May 2026 Snapshot
Strong Signal

How Growth Consulting leaders Actually Make Decisions

Behavioral intelligence for Growth Consulting leaders, built from thousands of real executive conversations. Strongest signal: Stakeholder (4.7/5). Top priority: embedding financial culture and relationships across the wider business.

Key Insights

Growth Consulting leaders score highest on Stakeholder (4.7/5) and Growth (4.6/5). Over the past six months, the most notable change is an increase in Operations orientation. Their leading priority is embedding financial culture and relationships across the wider business, while their most pressing challenge is january being a bad month due to lack of pipeline building. They measure success through revenue growth and make decisions using identify currently held shared beliefs - ask 'what are the currently held shared beliefs that are getting in the way of you achieving your results?'. Language that resonates includes "accelerate", "value", and "growth".

What's changing for Growth Consulting leaders?

New signals detected · May 2026

Red Flagsrenewals are lacking, with more saying they are worse
Decision Frameworksidentify currently held shared beliefs - ask 'what are the currently held shared beliefs that are getting in the way of you achieving your results?'
Stories & Analogiesfather-in-law using chatgpt on google pixel instead of google search - illustrates seismic behavioral shift most leaders miss
Buying Signalsbuzzword pressure (ai, digital transformation) without clear business case; need to validate real needs versus hype
Selling Approachuses storytelling as a powerful method to shift beliefs and drive desired actions in teams, as demonstrated with the healthcare example

How Growth Consulting leaders Score on Stakeholder and Other Key Factors

Narrative
4.15
Operations
3.60
Data
3.51
Technology
2.84
Risk
3.49
Growth
4.62
Stakeholder
4.73

Scale: 1 (low) to 5 (high) · Arrow shows 6-month trend

What language resonates with Growth Consulting leaders?

Power Words

acceleratevaluegrowthimpactsuccessfulpowerfultransform

+8 more PRO

Language to Avoid

terrifiedwinging itbottlenecksdon't understandawkward

+10 more PRO

Professional Jargon

kpis (key performance indicators)crm (customer relationship management)pipelinesales enablementcro (chief revenue officer)

+10 more PRO

Priorities, Pain Points, and Decision Drivers for Growth Consulting leaders

Top priorities for Growth Consulting leaders

  • embedding financial culture and relationships across the wider business
  • hiring leaders with commercial acumen for revenue roles
  • helping customers see around corners and pitfalls
  • working off common data definitions and infrastructure
  • emphasizing stability and longevity in messaging

+10 more PRO

Biggest pain points for Growth Consulting leaders

  • january being a bad month due to lack of pipeline building
  • busy professionals lack time for lengthy, complex coaching or theory
  • difficulty securing objective, honest feedback on your own presentation performance
  • sellers doing a poor job in areas influencing buyer decisions
  • average win rates down by 18%

+10 more PRO

How Growth Consulting leaders measure success

  • revenue growthRising
  • massive increase in pipeline generation
  • 45% more opportunities created (using social selling)
  • making your number
  • 98% of reps with 5,000+ connections achieve quota

+10 more PRO

How Growth Consulting leaders make decisions

  • identify currently held shared beliefs - ask 'what are the currently held shared beliefs that are getting in the way of you achieving your results?'New
  • working backwards: define the problem/opportunity, then create the solution
  • product-led decision making: staying ahead of strategy by communicating with customers and figuring out long-term needs
  • customization to audience framework (harvey mckay influence): understand who your 'most desirable listeners' are, then craft message specifically for them to drive conversion
  • ensuring your number is set correctly - align fact base with sales and industry growth

+10 more PRO

What turns off Growth Consulting leaders

  • trying to sell right away online
  • pepper the person three times within three days
  • being too self-satisfied in one's performance
  • using overblown adjectives in a linkedin summary
  • a founder being incentivized only at 3% equity

+10 more PRO

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