Delivering Impact for Your Success

COVID-19 has proven that VUCA  - a world characterized by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity - is not just an academic idea but very real. Adapting to external changes fast and successfully is key in order to secure and improve a company's market position. Transformation projects are needed to drive this adaptation process. Not PowerPoint slides will turn your transformation into a success story, but your people. A convincing WHY stands at the beginning. The HOW is most times best driven by an agile approach and the WHAT should always keep in mind your customers.

Combining rich experience from top consultancy and top industry work, I will successfully support you and your organization along this journey. I have designed and implemented transformation projects for global players successfully, ensuring that ambitious targets are met and mindsets & behaviours changed. As an experienced leader I know how to navigate in industrial settings best to achieve sustainable results and how to align your transformation with your daily and strategic business constraints.

90% of new business ideas fail for various reasons - sometimes the solutions offered do not match a real customer job to be done or the operations model is flawed or a convincing WHY is missing. In addition, also existing businesses have to "re-invent" their business models more rapidly than ever before, as digitalization has lowered entry barriers significantly in many markets. Moreover, companies that stay successful excel in keeping the right balance between exploration and exploitation in their business portfolio. 

Building a sound business model based on a convincing WHY that matches your values and motivation requires strategic as well as operational expertise. 

With my broad experience in consulting & industry leadership, startup coaching and various functional roles (Strategy, Product Management and Operations) I will guide you through a custom-tailored workshop & coaching process to derive your business model or the right balance between exploration and exploitation at your company. I do not stop at the  the standard "Business Model Canvas" or "Value Proposition Canvas" but also jointly develop your Mission Statement and Target State as well as Action Planning on how to get there. It is a holistic approach that combines various methodologies to (re-) shape a successful business model.

Many initiatives fail to ignite lasting changes in mindsets and behaviours. I believe that this is partly driven by

• trying to motivate people via "Burning Platforms" only 
• limiting the idea and strategy generation to a tiny part of the organization (i.e. top management) 
• trying to pursue a laid-out plan without sufficient flexibility
• facts & figures only, lacking a convincing WHY
• focusing on big events only
• forgetting the fun part of change

Appreciative Inquiry is a reowned and success proven methodolgy (widely used esp. in the US ranging from companies like Apple to the US Navy) to avoid these mistakes by

• appreciating the individual strenghts and success stories of an organization when imagining the best future state
• tapping into the power of the entire organization as whole with all its diverse perspectives and richness of experiences
• being agile and making use of Design Thinking methodologies like Rapid Prototyping in the designing of a transformation
• harnessing the creativity of people and addressing their hearts and not only their minds
• working on changing behaviours & mindsets continously with "innovation groups"
• highlighting the change can be fun, if we are honest, open-minded and appreciating each contribution

I have been using this approach successfully in various settings. If you are curious about how to ignite and sustain change in your organization in a positive way without heavy consultant support needed, feel free to reach out to me.

Having worked on both sides - as a consultant and as an industry manager - I know that PowerPoint Presentations are not the solution to your challenges, but just the beginning. Pragmatic, joint problem-solving includes actually working on the problem and supporting your teams hands-on. Building trustful relationships with you and your teams are key for me. Listening actively to you and taking into account your company culture and enabling your teams, will characterize may way of working.

I have been working for mid-sized and large listed companies - knowing how to navigate in various environments. Besides taking on the project lead I can also activate my network of experts and coaches to support you as well. As the challenges you face are manifold, I offer various support models, looking for the best-suited option for you.