About us
Leadership in times of uncertainty
Heisenberg International provides experienced executives who step into high-stakes situations, take ownership and lead them to a good outcome, full-time or fractional.
Our name
Why Heisenberg?
Werner Heisenberg showed that you cannot observe a system without influencing it. We believe the same is true for organisations in difficulty: you do not fix a troubled programme, contract or client relationship from the sidelines.
That is why we do not deliver reports and walk away. Our executives step inside, take ownership and lead from within, working alongside your people until the situation is under control and your own team is ready to take over.
Uncertainty is where we do our best work.
“You do not fix a troubled programme from the sidelines.”
Our focus
A deliberately narrow focus
We concentrate on five situations where senior, hands-on leadership makes the biggest difference.
What we stand for
How our executives work
- Ownership
- We act as if it were our own organisation. We make decisions, take responsibility and do not hide behind recommendations.
- Candour
- We tell you what we see, including what nobody wants to hear. Recovery starts with facts.
- Fairness
- Lasting solutions work for all parties. We negotiate firmly, but we never burn bridges you will need tomorrow.
- Collaboration
- We work with your people, not around them. Your team should be stronger when we leave than when we arrived.
- Discretion
- Troubled situations are sensitive. Confidentiality is a given, for you, your clients and your partners.
- Built to hand over
- Our success is measured by how well things run after we leave. We plan the handover from day one.
Our network
T-shaped executives who have been there before
We work with a curated network of senior interim and fractional executives: leaders with deep expertise in their own domain and a broad understanding of how the whole organisation works. Every one of them has led recoveries, transitions or growth in practice, not just on paper.
Are you an experienced executive?
We are always interested in meeting senior leaders who thrive in complex, uncertain situations.
Join our networkFacing a situation that needs senior leadership, fast?
Tell us what is going on. A first conversation is confidential and without obligation, and you will speak directly with an experienced executive.