Executive Diagnostic · Structural Starting Point
Work out why the same decisions and problems keep coming back to you.
A private 60-minute executive advisory session for leaders who are still being pulled into decisions, escalation or responsibility that should no longer require their personal involvement.
Book the Diagnostic — $750 + GSTSecure payment first, then choose a time and complete a short intake.
What you leave with
Clarity on what keeps returning, why it is returning and what to change first.
- What keeps returningIdentify the decisions, escalation or responsibility repeatedly coming back to you.
- Why it still needs youSee what is preventing the work from being carried confidently elsewhere.
- What dependency has formedIdentify where the organisation has become overly reliant on your judgement, context or intervention.
- How wide the issue isEstablish whether this is mainly about your role or a wider organisational problem.
What happens in the session
We work from real decisions and escalation already happening.
- 01
Map what keeps coming back
We examine the real decisions, approvals and repeated escalation consuming your attention.
- 02
Work out why
We identify what is keeping the work dependent on your judgement, approval or intervention.
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Determine the first move
You leave knowing what should change first and whether the issue needs wider organisational attention.
Executive advisory
Not generic coaching. Not a resilience intervention.
The session looks at the work around you: what keeps coming back, where decisions are getting stuck and why the organisation still needs you to step in.
Load-Bearing Leadership™ is the methodology behind the session. It helps distinguish a genuine individual capability issue from an organisation that has become too dependent on capable people.
Ric Marks is a 2025 Global Recognition Award recipient, recognised for turning practical leadership and operational experience into structured approaches others can apply. His work has also been published across Australian government and business media.
- Private session
- Delivered online
- Standalone first step
Personal credibility
Trusted when the pressure was real.
Before Ultimate Marks, Ric worked in leadership and operational environments where judgement, reliability and calm follow-through mattered. These recommendations speak to how he worked with people and carried responsibility—not to the Diagnostic itself.
“When high-priority incidents required out-of-hours work, Ric demonstrated strong Major Incident Management skills by joining the bridge call and staying fully updated with troubleshooting efforts.”
“From a manager’s perspective, Ric was very easy to work with. Conscientious, autonomous and reliable are the first words that spring to mind. An asset to any business.”
These LinkedIn recommendations relate to Ric’s earlier leadership and operational work and have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Book the Diagnostic
Start with the problem you can already see.
Use one focused session to understand what keeps coming back, why it still needs you and what should change first.