LEADERSHIP IN COMPLEXITY REQUIRES MORE THAN EXPERIENCE.

I help founders and senior leaders create clarity, alignment and accountability in environments where uncertainty, speed and interdependence make traditional leadership ineffective.

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ABOUT ERIC ABENSUR

Former CEO and entrepreneur, I now work exclusively as an executive coach and mentor to leaders and founders operating in complex and high-growth environments.

Former CEO, Freeserve / Wanadoo
Founder and executive leader, Sidekick
Speaker and mentor across European and US leadership ecosystems

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WHY LEADERSHIP BREAKS DOWN IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS

Growth, uncertainty and multiple stakeholders have transformed leadership into a continuous sense-making challenge. Most leadership tools were designed for stable and predictable contexts. In complex systems, control does not create clarity, structure does not create alignment and execution alone does not create performance. Leadership today requires a different operating logic.

CLEAR – LEADERSHIP IN A COMPLEX WORLD

CLEAR is my operating model for how leaders create clarity, alignment and performance in complex systems. It enables leaders to make high-quality decisions without complete information, to align teams without relying on authority, and to create accountability without reverting to control. CLEAR helps leaders stay effective when certainty is unavailable, tensions are high and outcomes emerge through interaction rather than planning.

Core capabilities

Clarity instead of control
Listening instead of jumping on assumptions
Experimentation instead of rigid plans
Accountability for all instead of hierarchy
Resilience instead of burnout

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ELM – ENTREPRENEURS LEADERSHIP MASTERMIND

ELM is a leadership mentorship program for founders and early-stage leaders who want to strengthen execution, accountability and leadership alignment in complex and fast-moving environments.

ELM is where CLEAR is practiced, not taught.

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Peer learning grounded in real founder situations
Leadership experimentation between sessions
Direct impact on decisions, co-founder dynamics and team performance

WRITING & SPEAKING

I publish regularly on leadership, decision-making and performance in complex environments, with a focus on founders and executive teams.

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I speak at leadership and entrepreneurship events on complexity, leadership transformation and founder dynamics.

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"I felt privileged to be able to work with Eric, a former CEO and high caliber influencer himself, on projecting leadership around the board table. In just a few sessions, he helped me enhance my voice and decuple my effectiveness, exposing issues that were holding me back along the way. The exhilaration of a new mindset still hasn't dissipated! I cannot recommend Eric enough to anyone who is serious about performing their fiduciary duty."

—Aude Thibaut
Solvay Non Executive Director, Entrepreneur, and Investor
"With his incredible international experience and across different industries, Eric has provided powerful advice and support in some strategic decisions I had to make. Highly skilled listener and using the latest technics of coaching, he makes each session effective, goal oriented. I always look forward to having my meeting with Eric."

—Christophe Riandee
Vice-CEO, Gaumont
"I have known Eric for close to a decade, and his coaching over the years has not only helped me become a better leader, but also helped me create high performing teams, that remain aligned, engaged and functional regardless of the situation is. Eric’s simple frameworks and teachings are extremely powerful and effective at helping decentralized remote teams stay aligned in fast moving environments. His experience as a CEO of tech startup pre and post internet bubble makes him highly relevant in the fast-moving and unpredictable era of Web3."

—Marieke Flament
Former CEO at Circle Europe, Mettle, and Near Foundation

WHO I WORK WITH

I work with founders, CEOs and leadership teams facing fast growth, strategic uncertainty, investor pressure and increasing organisational complexity.