Clarity
I make the business problem, the decision and the next steps easier to understand.
How I work
CANDID Values
Six values guide every recommendation I make. CANDID stands for Clarity, Accountability, Nuance, Diligence, Integrity and Discernment.
CANDID tells clients what to expect from me: direct advice, honest treatment of uncertainty and a scope proportionate to the business problem.
The connection
CANDID brings together my consultancy’s six values and defines the standard every piece of work I produce must meet.
Each letter names one value. The six values guide how I assess evidence, weigh competing options and explain my recommendations, making the quality of my judgement visible and accountable.
CClarity
AAccountability
NNuance
DDiligence
IIntegrity
DDiscernment
The six values
What CANDID means in practice.
Every value describes a standard you should recognise in my recommendations and the way I deliver them.
Accountability
I stand behind every recommendation and explain the reasoning, assumptions and risks.
Nuance
I consider the context, trade-offs and competing priorities before recommending a direction.
Diligence
I take the time to understand your business, audience, market and objectives before reaching conclusions.
Integrity
I let your genuine need determine the recommendation and scope.
Discernment
I identify what matters most and decide what to prioritise, simplify or reject.
The working standard
What I require from my work.
Evidence before assumption
I examine the available business, audience, market and competitor context before reaching a conclusion.
A recommendation with reasons
I explain the preferred direction alongside its assumptions, trade-offs and material risks.
Scope proportionate to the problem
I recommend the smallest scope capable of resolving the problem properly.
The standard applied to every recommendation
The values are the test I expect my own work to pass.
Every recommendation must be clear, appropriately evidenced and defensible. CANDID gives you a concise way to understand the standard behind my work.
See how that standard is applied across the services, or provide the business context through the project brief.
Apply the values
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