Ishara Advisory · Crafting Clarity

Transformation that lasts.

We work end to end, from diagnosis through to implementation, redesigning organisation, processes and tools together so the change is still there long after we've gone.

FocusTransformationSectorConsumer goods & retailBasedParis, France
Our focus

A double focus.

Transformation expertise on one side, consumer goods & retail know-how on the other. The combination is what lets us move quickly without getting your business wrong.

Transformation expertise

We know how to lead your transformation.

End-to-endFrom diagnosis through to model implementation.
Multi-dimensionalOrganisation, processes and tools redesigned together, not in sequence.
Lasting changeTeams aligned, new ways of working genuinely adopted.

Consumer goods & retail know-how

We understand your business before we touch it.

20+ projects in consumer goodsWith clients who come back.
Deep market knowledgeAcross categories and channels.
PragmaticWe speak your business, not frameworks.
When clients call us

Six situations we are built for.

If one of these sounds like the conversation you keep having internally, it's the kind of problem we're built for.

01

A new leader is in place, but the organisation is still built for the old objectives.

02

Sales, finance or supply has stopped delivering, and nobody can say exactly why.

03

The route-to-market no longer matches how the channel actually buys.

04

Dashboards and tools are outdated, disjointed and undersized for the decisions they carry.

05

Central teams and business units are pulling against each other.

06

Roles overlap, ownership is unclear and decisions stall in the matrix.

How we deliver

Three angles.

Every engagement is scoped to your context, but the work almost always comes at the problem from one of these three directions, and often from all three in sequence.

Pain point
What's needed
What success looks like

Model

Pain point

“The way we're set up no longer fits.”

What's needed

Design the target operating modelOrganisation, roles, decision rights, processes and governance.

What success looks like

Well thought-out foundations to achieve your ambitions.

Reset

Pain point

“It was launched, then it went quiet.”

What's needed

Re-scope, re-mobilise and re-sequenceBring the programme back to delivery.

What success looks like

Clarified roles, faster decisions across the organisation and re-energised teams.

Adoption

Pain point

“Decided a year ago, nothing changed on the ground.”

What's needed

Install new routines and ways of workingWith the change management to make them stick.

What success looks like

New ways of working that stick long after we leave.

Working with us

Our recipe.

Four things clients tell us make the difference, and that we hold ourselves to on every engagement.

Tailor-made

  • Your context, not a template
  • Scoped to your team and your timeline
  • Right-sized to the problem, never over-engineered

Trusted advisor

  • We tell you the honest call
  • An outside, fact-based view
  • Accountable: regular check-ups and follow-ups

Augmented team

  • A flexible team, scaled to your topic
  • Hand-picked experts when the subject calls for it
  • AI as a team enabler, with up-to-date methods

Seniority & proximity

  • Senior-led from first meeting to last
  • On the ground, with management and the field
  • End-to-end: the same team the whole way

Let's talk.

If one of those situations is sitting on your desk right now, a first conversation costs nothing and usually clarifies a lot.

Akbar NanjiFounder & Partner
Ishara Advisory · Crafting Clarity
OfficeParis, France EntityIshara Advisory SASU
RCS Paris 101 358 885