Margin Resilience Labs & Roundtables
Focused knowledge sessions for Business Leaders, Ecosystem Leaders & Change Managers who want to turn reactive responses to drag into a priced and proactive decision-making co-pilot.
Upcoming events
A 2-hour, invite-only working session where industrial and asset-heavy CEOs put a rough dollar range on people-driven margin at risk and leave with 2–3 focused 90-day moves.
- 2026 industrial margin briefing in a cash-constrained environment.
- MAR-T™ Scan (Margin At Risk in Time) with a green/amber/red/black risk band.
- Examples of multimillion-dollar drag surfaced in hiring, rework, leadership alignment.
- 90-day planning segment – 2–3 moves you can make without a re-org or extra capital.
A second, small-group roundtable for leaders who prefer the 18th – same structure, new mix of peers – focused on making people-driven drag visible as a P&L-ready risk line item.
- MAR-T™ Scan for each attending organization (5–7 minutes per scan).
- Colour-coded risk band plus a rough margin-at-risk range.
- Case examples from energy, manufacturing, construction and adjacent sectors.
- 90-day lens: identify 2–3 practical actions to reduce drag without adding headcount.
CEO Roundtable Agenda – Dec 17 & 18
In this 2-hour, closed-door working session, CEOs and senior leaders will connect day-to-day execution with margin, and leave with a clear story and 90-day actions they can take back to their boards and teams.
Welcome, Framing & Introductions
Context for the session and quick introductions.
- Set expectations, boundaries and objectives.
- Each CEO shares one execution challenge on their mind.
The Hidden Cost of Execution Drag
Short overview of how hiring timelines, handoffs, rework and misaligned priorities quietly affect margin.
- Make impact visible without blaming people.
- Position analytics & AI as support for leaders and teams.
Individual MAR-T™ Scan
Each CEO completes a brief MAR-T™ (Margin At Risk in Time) Scan.
- See a risk band and rough $ exposure.
- Identify signals across hiring, handoffs and rework.
Quiet Reflection: Your Margin Story
Time to interpret results and shape a simple, board-ready narrative.
- Clarify what surprised you and what confirmed your instincts.
- Draft 2–3 sentences that explain your margin story.
Peer Discussion & Case Examples
Guided discussion on patterns (not precise numbers) plus anonymised case stories.
- See where others experience similar friction.
- Borrow practical ideas without exposing sensitive data.
Designing Your 90-Day Margin Moves
Each CEO identifies 2–3 practical moves to explore over the next 90 days.
- Choose one primary focus area for the next quarter.
- Define first steps, owners and simple indicators of progress.
Close & Commitments
Quick closing round and optional next steps.
- Each CEO shares one action they will explore.
- Clarify low-pressure paths for deeper follow-up, if desired.
This roundtable is a confidential, pro-human working session: the goal is to strengthen leadership judgement with better visibility and data, not to replace people or automate away relationships.
Past events & speaking
- 20 November · Town of Fort Erie & Niagara Industrial Association (NIA) – Navetra™ booth and conversations with industrial leaders from across the Niagara region.