Executive Development · Top Search Peru
Executive Mentoring
Executive Development · Top Search Peru

Experience is not taught,
it is shared.

Three executive mentoring programs designed to accelerate senior leadership and reduce the risk of critical transitions.

For Organizations
For Executives
PROGRAM 01

Executive Mentoring ©

Executive judgment transfer in 14 sessions for senior leadership roles.

Learn more → © Executive Mentoring
PROGRAM 02

Soft Landing ©

Intensive support during the first 90 days of a new executive role.

Learn more → © Soft Landing
PROGRAM 03

Self Landing ©

For the executive stepping into a new role without institutional support — on their own initiative.

Learn more → © Self Landing
Program 01

Executive Mentoring ©

Executive mentoring session

A 14-session program designed to transform the strategic decision-making capacity and executive judgment of your organization's most important leaders.

What makes it different?

Mentoring, not Coaching

The Mentor speaks from lived experience. Real executive judgment acquired as CEO and VP at Fortune 500 companies.

Real Cases

Each session focuses on an active, real challenge of the Mentee. No textbook cases: every meeting is a high-level consultation.

Exclusive and Confidential

Maximum 4 mentees per mentor. The Mentor signs an NDA. Absolute confidentiality guaranteed.

Program Structure

Phase 1 · Sessions 1–3
 

Diagnosis and Alignment

  • ·Alignment with the Sponsor
  • ·Getting to know the executive and assessing competencies
  • ·PDA Assessment analysis
Phase 2 · Sessions 4–11

Judgment Transfer

  • ·Leadership judgment
  • ·Strategic decisions
  • ·Executive communication
  • ·Influence and culture
Phase 3 · Sessions 12–14

Closure and Report

  • ·Progress review
  • ·Closure with the Mentee
  • ·Executive summary to Sponsor

Who is it designed for?

CEO / General Manager

An established leader seeking a confidential space to elevate strategic judgment and organizational impact.

CFO / COO / CHRO / CTO

A C-Level executive facing complex, high-impact decisions who seeks the support of someone who has already made them.

VP / Senior Director in ascent

A high-potential executive identified by the organization as a successor being deliberately prepared for the next level.

Organizations with succession plans

Companies investing in retaining and developing key leaders before the market captures them.

Program 02

Soft Landing ©

Executive transition

The first 90 days are the most fragile period of any executive transition. 40% of executives in transition fail to meet their objectives within the first 18 months. The main cause is not a lack of talent: it is the absence of a deliberate framework to navigate context and build credibility from day one.

Based on Michael D. Watkins' methodology — The First 90 Days (HBR Press), the Soft Landing© program supports the executive through 4 intensive sessions to land with clarity, speed, and authority in their new role.

40%

fail to meet objectives

first 18 months · HBR

2.5×

faster integration

with structured mentoring · McKinsey

60%

less time

to full contribution · Watkins

The STARS Model

Every leader in transition inherits a situation. Before acting, you must diagnose it.

S
Start-up
Build from scratch
T
Turnaround
Visible crisis
A
Acc. Growth
Success under pressure
R
Realignment
Silent drift
SS
Sust. Success
Everything is on track

The Watkins Timeline: The First 90 Days

Our program follows Michael Watkins' methodological framework

Days 1–30

LEARN

  • ·Diagnose the situation
  • ·Map culture and politics
  • ·Key conversations
Days 30–60

ACT

  • ·Early wins
  • ·Build coalitions
  • ·Tactical adjustments
Days 60–90

CONSOLIDATE

  • ·Structural changes
  • ·Sustainable pace
  • ·Continuity plan

The 4 Sessions

Session 1: 2.5 hours (includes prior meeting with supervisor) · Sessions 2–4: 2 hours each

1
Weeks 1–2 · 2.5 hours

Supervisor alignment + Diagnosis and kickoff

2
Weeks 3–4 · 2 hours

Team, boss, and early wins

3
Weeks 5–7 · 2 hours

Influence, coalitions, and culture

4
Weeks 8–10 · 2 hours

90-day plan and sustainability

Who is it designed for?

CEO / General Manager

Joining from outside or being promoted internally to the top executive position.

CFO / COO / CHRO / CTO

Taking on a C-Level role in a new organization or after a major restructuring.

VP / Senior Director

Promoted to a first senior leadership role with direct reporting to the C-suite.

M&A Executive

Inheriting combined teams and cultures with expectations of accelerated integration.

Program 03

Self Landing ©

Executive in transition

Some executives step into new high-responsibility roles at organizations that do not provide any transition support. The landing is left to individual talent alone. However, the risk of the first 90 days is exactly the same: misreading the context, moving too fast or too slow, or failing to build the right alliances from the start.

The Self Landing© is the answer for executives who decide to take control of their own transition. A 4-session intensive program, personally contracted, fully confidential, with no institutional involvement. Just the executive and their Mentor.

40%

fail to meet objectives

first 18 months · HBR

100%

confidential

no report to the company

90

critical days

covered in 4 sessions · Watkins

How does it differ from Soft Landing?

Same methodological rigor. Without the institutional component.

Soft Landing ©
  • ·Contracted by the company
  • ·Includes Mentor–Supervisor meeting
  • ·Institutional expectations alignment
  • ·4 sessions with organizational context
Self Landing ©
  • ·Contracted by the executive
  • ·No company involvement
  • ·Perspective built by the executive themselves
  • ·4 sessions, 100% confidential

The Watkins Timeline: The First 90 Days

Our program follows Michael Watkins' methodological framework

Days 1–30

LEARN

  • ·Diagnose the situation
  • ·Map culture and politics
  • ·Key conversations
Days 30–60

ACT

  • ·Early wins
  • ·Build coalitions
  • ·Tactical adjustments
Days 60–90

CONSOLIDATE

  • ·Structural changes
  • ·Sustainable pace
  • ·Continuity plan

The 4 Sessions

Session 1: 2.5 hours · Sessions 2–4: 2 hours each · All in private Executive–Mentor format

1
Weeks 1–2 · 2.5 hours

Diagnosis and reading the terrain

2
Weeks 3–4 · 2 hours

Key relationships and early wins

3
Weeks 5–7 · 2 hours

Influence, team, and unwritten culture

4
Weeks 8–10 · 2 hours

90-day plan and sustainability

Who is it designed for?

The self-managing executive

Joining an organization that offers (or doesn't offer) onboarding support but chooses to invest in their landing with independent guidance.

The executive requiring confidentiality

Prefers that their adaptation process remains invisible to the organization. The relationship with the Mentor is entirely private.

The high-exposure executive

Taking on a C-Level or VP position under high internal scrutiny. Needs a safe space to reflect without institutional filters.

The executive from outside

Coming from another industry, another country, or from the public sector. The context is new and the learning curve steeper.

Mentoring vs Coaching

We are not talking about Coaching. The difference is the direct transfer of real executive experience.

Executive Mentoring ©
  • Lived experienceThe Mentor speaks from their own C-Level roles. No theory: judgment validated in practice.
  • Direct adviceThe Mentor gives opinions, makes recommendations, and shares proven solutions. Not just questions.
  • Real Mentee casesEach session analyzes a real, active situation. No simulations or generic exercises.
  • Transferable judgmentThe Mentee internalizes a more robust and mature approach to high-level decision-making.
Conventional Coaching
  • Question-based frameworkThe coach facilitates reflection. Does not require having held the same type of role.
  • Behaviors and habitsImproves behavioral patterns without transferring executive judgment.
  • Standardized processReplicable methodology applicable at any level, not specific to C-Level.
  • Facilitator neutralityThe coach does not take sides. The coachee reaches their own conclusions.

"The Mentor is a reference, not a facilitator.
Speaking from experience, not from theory."

The Mentors

Executives who have been where you are. They don't speak from theory: they speak from decades of real decisions in senior leadership.

Armando Cavero

Armando Cavero

Executive Mentor · Partner Top Search Peru

Executive with over 25 years of international experience at Fortune 500 companies as CEO and Regional VP, including AT&T, NCR, Compaq, and Oracle in Peru. Former LATAM Vice President for AT&T G.I.S. and Sales Director for Northern Latin America at NCR Corporation, with regional responsibility from World Headquarters in Dayton, Ohio.

Over 25 years in Executive Search, founder and director of Top Search Peru, with more than 400 C-Level searches completed. Has served as ministerial advisor and executive committee board member at IPAE.

Bachelor of Social Sciences — Economics (PUCP). Postgraduate studies at PAD Universidad de Piura, ESAN, and AT&T/NCR Management Schools.

CEO Fortune 500 VP LATAM · AT&T G.I.S. +400 C-Level searches AT&T · Compaq · Oracle
Guillermo van Oordt F.

Guillermo van Oordt F.

Executive Mentor · Partner Top Search Peru

Executive director, CEO, and VP at local, regional, and global organizations in banking, insurance, consulting, and financial services, including Interbank, Citibank, BTG Pactual, Pacífico Seguros, and EY. Former Executive Director of Corporate Governance and Sustainability at EY Peru and CEO of Macro Wealth Management at Grupo Macroconsult.

Over eight years of experience in Executive Search specializing in Directors, VPs, and C-Levels. Proven leadership in B2B, B2C, and B2G, succession planning, and business management at regional and global levels.

MBA in International Business from Universidad ESAN. Bachelor of Business Administration from Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island). Board member at IPAE and multiple Advisory Boards.

CEO · Banking & Finance EY · BTG Pactual · Citibank Corporate Governance MBA ESAN

Each program is led by one of the two mentors, assigned according to the executive's profile, industry, and specific process needs.

Top Search Peru · Members of InterSearch Worldwide

Expected Results

Applicable to all THREE programs — Executive Mentoring© - Soft Landing© - Self Landing©

Successful Transitions

Faster, safer landing in C-Level roles, with lower risk of failure.

Executive Maturity

Decisions more aligned with strategy and real expectations.

Talent Retention

Lower turnover of critical talent and greater organizational commitment.

Strong Pipeline

Planned successions and continuous strengthening of leadership.

94%
Talent retention
Source: Gartner
60%
More internal promotions
Source: Gartner
25%
Productivity increase
Source: HBR

Let's Talk

If you are developing your next generation of leaders, or need to reduce the risk of a critical executive transition, the first step is a confidential conversation.

Armando Cavero

Armando Cavero

Executive Mentor · Partner
Guillermo van Oordt F.

Guillermo van Oordt F.

Executive Mentor · Partner
Top Search Peru Let's talk!