Identify and Remove the Real Constraints to Growth

Most businesses do not stall because of effort, talent, or ambition.

They stall because the decision structure of the organization has not evolved at the same pace as its complexity.

As companies grow, what once worked quietly stops working. Decisions slow. Accountability blurs. Execution becomes heavier. The owner absorbs more pressure while leverage declines.

The KBDS Diagnostic exists to surface why that happens.

• Not a coaching program

• Not a motivational exercise

• Not a tool recommendation

• Not a one-size-fits-all framework

KBDS stands for Khan Business Diagnostic System.

It is a proprietary operating system developed and used by TC Group to assess seven core areas that govern growth as complexity increases.

1. Mindset and constraint awareness
2. Vision and directional clarity
3. Leadership decision quality
4. Accountability and ownership
5. Organizational alignment
6. Operational leverage and systems
7. Execution rhythm and review

These components are interdependent. Weakness in one area often masks itself as a problem in another. The diagnostic is designed to reveal those relationships clearly.

The diagnostic typically surfaces patterns such as:

• Decisions being revisited instead of executed

• Accountability diffusing under pressure

• Growth increasing effort instead of leverage

• Teams working hard but pulling in different directions

• The owner becoming the silent bottleneck

These are not personal failures. They are structural issues.

The KBDS Diagnostic is used to:

• Clarify where intervention will actually matter

• Determine whether an engagement makes sense

• Sequence change correctly

• Avoid unnecessary disruption

• Protect the business from initiative overload

In some cases, the diagnostic confirms that no major intervention is needed. In others, it reveals precisely why growth has become heavier instead of cleaner.

If there is no meaningful constraint, we will say so.

The KBDS Diagnostic follows a disciplined, time-bound process designed to surface the true constraint quickly and without unnecessary disruption.

There are no long discovery cycles and no generic assessments.

Here is how the process works:

Step 1: Diagnostic Request
You begin by requesting a diagnostic conversation. This step confirms context, readiness, and fit. Not every organization should proceed, and we do not force alignment where it does not exist.

Step 2: Diagnostic Conversation (30 minutes)
A focused executive conversation to understand where pressure is accumulating, what has already been attempted, and how complexity is currently being managed.

This is not a sales call. It is a precision conversation.

Step 3: KBDS Assessment
Using the KBDS system, we assess how the seven core components of the business are interacting under current complexity. The goal is to isolate the primary constraint and the secondary factors reinforcing it.

Step 4: Diagnostic Readout (60 minutes)
You receive a direct, structured explanation of what is constraining the business, why it exists, and what must change first to restore leverage.

Step 5: Decision Point
Following the readout, one of three outcomes occurs:

• No engagement is recommended

• A scoped advisory engagement is proposed

• Additional diagnostic work is recommended

No pressure. No obligation. The diagnostic determines the path forward.

The KBDS Diagnostic typically requires two conversations totaling approximately 90 minutes, along with a short pre-call questionnaire. We keep the process focused, disciplined, and respectful of executive time.​

The KBDS Diagnostic is a paid, executive-level engagement.

It requires preparation, access to senior leadership, and decision authority. We do not conduct diagnostics casually or as exploratory exercises.

The purpose of the diagnostic is to identify the true constraint limiting growth and determine whether corrective advisory work is warranted.

If you proceed, the next step is to schedule and secure the diagnostic.

The diagnostic consists of:

• A short pre-call questionnaire

• A 30-minute diagnostic conversation

• A 60-minute diagnostic readout

Total executive time commitment is approximately 90 minutes.

The first step is a structured, confidential diagnostic process designed to determine whether an advisory engagement is appropriate.

There is no obligation beyond the diagnostic itself.

Either way, you leave with clarity.

Regardless of whether we proceed beyond the diagnostic, you will leave with:

• A clear statement of the primary constraint limiting growth right now

• Identification of which KBDS components are misaligned or overloaded

• A cause-and-effect explanation for why symptoms keep recurring

• Decision leverage points that must be addressed first

• A sequenced view of what matters now versus what can wait

This is not theoretical insight. It is a practical map of where the business is losing leverage and how to regain it.

• Early-stage startups

• Leaders seeking tactics or motivation

• Organizations unwilling to change decision structures