When the decision matters, clarity is everything.
When a company faces a critical decision, the difference is rarely more information. It is the quality of the system it uses to decide.
I help boards, owners and family offices make the right decisions when the cost of error is at its highest.
A first space to understand the context and the strategic challenges.
Jesús V. Izquierdo— President, Leadergy & Co.
Interventions in boards of directors, family enterprises, private equity portfolios, Fortune 500 Global companies and multilateral institutions.
- 35+Years of international experience
- 4Continents
- 20+Years on boards of directors
«I have seen many boards meet, review and approve while the decision remained open. By the time it finally closes, it is no longer a choice: it is a reaction.»
Most boards do not fail for lack of information. They fail for lack of a method to turn that information into a decision with an owner, a deadline and a consequence.
How I think about decisions.
A strategy is a sequence of decisions, not a plan.
A board creates value when it improves the quality of decisions, not when it increases oversight.
Governance is the architecture of power and accountability.
Succession begins long before a successor exists.
Boardcraft: how organs of power make decisions that hold up over time.
Decision Architecture
So the board decides, and the decision holds.
Strategy & Value Creation
Strategy that holds up before a board and before an investor.
Governance & Succession
So the handover isn't decided in the worst possible week.
Board Diagnostic
The starting point.
Three dimensions, one integral view of the board.
The track record behind the judgment.
- 8 years
At the Corporate Executive Board, Washington D.C., through its 1999 Nasdaq IPO.
- ABA
Lobbyist before the U.S. Congress and Senate.
- 20+ years
On boards of directors across four continents.
Board Diagnostic
If the cost of being wrong is high, let's start by understanding the decision.
The Board Diagnostic is a structured conversation about a specific decision your board has open. It is not a proposal of services.
A specialized team reviews every request under JVI's supervision.