& mentoring
for the
mid-market CEO
Leading is a solitary pressure. A sparring partner upgrades your posture, at the real pace of your challenges. No theory — lived experience and action.
Leading under pressure →engagement
& strategic
functions
Engagement rates, job transformation, talent retention. Secure engagement where it carries the most weight: in your strategic functions.
Measure the impact of coaching →your entire
company
Above all, artificial intelligence reshuffles the cards of power: processes, jobs, relationships, business models. Get a head start.
The 3 waves of AI →your leadership
transition
The first 100 days decide the three years that follow. You prepare BEFORE — never once you are in the seat.
The 4 failure postures →The world is accelerating. And in the middle of this collision of speeds, there is you.
Artificial intelligence, humans, organizations: three forces no longer moving to the same clock. And the gap widens every quarter.
three clocks · one CEO and their Executive Committee
No one taught us to lead at this speed. No mandate, no degree, no past experience prepares you to decide faster than the information arrives. Yet that is exactly what we have to do every day, pushed by our clients and our competitors.
The CEOs and Executive Committees who get results are not the most rushed. They are the ones who keep a cool head when the rules change. That is what an Executive Coach & Mentor is for.
Mid-market companies: the pressure of a large corporation, without its support staff.
Where do you stand? Here are the topics rising fastest among your peers.
| # | Challenge | Business impact | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Succeeding in a leadership transition | 40% of newly appointed executives fail within 18 monthsGallup · Heidrick & Struggles | ↗ Rising fast |
| 02 | Leading the AI shift in the C-suite | 58% call AI vital, < 1/3 can explain itBpifrance Le Lab | ↗ Rising fast |
| 03 | Holding course under capital pressure | 2 / 5 mid-market companies approached for a buyout this yearPalatine · METI | ↗ Rising fast |
| 04 | Preventing executive burnout | Decision-making cost | → Stable |
Not comfort coaching. Sessions that crack open your access to the next level.
Our work comes down to two moves most firms keep separate — and that we bring together for the same executive.
He takes you to the next level.
He does not listen to reassure you. He exposes your blind spots, strengthens your posture and unblocks execution — so you operate at the level the situation demands, not yesterday's.
He sheds light on your decisions.
An executive who has been there. A candid view on your trade-offs — growth, capital, team, governance — at the precise moment when the decision belongs to you alone.
“We brought in Ludovic Baumgartner to support our Executive Committee through a phase of strong growth and transformation for our group. The exchanges are direct and unsparing, but always oriented toward action and results. Ludovic knows how to create a climate of trust that allows sensitive topics to be addressed with lucidity. I recommend Ludovic without hesitation to any leadership team looking to step up to the next level.”
What if we started with thirty minutes?
Thirty minutes for an objective read of your challenges and an honest analysis. I will organize your conversation with Ludovic — the founder; all you have to do is pick a slot. Talk soon.
Book 30 minutes with Ludovic Baumgartner →You hold one of these seats. We know exactly what it weighs.
Three seats, one requirement: results. Recognize yours.
“We are scaling faster than I am. What got me here will not be enough for what comes next.”
Grow your leadership at the pace of your company: decide fast and well, delegate without losing the course, go the distance.
Executive coaching →“In the C-suite, being right is not enough. You still have to carry weight in the room.”
Decode the real power dynamics, calibrate your voice, and win the influence that gets your decisions adopted — not just presented.
Carry weight in the C-suite →“My engagement scores have been flat for three years, and my best people are leaving. It all plays out one level down: my managers.”
Turn management into performance coaching — the number one move of high-performing CHROs in 2026. Re-engage, retain, and prove the impact to the executive team.
Re-engage through management →Where do you stand on the executive AI scale?
Twenty questions, structured around four themes:
Four minutes later, you leave with your index, your level on the Wegartner grid, your profile by theme and three priority workstreams.
Measure my AI Leadership Quotient →Free · 4 minutes · designed to comply with the GDPR and the AI Act · system supervised by Ludovic Baumgartner
Ambitious results require a solid protocol. Our reference point is the biology of performance. Performance is a consequence. So there are rules for reaching it.
The biology of performance
The Fit to method
- Mental clarity to decide
- Physical energy to act
- Routines & environment
- Growth mindset
- Analyze with objectivity
- Debriefs & back-ups ready
- Recovery & celebration
- Think in systems
- Longevity bio-hacks
