When an organization grows quickly, goes through an acquisition, or changes its operating model, delivery often slows down. The plan looks right on paper, but decisions take too long, priorities clash, and progress gets stuck between departments.
I embed directly with your team and executive sponsor to find out what is actually in the way, redesign how work gets done, and build the operating rhythms needed to deliver.
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I work alongside leadership teams and executive sponsors on integration, operating models, role clarity and delivery planning. These are situations where clearer ownership and practical changes to how work gets done can help.
The transaction is complete, but duplicate governance and unclear decision rights between organizations slow progress down.
I embed directly with the sponsor and teams to clarify ownership, remove redundant layers, and establish a practical operating cadence so the integration moves forward.
The organization has expanded beyond its original structure. Cross-department coordination is strained, and decisions frequently escalate to senior leadership.
I redesign decision boundaries and workflows directly with the teams doing the work, establishing clear accountability so leadership does not have to manage routine operational friction.
Strategic initiatives are agreed and look sound on paper, but key milestones slip because the day-to-day work between functions was never redesigned to support them.
I surface the operational bottlenecks behind missed milestones, agree on what initiatives to pause or stop, and set a realistic 90-day sequence focused on delivery.
Leadership roles have changed, but responsibilities, decision authority and expectations between leaders are not yet clear in day-to-day work.
I work with the sponsor and leaders to clarify responsibilities and decision authority, agree practical working arrangements, and put them into use with their teams.
The direction is agreed, but the roadmap does not yet account for operational dependencies, team capacity or the steps needed to move from the current model to the next.
I work with teams to sequence the work, resolve dependencies, and define migration steps, owners and review points while maintaining day-to-day operations.
Whether you are integrating an acquisition, adapting an operating model or addressing delivery delays, the starting point depends on what the team needs.
I work alongside leadership and teams to clarify decisions, improve coordination and support delivery.
A clear view of the decision paths, coordination gaps and operational bottlenecks affecting integration, growth or delivery - with priorities and named owners for the next 90 days.
Focused sessions for teams that need to clarify decision rights, align departmental priorities or agree how work moves between functions.
Working alongside the sponsor and teams to implement integration decisions, redesign workflows and establish clear accountability and a practical operating cadence.
Before adding another initiative, examine the decision paths and workflows affecting integration, operating models and delivery. The 3-Week Diagnostic brings sponsor and team perspectives together - then sets out what to stop or change, with priorities and named owners for the next 90 days.
Confidential interviews with the executive sponsor and key leaders across the departments where decisions and cross-department work are stuck. We surface competing priorities, unclear ownership, and the realities behind the formal structure.
My work was built in high-stakes environments where getting governance, cross-team execution and alignment wrong carries immediate operational and financial costs - investment banking, controlling, cross-border M&A, biotech, pharma and medical devices.
Today, I bring that experience to leadership teams across sectors that need their organization to catch up with their strategy.
Andreea was instrumental in driving our recent post-merger integration with a major pharma company, hitting the ground running from day one. With a clear instinct for where to focus, she brought our subject matter experts and stakeholders into alignment while maintaining momentum using her ready-to-go integration templates.
Original research, honest conversations and notes from practice. A space to examine how leadership and organizations really change.
A closer look at how leaders’ everyday habits shape decisions and delivery. Original research into executive behavior and generational shifts.
An intimate curated dinner series bringing people together across diverse industries, backgrounds and roles to connect honestly, exchange perspectives and share real challenges.
Interviews and essays on leadership, M&A integration, operating models and the realities of delivery.
Working the hidden bottleneck. A PMI Switzerland event with Andreea Stănescu.
Signature Bahnhofplatz, Bahnhofquai 11, 8001 Zürich.
One concise monthly note. No marketing fluff. Lessons from active transformations, perspectives from curated dinners, interviews and essays, plus upcoming events, methodologies and tools, and white papers.
Building communities.
Creating space for different perspectives.
Advising start-up founders and their teams
Let’s spend 30 minutes looking at what’s happening and whether our work is relevant.