but from a grounded external perspective and sharper leadership alignment.
Confidential sparring for leaders when the next decision matters.
Private Advisory is a selective format for senior leaders who need an experienced, independent counterpart — to think clearly, pressure-test assumptions, and recalibrate ownership, without launching a formal engagement.
The work is built on judgement, discretion, and lived transformation experience — not predefined frameworks.
Format
• One-off or recurring advisory sessions
• Fully confidential
• Senior-to-senior dialogue
• No documentation unless explicitly requested
Typical situations
• Role complexity, stakeholder pressure, or leadership strain
• Decision-making under ambiguity and competing priorities
• Unclear ownership, mandate drift, or stalled decisions (“decision paralysis”)
• The need to reduce noise, regain direction, and restore momentum
What clients typically gain
• Clearer decisions and stronger ownership
• Reduced internal pressure and fewer escalations
• Calm, grounded next steps that move the situation forward
Offered selectively. Availability is limited.
If you’re unsure whether this is the right starting point, a short first conversation can clarify that quickly.
How engagements typically start
Most engagements start in one of three ways. These are not fixed packages — they are proven starting points, tailored to context, ownership, and the decisions that shape momentum. Wherever leaders are in the journey — from early direction-setting to momentum recovery — our support stays senior, hands-on, and focused on decisions that must hold.
Direction-setting (2–4 weeks)
When leaders need to commit, but direction is still forming — trade-offs are unresolved and a small set of decisions will determine success.
What this involves
• Sponsor and key-leader conversations to surface the true decision set
• Align on intent, success criteria, and non-negotiables
• Clarify ownership, decision rights, and escalation paths
• Stress-test the few assumptions and risks that matter most
Outcome
• A shared leadership position and decision record
• Clear ownership and a credible path forward
• A grounded basis to proceed — or a deliberate decision to pause
Leadership alongside delivery (3–6 months)
When execution is underway but leadership capacity is under strain — ambiguity rises, friction surfaces, and momentum becomes fragile.
What this involves
• Ongoing sparring with executives and critical roles (cadence agreed upfront)
• Support on the decisions, trade-offs, and leadership narrative that must hold
• Alignment across the line, the programme, and business priorities
• Targeted intervention when pressure peaks — before escalation becomes the default
Outcome
• Faster decisions, fewer escalations, reduced friction
• Stronger leadership ownership across the line organisation
• Higher likelihood that adoption and value hold over time
Momentum recovery (4-8 weeks)
When progress has slowed despite delivery — adoption lags, accountability fragments, and leadership confidence weakens.
What this involves
• Rapid diagnosis of where direction, mandate, or ownership has drifted
• Reset roles, expectations, and leadership accountability
• Focused support in moments of tension, stalled decisions, or decision paralysis
• Re-anchor the leadership narrative and define the next non-negotiable actions
Outcome
• Movement where progress had stalled
• Clearer leadership without added control or bureaucracy
• Conditions for the organisation to sustain momentum independently
Questions leaders ask about transformation
-
Competensium supports organisations navigating complex transformation — where strategic intent must translate into real adoption.
We work with leadership teams before, during, and after major change initiatives, including digital transformation, ERP and SAP programmes, and organisation-wide shifts that require alignment, ownership, and sustained behavioural change.
-
The most effective transformations engage leadership support before go-live and/or implementation of new way of working.
When roles, expectations, and ownership are clarified early, organisations avoid many of the challenges that typically surface later — such as resistance, fatigue, or stalled adoption.
Competensium often supports organisations in moments where complexity is high and decisions carry long-term consequences.
-
Competensium does not focus on frameworks or activities in isolation.
The work centres on leadership clarity, decision-making, and accountability — especially when certainty is not yet possible. This includes supporting leaders in holding direction, making trade-offs, and creating conditions where change can take root and last.
-
Clients typically include executives, transformation leaders, and senior sponsors in organisations where:
• Change is business-critical
• Multiple initiatives intersect
• Leadership alignment is essential for success
Competensium works with both established organisations and growing companies navigating increased complexity.
-
Clarity in transformation is not about having all the answers.
It is about being explicit about what is known, what is still evolving, and who owns which decisions — so that leaders and teams can move forward with confidence even when conditions change.