What an engagement actually looks like, end to end.

We use the time to diagnose, not to sell. You leave with a sharper read on the situation whether or not we end up working together. If it isn't a fit, I will say so on the call and, where I can, point you to someone better placed.

A two-to-four-page document. Named program, scope, deliverables, cadence, total investment, payment terms, start date, and the explicit outcome we are working toward. No tiers, no upsells, no estimates that move. The number on page one is the number on the invoice.

Engagement letter signed by HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SRL. Mutual NDA on request — most senior engagements run under one by default. E&O insurance in place. No auto-renewal, no exclusivity clause, no non-compete restricting your future moves.

Every session is run by Dan. No associates, no handoffs, no junior coach behind the curtain. Standing weekly or bi-weekly slot on the calendar, plus asynchronous text and voice access between sessions for live decisions — interview debriefs, board prep, an offer landing on a Friday night.

Nothing said in a session leaves the session. Case studies on this site are anonymized; named references are introduced only after the relevant client has explicitly agreed. Your employer, board, recruiters, and peers will not learn we are working together from us.

Frameworks, narratives, scripts, and documents produced inside the engagement are yours to keep and use without restriction after the engagement ends. The underlying methodology is mine; the artifacts built for you are yours.

Engagements end on the date in the engagement letter. No drift, no re-contracting reflex, no maintenance retainer dressed up as continuity. If a second engagement makes sense, we will both know — and it will be its own decision, not the default.