Leadership Advisory

Our background in mid-market strategy consulting and private equity environments shapes how we approach leadership questions.
We have worked alongside owners, investors and management teams in complex situations and understand the structural realities behind performance expectations.
Hire the Personality, Not the Profile
Private Equity Leadership: What Makes a Portfolio Company CEO Succeed
Value Creation Starts with Leadership Transformation
Insights
Hire the Personality, Not the Profile
Insights
Private Equity Leadership: What Makes a Portfolio Company CEO Succeed
Insights
Value Creation Starts with Leadership Transformation
Focus Areas

Clarity and direction for critical leadership decisions

Leadership decisions do not happen in isolation. They sit within governance structures, capital frameworks and value creation plans. Our advisory work reflects that broader context.
We provide independent, transparent advice combining established assessment methodologies with proprietary tools developed from repeated mandate experience. Our perspective is shaped by continuous exposure to talent landscapes, market dynamics and executive transitions across the DACH mid-market.

Leadership Diagnostics & Assessments

Evidence-based evaluation of executive capability using established tools such as SHL alongside proprietary diagnostics. We create objective comparability, identify capability gaps and provide decision clarity in succession and transition situations.

Role & Organization Design Advisory

We sharpen role profiles, clarify responsibilities and identify critical white spots within organiztaions. The objective is alignment between strategy, governance and organizational architecture before critical hiring or restructuring decisions are made.

Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence

Comprehensive market screening to map relevant candidates and assess profiles in the context of the broader market. We provide transparency on availability, compensation levels and realistic profile expectations.

Human Capital Due Diligence

Independent evaluation of management strength, organizational design and key man risk in transformation or transaction phases. We assess whether leadership capability and structure are fit for the planned strategy and where gaps may create execution risk.
Process

2P's Three Step Approach

1

Individual assessment

Every challenge is different: through structured diagnostics and dialogue, we assess leadership capabilities, team dynamics and succession readiness.
2

From clarity to commitment

We translate insight into clarity by aligning leadership roles, organizational design and key stakeholders. Our advisory work strengthens team effectiveness, decision-making and collaboration where it matters most.
3

Enable sustainable impact

We support implementation and transition, ensuring leadership decisions translate into performance. By staying close, we help leaders and teams embed change and create long-term value.
Our Principles

How we work

01

Partnership

We engage as partners in decisions, not as external suppliers. Direct, committed and invested in long-term outcomes.
02

Direction

We execute sensitive mandates with confidentiality, discipline and clear communication.
03

Independent Judgement

We challenge assumptions, sharpen role clarity and assess leaders beyond the obvious.
04

Accountability

We keep commitments and take responsibility for outcomes. Measured by impact, not activity.