THE BLACK BOX METHOD™

“Our exec team was stuck in endless loops. Iva stopped us from circling by forcing us to name consequences and decide. She cut through politics by putting the sales–product conflict on the table and refusing to let us dodge it. She pushed us to face trade-offs: instead of spreading resources across four projects, we admitted two were dead weight and doubled down on the winner. She demanded accountability. Within two quarters, the impact was clear: regional revenues grew by 18%.”

“As a CEO in Tokyo, I was surrounded by polite agreement but very little truth. TLI gave me a rare space where I could hear unfiltered insights and sharpen my judgment without political risk.”

“Our leadership team walked in divided: marketing blaming sales, operations blaming product. In two hours, Iva dismantled the silos. She got people to say what they never would have on their own. That session flipped the dynamic: from defending turf to building together. It became the turning point in how we operate as one team now.”

“In one offsite, TLI helped us surface the real issues: competing priorities and unspoken tension between product and sales. By tackling them directly, we cut through six months of gridlock. We launched in six weeks — a first for our company. Since then, we’ve kept working with TLI every month for check-ins to stay aligned and prevent new bottlenecks."

“In the current economic environment, I was running on fumes and working 14-hour days. Iva forced me to confront how my habits were burning everyone out. She reset how I delegate and manage energy. Six months later, I work fewer hours, and my performance has actually gone up. The surprise benefit? At home, I’m present again, my family appreciates the change.”

“Our managers avoided hard feedback, so issues festered until people quit. In one workshop, Iva dismantled that avoidance. She had us practice direct conversations and made accountability non-negotiable. Three months later, people issues surface early, get resolved fast, and our retention rates are finally moving in the right direction.”