The SBT Leadership Shift™ helps organisations address these critical moments by treating leadership, teams and governance as one interconnected system.
Two tailored programmes. One integrated approach.
Following an initial diagnosis, we translate insights into a clear 30-90 day action plan and activate the right combination of SBT programmes through a single point of leadership and rapid decision-making.
To assess the situation and activate the right programme: Executive or Investor-Board (SECURE™).
There are moments when governance matters as much as strategy.
The organisation is still functioning.
Performance may even remain strong.
But continuing to make decisions the same way becomes less sustainable than stepping back and clarifying the rules, roles and decision framework.
The SBT Leadership Shift™ is designed for sensitive moments when decisions affect all three dimensions of an organisation at once:
These are not HR issues.
They are questions of governance, execution and leadership continuity.
Depending on the situation, two programmes can be activated:
LEADERSHIP CRISIS
A CEO or executive team under pressure, challenged or increasingly isolated. Political tensions rise, alliances shift and concerns about continuity emerge.
• The Board senses that the situation cannot continue without intervention.
• The leader is holding the line, but at growing personal cost.
STALLED TRANSFORMATION
The strategy is sound, yet execution is losing momentum. Silos deepen, decisions stall and leadership energy starts to fade.
• The issue is no longer the strategy.
• It is the leadership team’s ability to deliver it together.
TENSIONS AT THE TOP
The Executive Committee is under strain and alignment is weakening. Unspoken tensions, rivalries and strategic disagreements remain unresolved.
• Meetings become increasingly difficult.
• Decisions take longer.
• Energy is absorbed internally rather than directed towards execution.
HIGH-EXPOSURE ENVIRONMENT
Media, sporting, political or reputational pressure intensifies. Decisions attract scrutiny from shareholders, partners and stakeholders.
• Roles become blurred.
• Decision-making slows.
• The cost of human error rises significantly.
ASSET REPOSITIONING (INVESTOR-BOARD)
Post-acquisition, turnaround or pre-exit situations. Board-CEO alignment, execution and leadership risks need to be brought back under control.
• Governance, decisions and execution cadence need to be secured.
• Priorities must be reset without placing further strain on the asset.
HIGH-RISK TRANSITION
A change of ownership, post-acquisition integration, the departure of a key leader or the reshaping of the top team.
• The risk is not the transition itself.
• The risk lies in mishandling the inflection point and damaging long-term performance.
FRACTURED INTERNAL DYNAMICS
Trust is weakening. Leadership fatigue is setting in. Key people begin to disengage or quietly move on.
• The organisation appears to function as before.
• But commitment and momentum are gradually eroding.
They are not resolved by:
👉 They reveal a misalignment within the leadership system:
This is not a talent issue. It is an alignment issue.
In these moments, acting on a single lever creates the illusion of progress while leaving the underlying risk untouched.
The SBT Leadership Shift™ is designed to sequence and activate the right levers at the right time, across leadership, teams and governance, to secure transitions that cannot afford to fail.
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Before an issue becomes a crisis, there is often a grey zone where signals accumulate without being addressed.
👉 This is often when the SBT Leadership Shift™ is activated.
WEAK SIGNAL
Sensitive issues are avoided.
Critical decisions are pushed from one meeting to the next.
WEAK SIGNAL
Everyone agrees in the room, but decisions are challenged behind closed doors.
WEAK SIGNAL
Leaders become isolated, lose momentum and struggle to embody the project.
The signs are visible, but rarely spoken about.
When leadership loses momentum or a leadership team becomes fragile, the SBT Leadership Shift™ helps organisations:
👉 This is not a single intervention.
👉 It is a structured and actionable realignment of the leadership system.
The SBT Leadership Shift™ does not follow a fixed pathway.
Following an initial diagnosis, we select and orchestrate the combination of SBT programmes that will have the greatest impact, under a single governance and delivery framework.
The Shift™ is built on the combination of several programmes activated together and sequenced within a single 30-90 day roadmap.
Leadership posture, decision-making, alignment and leadership effectiveness in sensitive situations, with targeted support where required.
(Executive Committee, Board and CEO, where appropriate)
Decision-making principles, escalation mechanisms, accountability and operating cadence.
Removing obstacles, strengthening cooperation, increasing accountability and restoring momentum.
Succession planning, leadership continuity and the protection of critical positions, including targeted executive search where needed.
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The SBT Leadership Shift™ brings together a small group of senior experts, all experienced in high-pressure environments, including professional sport, entertainment, international organisations and complex transactions.
The strength of our approach lies in the combination of these perspectives and experiences.
Shift Executive or Investor-Board (SECURE™), depending on the sponsor and the context.
BOARD–CEO GOVERNANCE
Former international executive with leadership experience at Nike, Universal Studios, FC Barcelona, AS Roma, Olympique de Marseille and PortAventura.
He advises Chairs, CEOs, Boards and Executive Committees on governance, shareholder relations and the effectiveness of Board-CEO-Executive Committee interactions, including decision-making, operating cadence and execution discipline.
Succession & Continuity
More than 25 years of international HR leadership experience with global organisations including Disney, Michael Kors, Logicor-Blackstone and DentalMonitoring.
He advises organisations on leadership continuity, succession planning and the preservation of critical talent during periods of transformation, M&A and significant organisational change.
DIAGNOSE & ALIGN
An expert in complex human dynamics, leadership teams under pressure and high-exposure environments, including sport, entertainment and organisations facing intense public scrutiny.
Author and researcher on motivation and the “gestures of underperformance”, he brings a deep understanding of organisational systems and advises Boards and leadership teams through critical phases of alignment and transformation.
Leadership Renewal & Development
MCC (ICF) coach and founder of Cadran, an international collective of executive coaches supporting leaders in some of the world’s most demanding environments.
He advises senior leaders facing pivotal moments, including crises, loss of purpose and extreme exposure, with an approach that is both rigorous, structured and deeply human.
LEADERSHIP ORCHESTRATION
A specialist in the sport, entertainment, media and leisure sectors, he works alongside leaders to assess the situation, assemble the right combination of expertise and ensure the overall coherence of the SBT Leadership Shift™.
His role is to connect the business, human and political dimensions of a situation and to ensure a tailored intervention that matches its level of complexity and criticality.
We intervene when the issue goes beyond an individual leader and requires the leadership system itself to be stabilised.
The SBT Leadership Shift™ helps CEOs, Executive Committees, Boards and investors restore alignment, strengthen governance and secure continuity.
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