LEADERSHIP ADVISORY

We help the world’s leading organizations create thriving environments for talent to succeed.​

However, having the right talent and recruiting the right talent is not and will not be enough. We provide support every step of the way through proper onboarding, collaborative teams, agile and dynamic organization design and training on inclusive leadership.
To help navigate the future business landscape, our experts work side by side with the C-Suite leadership teams, offering crafted consulting solutions.
Our detailed program is applicable across all industries and practice areas.
Onboarding new leaders
To onboard newly selected executives into their roles using assessment data, senior stakeholder interviews and culture cues.
Candidate assessments
Leadership support programs based on assessments.
Leadership team assessments for better performance
Coaching and mentoring support to identified leadership team members, with a view to successfully land or enhance performance in a role.
Organizational assessment based on benchmarking
Work with the client on benchmarking of organizational metrics, charts, practices and come up with strategic change proposals for short-term and long-term.
Personal branding
Enable the leadership team member to be more effective with all stakeholders, including colleagues, customers, investors, political authorities and the media. Structured coaching programme for identified leadership team members, to enhance performance in their roles.

Connecting People and Science

Through our strategic partnership with scan.up, we utilize scientifically proven methods to analyze candidates’ potential customized to our clients’ needs.

Leadership Consulting Team

Umran Beba

PARTNER - SEARCH & ADVISORY

Umran Beba is an experienced senior business executive with general management, talent and diversity background.

Andrea B. Thomas

ADVISORY PARTNER

Andrea B. Thomas is an advisory partner at August Leadership.

John Purkiss

PARTNER

John has over 25 years’ experience in executive search. He set up and ran the CFO Practice in Heidrick & Struggles’ London office, and was promoted to Partner. Since then he has recruited senior executives and board members for a wide range of companies.

Michael Maeder

PARTNER

Michael is Cofounder & Managing Partner of August Leadership in China and IOT ONE, a global IoT consulting practice.

Jane Feng

REGIONAL ADVISORY PARTNER

Jane Feng is an Advisory Partner of August Leadership, based in Shanghai.

LEADERSHIP ADVISORY

Having the right talent at the right time in the right place working in the right team and environment and delivering the right results for the organization is key to future business success and growth.
However, having the right talent and recruiting the right talent is not and will not be enough. We provide support every step of the way through proper onboarding, collaborative teams, agile and dynamic organization design and training on inclusive leadership.
To help navigate the future business landscape, our experts work side by side with the C-Suite leadership teams offering crafted consulting solutions.

Our detailed program is applicable across all industries and practice areas.

Onboarding new leaders
To onboard newly selected executives into their roles using assessment data, senior stakeholder interviews and culture cues
Candidate assessments
Leadership support programs based on assessments
Leadership team assessments for better performance
Coaching and mentoring support to identified leadership team members, with a view to successfully land or enhance performance in a role.
Organizational assessment based on benchmarking
Work with the client on benchmarking of organizational metrics, charts, practices and come up with strategic change proposals for short term and long term.
Personal branding
Enable the leadership team member to be more effective with all stakeholders, including colleagues, customers, investors, political authorities and the media. Structured coaching programme for identified leadership team members, to enhance performance in their roles.

Connecting People and Science

Through our strategic partnership with scan.up, we utilize scientifically proven methods to analyze candidates’ potential customized to our clients’ needs.

Leadership Consulting Team

Umran Beba

PARTNER - SEARCH & ADVISORY

Umran Beba is an experienced senior business executive with general management, talent and diversity background.

Andrea B. Thomas

ADVISORY PARTNER

Andrea B. Thomas is an advisory partner at August Leadership.

Christine Sobhani

PARTNER

Christine Sobhani brings over 20 years of recruitment experience to August Leadership. She is a leader in the talent acquisition and talent management space with a focus in HR and leadership roles across industries.

Michael Maeder

PARTNER

Michael is Cofounder & Managing Partner of August Leadership in China and IOT ONE, a global IoT consulting practice.

Jane Feng

REGIONAL ADVISORY PARTNER

Jane Feng is an Advisory Partner of August Leadership, based in Shanghai.

John Purkiss

PARTNER

John has over 25 years’ experience in executive search. He set up and ran the CFO Practice in Heidrick & Struggles’ London office, and was promoted to Partner. Since then he has recruited senior executives and board members for a wide range of companies.

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