WINGMIND

Human Due Diligence

Assessing and Strengthening Leadership & Organizations Across the Investment Cycle

High-Stakes Human & Organizational Decisions

WINGMIND supports PE, Growth & VC investors and their portfolio companies on the human and organizational factors that shape execution and value creation.

We work with investors, Boards, CEOs, founders, executive teams, senior managers and key people, as well as the broader organization when needed.

From investment decisions to growth, transformation, underperformance and exit, we help assess what is working, identify what needs to strengthen and support the decisions required to move forward.

When We Create Value

We support investors, Boards and CEOs at critical moments across the investment and company lifecycle.


Pre-Investment

Assess whether the leadership team and organization can deliver the investment thesis and identify the human and organizational risks that matter before investing.

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Post-Investment

Translate the investment thesis into clear leadership and organizational priorities for the first months of ownership.

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Growth & Transformation

Strengthen the leadership and organization required to absorb greater complexity, growth and change.

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Underperformance

Understand what is really driving deteriorating performance, identify the leadership and organizational root causes and clarify what needs to change.

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Critical Leadership Decisions

Assess a CEO, founder, executive or leadership team when a role, succession, governance or development decision becomes critical.

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Pre-Exit

Assess leadership depth, management alignment and organizational readiness before a sale while there is still time to strengthen the equity story.

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ASSESSMENT / Understand before you decide

Depending on the situation, the assessment may focus on a transaction, a founder or executive, an executive team or the organization as a whole.


Human Due Diligence

Assess leadership and organizational risks in relation to an investment thesis, transaction or critical ownership decision.

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Executive & Founder Assessment

Assess a CEO, founder or senior executive, clarify readiness for the next stage and identify what needs to strengthen.

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Executive Team Assessment

Evaluate team capabilities, complementarity, collective dynamics and the business and organizational priorities ahead.

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Organizational Assessment

Identify the leadership, strategic, organizational and cultural factors helping or constraining execution.

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ADVISORY / Diagnose, decide and implement

WINGMIND supports investors, Boards, CEOs and executive teams when diagnosis must lead to decisions and action.


CEO & Board Advisory

Independent support for critical leadership, governance and execution decisions where diagnosis, judgment and implementation need to come together.

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Growth & Transformation Advisory

Strengthen leadership and organizational capacity to successfully navigate rapid growth, greater complexity and major transformation.

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Underperformance & Turnaround Advisory

Diagnose the leadership, organizational and execution issues behind underperformance and support the priorities required to restore performance.

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Executive Coaching

Support a CEO, founder or senior executive through a new role, difficult decision, sustained pressure or critical transition.

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Executive Team Coaching

Strengthen alignment, trust, decision-making, collaboration and collective execution within an executive team.

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What We Assess

We assess four critical dimensions that determine an organization’s ability to execute strategy and create sustainable value.


Leadership Performance

Can leaders and leadership teams deliver?


Individual leadership capability, role fit, leadership team effectiveness, governance quality, trust and decision-making.



Strategic Clarity

Is the strategy clear and actionable?


Vision, priorities, trade-offs, roadmap, accountability and alignment between the Board, CEO, executive team and organization.



Organizational Effectiveness

Can the organization execute?


Structure, roles, operating model, processes, cross-functional collaboration, resource allocation and execution capacity.



Culture & HR Readiness

Can people sustain growth and change?


Culture, engagement, trust, talent, retention, recruitment, compensation, learning and change readiness.


Who We Work With

We work across the key levels where leadership and organizational decisions shape execution and value creation.


PE, Growth & VC Investors

Assess investment risks, leadership capacity and portfolio-company execution.



Boards & Shareholders

Support critical leadership, governance, succession and performance decisions.



CEOs & Founders

Strengthen leadership and organizational capacity through growth, change and critical situations.



Executive Teams

Strengthen complementarity, alignment, decision-making and collective execution.



Senior Managers & Key People

Assess and strengthen critical talent when broader organizational depth is required.


Our Approach

Independent judgement, business understanding and analysis of human and organizational dynamics.


Say What Needs to Be Said

Bring sensitive issues, contradictions and risks into the open so that sound decisions can be made.



Connect People to Business

Assess leadership, organization and culture through their impact on strategy, execution, governance and value creation.



Serve Collective Success

Seek solutions that serve the long-term success of the company as a whole, beyond individual interests and internal politics.



Support the Decision

Go beyond diagnosis and clarify the options, priorities and path to action.


Why WINGMIND?

A unique combination of investor perspective, operating experience and human depth.


Investor Perspective

Former Private Equity investor at The Gores Group.



Entrepreneurial Experience

Founder who built and sold a company.



Leadership & Organizational Expertise

A certified executive coach and Hogan assessor, David Chouraqui has spent the past 14 years coaching and advising CEOs and executive teams.



Personally Led Engagements

David Chouraqui personally leads every assignment, bringing in complementary expertise when required.



International Experience

More than 100 engagements across 10 countries.


Let’s Discuss Your Situation

Are you evaluating an investment, supporting a portfolio company through growth or underperformance, facing a critical leadership decision or preparing for a major transition? Let’s discuss the situation and the most appropriate approach.

Email: contact@wingmind.co
LinkedIn: David Chouraqui
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Founded by David Chouraqui, former Private Equity investor and entrepreneur, WINGMIND supports PE, Growth & VC investors and their portfolio companies on the human and organizational factors that shape execution and value creation.