Crisis
leadership

Crises rarely erupt overnight. More often, they signal their Often their arrival is signalled by subtle signs like critical media coverage, tensions within the team, operational bottlenecks, increasing regulatory demands, or rumours gaining momentum. Those who are prepared in that moment gain valuable time and room to guide through the challenges with confidence. For us, crisis leadership is not only about responding effectively in the heat of the moment. It’s about a culture of thinking ahead. Leadership instead of mere management. It’s about building the structures, processes and capabilities in advance to identify risks early, have action plans ready and prepare the teams mindset to operate confidently under pressure.
Prevention becomes a competitive advantage. Being prepared with a crisis leadership mindset means you can use a crisis as an opportunity to emerge stronger. Our philosophy: every crisis holds the potential to make an organisation more resilient, more stronger and more trusted than before.

Our approach

We combine hands-on leadership experience with crisis and communication expertise, always working at eye level with decision-makers. Our approach ensures we are ready for decisive action in the short term while never losing sight of the long-term strategic picture:

  • We safeguard the strategic perspective for what comes next.

  • We step in operationally when every minute counts.
  • We help you maintain and strengthen the trust of both internal and external stakeholders.
  • We work discreetly, decisively, and with a clear agenda: achieving impact both inside and outside your organisation.
  • We look for opportunities in a crisis situation to come out stronger.

What we offer

1. Crisis prevention & readiness

  • Risk and vulnerability assessment
  • Monitoring of traditional and social media
  • Early detection of fake news and disinformation campaigns
  • Evaluation of internal communication processes
  • Influence-based stakeholder mapping
  • Development of tailored crisis handbooks and playbooks
  • Communication templates and pre-aligned processes for emergencies
  • Crisis simulations and leadership team training
  • Extensive knowledge in issue management in the area of sustainability

2. Acute crisis communication & reputation protection

  • Rapid situation assessment and prioritisation
  • Strategies for internal and external communication
  • Media relations, statement development, stakeholder engagement
  • Reputation management in sensitive or polarising situations

3. Post-crisis reset

  • Integrating lessons learned into governance and organisational structures
  • Strengthening culture and teams for long-term resilience
  • Positioning the organisation as stronger and future-ready

Act with preparedness. Safeguard trust. Secure the future.

How we work

Early warning: Spot and assess risks before they escalate.

Situational awareness: Establish a shared, accurate understanding.

Decision-making: Act quickly and precisely based on facts.

Team capability: Ensure (crisis) teams are ready to perform.

Communication: Clear, open, and controlled in all directions.

Crisis leadership: Turn the crisis and the learnings into a lasting source of strength.

What you can expect from us

Experience.

National and global C-level advisory and leadership.

Speed.

Immediate readiness in prevention and in response.

Commitment.

Clear promises, discreet collaboration, measurable outcomes.

Resilience mindset.

We aim not just for stability, but for sustainable strength.