Notwithstanding the economic turmoil of the past few years, there is a chronic and escalating shortage of talent in Northern Europe.  Whether you blame it on the ageing of our population or our changing values, the impact on companies will be severe.  Furthermore, managing and motivating the people that you do have is no easy task. Many of today’s organisational designs and management techniques, such as the matrix organization (with their often contradicting functional objectives) and the Balanced Scorecard, are increasingly ineffective in a world where technical  innovations and creativity are the key differentiators. It is time for new leaders. So say Jan De Lancker, co-founder of management consultancy and interim-management provider BrainTower, and Wim Focquet, a leading headhunter and management coach. Both are specialized in plugging the leadership gap. Jan and his team place interim managers—mainly marketing and sales professionals—at client companies in Belgium, the Netherlands and the Middle East.  Wim Focquet, a close collaborator of BrainTower, steps in when recruitment solutions and management development is required.