Leadership Due Diligence
Gain Clarity on Leaders & Organizations
We assess leaders & organizations to make the invisible visible so investors can decide with confidence, secure execution and maximize returns.
Leadership strength and organizational effectiveness are the key drivers of investment success or failure, yet they remain the least assessed. Leadership Due Diligence reveals whether leaders and organizations can deliver on the plan, and what support or change will be required.
Why it Matters
Investors lose millions because of inadequate leaders and weak organizations. 3 costly mistakes happen over and over :
When investors do not assess leaders and organizations, they bet blind. Missing the red flags and making a bad investment from the start can cost them millions.
When dysfunctional leadership & organization are ignored and not detected early, issues inevitably surface 6–12 months after the deal and translate into poor financial performance.
Average leaders & organizations do not deliver exceptional returns. By not realizing the full potential of leaders and teams, investors leave growth and value creation on the table.
Benefits For Investors
With Leadership Due Diligence, investors gain the clarity and foresight to avoid mistakes, secure execution and maximize returns
Spot leadership and organizational weaknesses before committing capital. Prevent bad bets on teams that cannot execute, and avoid millions lost in failed deals or underperforming assets.
Go beyond financials. Understand the true capabilities of leaders and teams, anticipate how the company is likely to perform going forward, and what level of support or change will be required. This gives you the visibility to invest with confidence, knowing what to expect and how to prepare.
Ambitious plans often fail in execution. We show you what must be fixed, reinforced, or supported — from leadership gaps to cultural misalignment — so strategies are actually achieved.
Accelerate growth where potential is hidden, support at-risk businesses before value is lost, and steer through critical transitions that could otherwise destroy returns.
Our Method : 360° Assessment
Leadership Due Diligence triangulates four core sources of information to give investors a complete and reliable view of leaders, teams, and organizations.
World-class personality assessments and self-evaluations (HOGAN and WISDOM Index) to reveal leaders’ deep traits, strengths, risks and blind spots.
In-depth conversations with leaders to assess capabilities, relationship style, and drivers, and to capture their view of the organization’s strengths, bottlenecks, and priorities.
Online questionnaires with top managers to generate both quantitative scores and qualitative insights on organizational health, covering governance, strategy, operational effectiveness, and HR practices.
Peer, team, and stakeholder feedback to capture how leaders are truly perceived, how they interact, and the relationships they build around them.
What We Deliver
Clear, actionable insights on leaders and organizations, ready to guide decisions and execution.
Individual assessments of leaders, highlighting strengths, risks, blind spots, and development needs, covering 4 critical dimensions :
- Competence : Do they have the right hard and soft skills for this role and the next phase?
- Relationships : Can they build effective and healthy relationships with investors, stakeholders, and teams?
- Energy : What drives them, and how do they behave under pressure
- Vision & Adaptability : Can they anticipate future needs, lead through change, and grow personally?
A collective view of the leadership team and the organization, showing strengths and the value-creation levers that matter most, assessed across 4 dimensions :
- Leadership Strength : Does the team have the skills and cohesion to drive execution?
- Strategic Clarity : Is the strategy clear and actionable across the organization?
- Operational Effectiveness : Are structures, resources, and processes fit to deliver consistently?
- Culture & HR Alignment : Do culture and HR practices truly support execution at scale?
Interactive debriefs with both investors and managers to explain findings, answer questions, and align on next steps, from development plans to value-creation priorities.
Why Us
Most assessments are built for HR. Ours is designed for investors.
We assess both individual leaders and the organization as a whole, providing an integrated view of strengths, risks, and value creation levers.
Tailored for PE & VC contexts, focusing on execution, alignment, and value creation.
Fast, cost-effective, and adaptable, with minimal disruption for leaders and companies.
Remote assessments with worldwide reach (including full-remote delivery when required) covering all geographies seamlessly.
Beyond diagnostics : we help drive change through coaching and advisory.
150+ assessments across 12 countries, with leaders from 30+ nationalities.
We Intervene Throughout the Investment Cycle
We support investors at every stage of the investment journey, helping reduce risks, secure execution, and maximize value creation.
Pre-Investment
Leadership & Organizational Due Diligence
Assessment of leaders, teams, and organizational health to reveal strengths, risks, blind spots, and value-creation levers. Provides clarity for investment decisions and identifies post-deal priorities.
Post-Investment - First 100 days
Execution Plan
Alignment of leadership, priorities, and organizational levers to secure execution of the investment thesis and accelerate the path to value creation.
Throughout the investment period
Annual Leadership & Organizational Assessment
Annual review of leadership and organizational capabilities to track progress, anticipate risks, and ensure the company evolves in line with growth objectives.
In Case of Underperformance or Difficulties
Turnaround & Crisis Diagnostics
Rapid diagnostics to identify internal leadership and organizational causes of underperformance, and to design targeted interventions for recovery and renewed value creation.
Contact us
Choose the option that works best for you :
Email us : contact@wingmind.co
Connect on LinkedIn : David Chouraqui
Book a Call : Schedule a Meeting
Founded by David Chouraqui, WINGMIND has delivered 150+ leadership and organizational assessments worldwide, helping investors de-risk decisions and accelerate value creation.
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