Signature program · narrative alignment
One project. Four stories. That's where the cost is.
On struggling projects, leadership, middle management, the office and site each have their own story of what's going on. The further those stories drift apart, the more rework, friction and blow-ups. One Story finds them, agrees one, and helps your leaders tell it everywhere.
Discuss One StorySigns you need it
The facts haven't changed. The story has.
- Site and the office describe the same project differently.
- Decisions get remade in the next meeting.
- The client hears one story from you and another from your site team.
- Rework that traces back to a misunderstanding, not a mistake.
- Leadership says morale is fine. Nobody else does.
Why it works
People don't follow facts. They follow a story they can believe. Every good project already has one: the objective, the scope, the inclusions and exclusions. The problem is that it gets retold differently at each level. Aligning the story is cheaper than fixing what the misalignment causes.
- Divergent narratives
- When different levels of an organisation each hold a different account of what is happening and why. The wider the gap, the more inefficiency.
How it runs
| Stage | What happens | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Listen | Short, confidential interviews with a few people at each level: leadership, management, office and site. | 1 to 2 weeks |
| Map the stories | Where the narratives match, where they split, and what the split is costing in rework, friction and delay. Written up plainly. | 1 week |
| Agree one story | A working session with the leadership team to set the objective and the story behind it: where we are, what is in the way, what we will do, where we will end up. | Half day |
| Tell it everywhere | Coaching the leaders who carry it, so it lands the same way up, down and across, and in front of clients and stakeholders. | 4 to 8 weeks |
Pricing: [ONE STORY PRICE OR "FROM" FIGURE TO CONFIRM], quoted plus GST after a scoping call. Delivered in person in South East Queensland or on Teams.
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