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Service 05 · Advisory · Boards & leadership teams

Leadership Advisory

Clear thinking about leadership before, during and after a hire. We advise boards and founders on the team they have, the team they need and how to get from one to the other.

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When to use it

Built for the moments
that matter most.

Assessment, succession, organization design and compensation insight for boards and leadership teams.

  • Leadership team assessment after a financing
  • CEO and executive succession planning
  • Board composition and director search
  • Compensation benchmarking for key roles
How it works

A clear process,
shared from day one.

01

Listen

Weeks 1–2

Structured conversations with the board, executives and key stakeholders.

02

Assess

Weeks 2–4

We assess the leadership team against the strategy ahead, not the one behind.

03

Recommend

Week 5

A clear, candid written view with practical options and sequencing.

04

Act

Ongoing

Support with succession, development and any searches that follow.

What is included

Everything the
appointment needs.

Commercial model. Fixed fee per engagement, scoped in advance.

  • Leadership team assessment
  • Succession planning
  • Board composition review
  • Organization design
  • Compensation benchmarking
  • Confidential advisory to the board
Our standards

Promises we keep.

24hours

A partner responds to every new brief within one business day.

10days

To a calibrated shortlist on Hybrid Search mandates.

100%

Of candidates we speak with hear back from us. Nobody is left wondering.

12months

Replacement commitment on every Executive Search appointment.

Questions

Before you decide.

No. Advisory engagements stand on their own, though many lead to searches.
Other ways we partner

The right model for each hire.

01

Executive Search

A dedicated partner, a full market map and a rigorous assessment for the appointments that shape the company.

Retained · C-suite, VP & boardExplore 02

Hybrid Search

The commitment of a retained search with the speed and economics of contingency. Built for critical director-level hires.

Committed · Director & senior specialistExplore 03

Contract & Interim

Experienced interim leaders and contract specialists, ready when a filing, readout or gap cannot wait.

Flexible · Interim leaders & specialistsExplore 04

Team Build

A dedicated search program for building an entire function, from the first hire ahead of an IND to a full launch team.

Programmatic · Multiple hiresExplore
The next conversation

Let us scope your
leadership advisory.

Share the brief. A partner will respond within one business day.

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