We are companions.
We stand for strategy consulting, organizational development, leadership culture and implementation.
STRATEGY
More than half of companies find it difficult to develop a convincing strategic direction or are dissatisfied with the results of strategy implementation. One in four managers do not know their own company's strategy.
We work with you and your key specialists and managers to develop a coherent strategy and a future-proof business model for your organization to address the opportunities and challenges arising from the changes in your market environment and the digital transformation.
ORGANIZATION
You sense that the answers to the growing uncertainty of your business environment and the opportunities of digitalization do not lie in patented remedies, but in an organization that proves to be adaptable and resilient. This realization puts high demands on your employees' permanent willingness to change, innovative strength and cross-functional action.
Together, we will identify the right structure for your organization, whose most important characteristic is the vitality of an organism, without neglecting the need for clarity of tasks and responsibilities. We incorporate new models from the digital environment and elements of agile collaboration into your organizational development. We support you in permanently anchoring the transformation in your company.
LEADERSHIP
The annual cost of poor leadership in Germany alone is estimated to be €125 billion. Employees leave companies not because of the company, but because of poor leadership in their environment. We create a common understanding of successful leadership, provide the necessary tools for your managers and find mechanisms with which the demand towards leadership can be put into practice in everyday company life.
We empower your managers to take personal responsibility and make this spirit effective in their respective areas of responsibility. We know what hurdles and blockades there are on the path to cultural change and help to overcome them. Together with you and your managers, we work out what a sustainable change towards a new culture that is supported by everyone looks like and how this cultural change can be communicated in your organization.
IMPLEMENTATION
The successful implementation of strategic objectives, structural changes and necessary adjustments to your business model will determine whether your organization ultimately achieves its ambitious goals. We know from experience that translating strategic ambitions into operational implementation requires not only clarity and consistency, but also a good balance between speed, precision and sustainable adaptability, especially in an increasingly dynamic market environment.
We support you in translating your strategy into specific measures in a targeted and effective manner and in operationalizing them sustainably within your organization. Change usually begins with the attitude and mindset of top management, which plays an essential role by actively shaping and exemplifying change. With a balanced mix of process support, executive coaching and energetic interim management, we are at your side to translate strategic ambitions into measurable success in day-to-day business. As companions, we accompany you to deliver fast, targeted and sustainable results.
References
Success is the merit of a company, not that of a management consultancy that temporarily accompanies the company. Naturally, it is therefore difficult or impossible to measure our contribution to the success of a company's development. In the following, we therefore describe "impact" as what it is, compared to what was when we arrived - in the knowledge that success is due to the interplay of various forces and the luck of the brave.
Mechanical and plant engineering
- Family business, 24 locations worldwide, 4,500 employees
- Post Merger Integration (PMI), strategy development, management development
- Incoming orders € 268 million in 2009, € 1.5 billion at present. We are always there.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
- Family business, 2,500 employees, € 550 million turnover
- Restructuring, introduction of a holding company and streamlining of the organization
- 1% net margin when we came, 8% in the main market when we left after three years.
Fulfillment center
- Subsidiary of a group of companies in e-commerce, 1,200 employees, € 450 million turnover
- Strategy development and implementation, achieving operational excellence, e.g. through agile working methods.
- EBIT of -15% (offset by Group profit), + 5% after three years.
Manufacturer of packaging material
- 4,000 employees, 16 locations worldwide, € 900 million turnover
- Transformation of the entire Group: reorganization, consolidation of the product and brand portfolio, leadership development
- with stable sales and EBIT development (2014-2019)
Manufacturer & direct sales of electrical appliances
- Family business, global setup, 13,000 employees, € 2.8 billion turnover.
- Governance, strategy, organization and management development, DynamogramTM.
- with stable sales and EBIT development (2014-2019)
Pharmaceutical supplier of highly specialized protein developments (CDMO)
- Family business, 1,000 employees, € 300 million turnover
- Strategy development 2016/17 and 2021/22, organizational development, DynamogramTM.
- Constant sales and EBIT growth of 10 to 15% and 1 to 3% respectively since 2015.
Customers who trust us
In 15 years, we as companions have been able to make an impact in over 150 companies. As close confidants, we have had the privilege of supporting owners, management, and employees in solving pressing future challenges and implementing solutions.