Over the past twenty years, the principals of the Mountain Group have developed some common understandings about business and our practice of consulting.
First, we believe three elements are essential to success in business: an effective strategy, a healthy culture, and sound business practices.
Second, if a firm is stagnating, or finding it difficult to move forward, rarely is a single problem the cause. Most likely there are systemic issues that need to be tackled.
Third, in every company, regardless of performance, there are elements that are working right, that have value, and need to be nurtured and developed.
Fourth, our role is not just to analyze and assess the companies specific circumstances and need; alongside management, we must develop alternative courses of action, forecast the risks and possibilities for each, facilitate consensus among the stake holders, and then implement the measures agreed to