Mihai Stănescu works with leaders in Romania and CEE when something that worked has stopped working, or when a crisis hits. He does the work himself, finds the few moves that change the situation, and gets results moving again.
I work with people who carry decisions, at any level, in companies, family firms, state-owned enterprises, public institutions and NGOs, on problems that have outlasted the usual fixes: the budget, the plan, the reorganization.
You carry a decision, and the result is yours whether it works or not. You may run a company, a division, a function, a country organization, an NGO or a public institution. You may advise the person who decides, formally or informally. What you share with everyone else here is simple: the decision is real, the ground keeps moving, and the usual moves have stopped working. If that is you, this work is for you, at any level, in any kind of organization.
How I work
I do the work myself.
My field is applied anthro-complexity, which is how people in organizations decide and act when the situation is uncertain and no one can see all of it. The work is decision-making frameworks and an organization’s capacity to adapt.
The work draws on anthropology, the cognitive sciences and complexity research, and what I use is checked against the evidence. The setting is risk and turbulence: decisions that have to be made while the ground is moving.
We start with one real problem you are facing and work on the next step you can take from where you are.
The person you meet in the first conversation is the person who does the work and writes the findings. I have nothing else to sell you: no software, no licenses, no large team. I start from your context, the people involved and your constraints. I use many tools and frameworks, and I choose them for your situation. Every tool has its limits, so the situation decides the tool.
Background
20+ years
with executives and business owners in Romania and the EU
200+
executives I have worked with directly
Several
business boards, as a non-executive director
WWF CEE
two mandates on the Board, now on the Council
Since 2019
writing on decision-making
I have worked for over 20 years with executives and business owners in Romania and the European Union, and directly with more than 200 executives.
I am a non-executive director on several business boards. I served two mandates on the WWF CEE Board and I am now on the WWF CEE Council. I advise the founders of Outcome1.ai. I have written about decision-making for Republica, Business Review, Ziarul Financiar, Business Magazin and Wall-Street.ro since 2019.
I am interested in adaptive governance that serves communities and the environment, and in AI for the good of humanity.
Owner of RoCoach. coaching.ro | mentoring.ro
“His expertise has been invaluable in guiding organizations through challenging transitions.”
Cristian Fugaciu
CEO Marsh Romania, Co-CEO CEE
Outside work
I grew up competing in basketball and volleyball, and I played badminton. Aikido taught me to use an opponent’s energy and to aim for peace. Jazz is constant innovation, which is why I go to small clubs, North Sea Jazz and Montreux. I return to Homer for the roots of European culture, and I find Byzantium the richest stress-tested culture in this part of the world. To rest, I sail and read.
