CEO, Board & Leadership Advisory
Supporting CEOs, Boards and Investors through critical decisions, leadership transitions and organizational change
A trusted partner for CEOs, Boards and Investors facing high-stakes decisions, leadership challenges and organizational transitions.
When the stakes become critical, leaders need perspective, experienced challenge and support that connects leadership, organization and execution.
WINGMIND works alongside investors, Boards, CEOs and leadership teams when the quality of decisions, stakeholder alignment and execution capacity directly affect performance and value creation.
Our advisory work is designed as an ongoing relationship rather than a one-off intervention. We can support leaders before, during and after growth, acquisitions, leadership transitions, transformation or underperformance.
When do we step in?
We intervene when human, organizational and governance conditions become decisive for execution.
Three Advisory Formats
We adapt the format to the nature of the challenge, the level of decision and the pace of the situation.
What we help strengthen
Our work connects the quality of leadership with the practical conditions for execution and value creation.
Our approach
We combine strategic perspective, human depth and operating pragmatism.
Clarify
Understand the situation, the stakeholders, the tensions and the critical decisions ahead.
Prioritize
Identify what must be addressed first to reduce risk and strengthen execution.
Decide & Act
Help leaders and teams make decisions, change practices and move into action.
Sustain
Maintain alignment, accountability and execution momentum over time.
Advisory or coaching?
The two approaches can be complementary, but they do not address exactly the same need.
Coaching
- Focuses primarily on leadership posture, behavior and personal development
- Creates a space for reflection and experimentation
- Preserves a high degree of leader autonomy in decision-making
Advisory
- Works directly on decisions, governance, organization and execution
- Brings challenge, recommendations and external perspective
- May involve the CEO, Board, Investors and leadership team
Why WINGMIND
A rare combination of investor perspective, entrepreneurial experience and executive coaching depth.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about our Advisory approach.
What is an Operating Advisor?
An Operating Advisor supports CEOs, Boards or Investors through decisions, transformations and execution challenges requiring strategic perspective, human understanding and operating pragmatism.
What is the difference between Advisory and executive coaching?
Coaching focuses more on the development of the leader. Advisory works more directly on decisions, governance, organization, stakeholders and execution. The two approaches can be combined.
Do you work directly with Boards and Investors?
Yes. WINGMIND supports Boards, investment funds and shareholders on CEO transitions, leadership risk, governance tensions and underperformance situations.
Is Advisory project-based or ongoing?
Both are possible. Some situations require a few weeks of targeted support; others justify a regular relationship over several months.
Can you intervene after Human Due Diligence or an assessment?
Yes. Advisory helps translate assessment findings into decisions, priorities and concrete actions, then supports implementation over time.
Do you support build-ups and post-acquisition integration?
Yes. We can support the CEO, Board or leadership team on integration, role clarity, cultural alignment and post-acquisition execution.
Related approaches
Depending on the situation, Advisory can be preceded or complemented by assessment or targeted coaching.
Discuss a critical situation
Are you facing a sensitive decision, leadership transition, governance tension or execution challenge? An initial conversation can clarify the situation and identify the most appropriate form of support.
Email: contact@wingmind.co
LinkedIn: David Chouraqui
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