Strategy that works. Transformation that lasts.

We help organisations make better strategic choices, redesign how they operate, bring people through change and build the leadership capability to sustain results.

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  • years advising senior executives, from McKinsey and Visa Europe to YellowRock

  • colleagues trained in a global launch programme across 25+ countries

  • people in scope of a pharmaceutical development transformation

  • countries covered by a global finance shared-services design

From ambition to execution

A strategy only creates value when the organisation can deliver it.

That means making clear choices, designing the right operating model, aligning leaders and helping people adopt new ways of working. We bring these disciplines together.

We work alongside our clients from the early questions through to practical implementation, combining analytical rigour with hands-on delivery.

Expertise

Four connected services. The right combination depends on the challenge.

  1. 01 Strategy Make clear choices about where to compete, how to grow and which opportunities deserve investment.
  2. 02 Transformation Redesign organisations, operating models and performance systems to deliver new ambitions, with structure, pace and accountability.
  3. 03 Change Management Help leaders and teams move from a new plan to new behaviours, with engagement and adoption built in from the outset.
  4. 04 Leadership Development Equip executives and managers to lead through uncertainty and change, with capabilities they can apply immediately.

Specialist lenses across our work: AI-enabled organisation change, digital and innovation strategy, integration and value creation, and sustainability and circularity.

In focus

AI-ready organisations.

Make AI part of how the organisation works, not another disconnected technology pilot.

We help leadership teams assess the organisational implications of AI, prioritise change opportunities and redesign the structures, roles, workflows, decision rights and governance needed for adoption. Our approach is business-led rather than technology-led.

How we approach AI-enabled change

  1. 01Assess

    AI opportunity and organisational impact assessment

  2. 02Redesign

    Operating-model and organisation design, including people, processes and technology interfaces

  3. 03Clarify

    Role and capability implications, accountability and decision rights

  4. 04Govern

    Governance, risk ownership, KPIs and implementation roadmaps

  5. 05Mobilise

    Executive alignment and change planning

Selected work

How do we grow? How should we organise? How do we deliver change?

All client work is anonymised to protect confidentiality.

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Sector experience

  • MedTech & healthcare

  • Pharmaceuticals & life sciences

  • Advanced materials & industrials

  • Financial services & payments

  • Consumer businesses

  • Energy

  • Education

How we work

A straightforward way of working.

  1. Understand the challenge

    We start with the decisions that matter, the evidence available and the constraints facing the organisation.

  2. Design the answer together

    We develop options and trade-offs with the people accountable for delivery, not in isolation.

  3. Mobilise change

    We translate choices into plans, roles, governance, engagement and practical implementation.

  4. Make progress visible

    We establish clear ownership, measures and review routines so teams can see what is working and adapt.

  1. ISSUE TREEMUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE · COLLECTIVELY EXHAUSTIVEKEY QUESTIONHow do we growmargin withoutslowing delivery?3 branches · 6 sub-questionsBRANCH ADecisionsWhat must we decide?BRANCH BEvidenceWhat do we know?BRANCH CConstraintsWhat limits theanswer?A1  PrioritiesWhich outcomes matter most?A2  Trade-offsWhat will we give up?B1  FactsWhat does the data show?B2  BenchmarksHow do peers compare?C1  CapacityEnough people and budget?C2  TimingBy when must it land?Focus pathOpen hypothesisTestingConfirmed
    We start with the decisions that matter, the evidence available and the constraints facing the organisation.
  2. BEFOREComplexNeeded clearer decision forums and hand-offsAFTERA more coherent modelClearer forums, hand-offs and responsibilitiesGovernance &EnablingOperations model1,500 FTEs in scopeDecision forums and hand-offsEach line = one workstream · 10+ in scope
    We develop options and trade-offs with the people accountable for delivery, not in isolation.
  3. MOBILISATION PLANPLAN · ROLES · GOVERNANCE · ENGAGEMENTGOVERNANCEWORKSTREAMS01 MOBILISE02 BUILD03 EMBEDGO-LIVERoles & structureOwner · HRRoles setGovernanceOwner · PMOForums liveProcessesOwner · OperationsHandoverEngagementOwner · Comms
    Steering committeeMONTHLY · DECIDESProgramme officeWEEKLY · COORDINATESWorkstream leadsDAILY · DELIVERROLESSCPOWLAccountable · Responsible ·Consulted · InformedSet directionARIPlan & trackCARDeliverchangeICACHANGE READINESSLeadersManagersTeams
    We translate choices into plans, roles, governance, engagement and practical implementation.
  4. PERFORMANCE SCORECARDCLEAR OWNERS · SHARED MEASURESREVIEW RHYTHMQUARTERLYMONTHLYWEEKLYWeekly · team huddleMonthly · leadership reviewQuarterly · board reviewDecision speedOwner · Operations↑ ImprovingDelivery on timeOwner · PMO→ SteadyTeam engagementOwner · HR↓ WatchWORKSTREAMOWNERSTATUSPROGRESSRoles & structureHROn trackGovernancePMOOn trackProcessesOperationsAt riskEngagementCommsOn trackADAPTAnything at risk leaves the review with an owner, a fix and a date.
    We establish clear ownership, measures and review routines so teams can see what is working and adapt.

Why YellowRock

Clients work closely with experienced advisers, not a large rotating delivery pyramid.

  • Senior attention

    We work directly with decision-makers and bring the expertise needed for the problem at hand.

  • Clear thinking

    We challenge assumptions, examine trade-offs and focus on the few choices that matter.

  • Practical delivery

    We stay close to implementation, helping teams build the skills, routines and accountability to make change last.

Founder

Ayse Sarikaya

Founder & Managing Director

Formerly at McKinsey & Company and Visa Europe, with 20+ years in strategy, operating-model redesign and complex transformation. YellowRock Consulting works with executives to connect organisational decisions, leadership capability and delivery.

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