Where are we now? This is the question most of my customers deal with during Q2 this year. The Strategy is in place, first – sometimes many – steps are made … but are we delivering results? No matter if you are working on a performance project, you are busy implementing a cultural change initiative […]
A recent study by brightline.org brings it to the table – again: Strategy Execution is still one of the most rewarding core tasks for companies, especially their C-Level leaders. 500 senior corporate managers, 250 amongst them C-Suite leaders from a wide range of industries, with IT (10%), financial services (9%) and manufacturing (8%), doing business across the globe […]
Good question! The answer of the museum experts of OMSI: plan more flexibly and use a really big Kanban board for implementation. The idea is as ingenious as it is simple. How it works? Take the most important strategic goals and ideas for the next 3-5 years (looking into the future is despite all market […]
Accompanying a reorganization in the supply chain management of an international Group. Focus: Consulting and moderation of several workshops for the process design, an organizational model, the analysis of interfaces and the design of the role descriptions. All this in close collaboration between the leaders involved, operational excellence experts and HR. Objective: All major organizational […]
Strategy implementation is not a rocket science. Most companies are currently trying to professionalize their strategic implementation processes. They expect to become faster and to serve their customers’ needs more promptly. My approach to Strategy Execution and how it can work out shows this presentation. Have a good read!
1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Download my Business Report as a pdf. here. My clients include major corporations as well as SMEs with national and international operations. In terms of new business, I have gained a family-run IT firm with strong growth. The majority of my projects have involved new and follow-on contracts with existing clients. Cooperative partnerships […]
Facilitation of Groupcoaching Workshops for high level leaders in an international company. Focus: coping with current role challenges, developping future roles and options. Consulting in a restructuring project in the supply chain organization of a leading international company. Focus: Setting up a compelling strategic plan; covering all Change Management aspects of this initiative. Consulting on […]
There are not many live demonstrations on how coaching, especially executive coaching, works in real life. Fortunately, there is a video that shows how coaching really works. What is particularly good in this coaching session is the change of the coach between challenging and supportive behaviors. The coachee is thus encouraged to find a clear […]
AMAZON CEO Bezos provides a lecture on contemporary management practices Although Amazon appears more likely to be a command & control system in the media, this letter to the Amazon shareholders (and also to their stakeholders) is a must read for all entrepreneurs facing fast market developments. In particular, the section on “High-Velocity Decision Making” provides […]
Andreas Liebrecht and Volker Rau explain why “strategy giants” often become “execution dwarfs” and how managers can handle this. “Our goal for 2017 is to complete the 2016 goals, which we should have done in 2015, because we had already agreed to them in 2014 and planned them in 2013.” Hand on heart: this sentence […]