The consulting firm for clear decisions and real progress
Advisers who build, not just advise
Linje is a consulting firm built by founders. We hire founders and people who think like founders: builders at heart, who like to start things, fix things and make them work. We bring that mindset to every client, whether the task is a new strategy, a new business or a change that has to happen.
We are not afraid to get our hands dirty. We work inside your business, next to your people, and we stay until the results are visible. The name is Norwegian for line: the shortest way from where you stand to where you want to go. We take that way, and we hold the line until the work is done.
We help organisations decide, organise and deliver
We take on the questions that decide where a business goes next, and then we help make it happen. Strategy, organisation, operations, change, growth, decisions and sustainability, always with the same approach: think like an owner, act like a builder.
Strategy
We help you choose where to play and how to win, and then we help make it happen.
Read moreOrganisation and leadership
We help build the team, structure and leadership a growing business needs, without the bureaucracy.
Read moreOperations and improvement
We roll up our sleeves to remove friction, cut waste and make the daily machine run better.
Read moreChange and implementation
We don't just plan the change. We get in, carry it with your team and stay until it is done.
Read moreGrowth and business development
We help you find, test and build new business, the way a start-up would.
Read moreAnalysis and decision support
We give leaders and boards a straight answer, and the facts behind it, when a big decision is on the table.
Read moreSustainability and ESG
We help turn sustainability into business: real priorities, real projects and reporting that follows.
Read moreClarity. Direction. Progress.
Clarity about where you stand. A direction everyone can follow. And real progress, built step by step, with our sleeves rolled up.
We create results together with our clients
No thick reports that end up in a drawer. We work the way entrepreneurs do: understand the problem fast, test ideas early, build what works and keep going until it delivers.
Understand
We get close to the business, the customers and the people who do the work.
Test
We test the big assumptions early, with real numbers and real customers.
Build
We build the solution with your team, step by step, and adjust as we learn.
Deliver
We stay until the results are in place and your people own them.
Read our latest articles
Practical notes from the field on strategy, organisation, change and building things that work.
When to bring in a consultant
External help is sometimes the right choice and sometimes an expensive detour. Honest guidance on when to use a consultant, when to do the work yourself and how to get value.
Read the articleTreat your strategy as a set of bets
A strategy is not a forecast. It is a small number of bets about where the business can win. Seeing it that way makes it easier to choose, easier to follow up and easier to change.
Read the articleOne region, three cultures
Norway, Sweden and Denmark share a great deal, and the differences still matter. Practical points for working or expanding across Scandinavia.
Read the articleWe are looking for people who want to shape how organisations work
Are you a builder who would rather make things happen than write about them? Then Linje might be for you.