Mike Bravo Consulting

Services · People

Build better leaders and clearer roles.

Most bottlenecks are people work: who owns what, who decides, and whether each person is in a role that fits. This is organizational development, sized for an owner-led business or a single team.

The rule we work by: we fit the process and tools to your people, not your people to the software.

Signs this is for you

  • “Everything runs through me.”
  • “I can’t take a week off.”
  • “My best doer just became a manager, and it’s not going well.”

What we can help with

Ten ways we work on the people side.

Structure review and design

How the business or team is organized today, and the structure it needs next: the seats, who owns each one and who backs them up.

Your teamEveryone knows their seat and their backup

Your customersFewer “let me check with the owner” delays

You get: an Org Blueprint. See a sample

Who decides what

Decisions written down by level, so fewer of them wait on one or two people and those closest to the work know what’s theirs.

Your teamDecisions made where the work is

Your customersFaster answers

You get: a decision chart

Role clarity

Plain-language role descriptions built from what people actually do, not from a template.

Your teamKnowing what’s theirs

Your customersOne clear person to talk to

You get: a one-page sheet for each role

Leadership development

Helping your best doers become people others want to follow: first-time supervisors, new managers and leaders stepping up.

Your teamLeaders who support instead of chase

Your customersSteadier service from a steadier team

You get: a development plan and practice sessions

Coaching

One-on-one time for owners and leaders to think out loud, decide and follow through.

Your teamLeaders who think it through before deciding

You get: regular sessions on a schedule you set

Learning and development

Training your team will use: onboarding, cross-training and how-to guides built from your own routines.

Your teamTraining built from their own routines

Your customersThe same quality whoever shows up

You get: training your team can run without us

Growth paths

Levels and tracks for each role, so people can see where they’re headed and what it takes. Each level shows reference pay ranges; you set the actual pay.

Your teamSeeing where they’re headed and what it takes

Your customersExperienced people who stay

You get: an interactive page you own

Hiring and onboarding

A hiring process that finds the right fit, and a first 90 days that set new people up to succeed.

Your teamA good start, faster

Your customersNew people who aren’t learning on the customer

You get: interview guides and an onboarding plan

Team effectiveness

How the team meets, shares information and works through disagreement.

Your teamLess friction, shorter meetings

You get: an agreed way of working, written down

Backups and succession

So work doesn’t stop when one person is out: a backup for every seat and the know-how written down.

Your teamTime off without the work stopping

Your customersNo dropped jobs when someone’s out

You get: a backup plan for each critical role

Not on its own

How People connects to the other two.

With Process

Roles and routines are designed together, so every step in the work has an owner.

With Tools

The people who’ll use a tool help choose and shape it, so it actually gets used.

People, Process and Tools overlap: each one shapes the others People Roles and leaders Process Work that flows Tools Tools that fit Roles and routines Tools people use Automation that fits Work that lasts

Working alongside your HR and legal advisors

Employment law, benefits and payroll compliance belong with an HR provider or employment attorney. We’ll help you know what to ask, and keep working on the people side alongside them.

Not sure where to start?

Most people aren’t. Start with a 30-minute conversation about what’s stuck, and we’ll work out together which part comes first.