Expertise

Having a clear, focused and well-defined strategy is critically important to the success of your business. Without one, your organisation can lack direction, efficiency and profitability.

How we add value

The essence of strategy is about being different and about making choices, such as:

• Choosing to perform different activities from rivals or perform similar activities in different ways
• Choosing what to do and what not to do

Your company can only outperform its rivals if it can establish a difference that it can preserve. It must deliver greater value to customers or create a comparable value at lower cost, or do both

We work with you and your leadership team to develop and continuously evaluate a strategy, including a strategy delivery plan, that creates a viable and sustainable competitive advantage. This will lift your business to profitable growth and a superior financial performance.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants are highly experienced in strategic positioning, based upon thorough fact-based analysis of your company, markets and competitors.

We don’t only support you in your strategy decision-making process,
We also apply our structured Strategic Management Model and strategic planning templates to assist you in defining, implementing and delivering your strategy.

We can also take full ownership for the successful implementation & delivery of your strategy.

Your Sales & Marketing functions have a direct and material impact on your overall business performance. You will have to orchestrate their efforts to achieve your key business goals, helping shape your organization’s success and future.

How we add value

The essence of your sales & marketing is to create sustainable growth by understanding your industry, market, competition, customers and products.

Your customers’ behaviors and beliefs are changing constantly. To keep up with those, or even influence them, you must be close to your customers to understand them and to leverage their insights. It is important to focus on building broader, more productive connections among your customers’ stakeholders to fully understand their buying process and purchase decision.

We work with you and your leadership team to ensure that your marketing and sales efforts, as well as your operations, are aligned to the ever-changing customer behaviors and beliefs. We help you developing a sales & marketing strategy based upon customer insights, analytics and customer experience.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants have been in executive sales & marketing roles at international companies and have a track record for achieving and exceeding revenue objectives.

We are experienced in developing and transforming sales & marketing models, whether that be sales force optimization, account management, implementing sales & marketing management tools or a new approach entirely based on changed customer needs and market shifts.

Operations is all about carefully planning, organizing, executing and controlling your organization’s operation. The effective handling of your operations will improve your effectiveness and profitability.

How we add value

The essence of your operations function is to manage the daily activities seamlessly and to achieve operational excellence.

Operational Excellence is the execution of your business strategy more consistently and reliably than your competition, with lower operational risk and at lower operating costs.

Inefficient operations don’t only cost you money, it also reduces customer experience and damages your employees’ morale.

We help you and your teams to optimize your business processes and design your organization so that you create greater value, reduce costs and eliminate waste.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants have been in executive operations roles at global companies.
We are supply chain experts with a proven track record and passion for continuous improvement.

We are highly experienced in optimizing business processes by improving service speed, quality, and cost through a combination of the Lean principle and Six Sigma methodology.

We are firm believers of the balanced-scorecard, value-based management & control systems to measure, optimize and manage effective operations.

Your company’s organizational structure, roles and functions must be aligned with your business objectives. Most productivity and performance issues can be attributed to poor organizational design.

How we add value

Your employees are the most valuable assets of your company. It is crucially important to the success of your business to have an organizational structure in place in which employees can accelerate their performance.

Disengaged and unqualified employees cause your business to lose money.

We work with you and your teams to develop and implement an organizational structure and performance management system to optimize employee performance and accelerate business growth.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants are seasoned emphatic leaders for who people do matter.

We have managed numerous organizational transformations.

We are highly experienced in developing and implementing organizational structures that ultimately accelerated business performance.

The main role of technology in your business is to drive growth and improve operations. Without technology, your business will almost certainly fail to accomplish its objectives.

How we add value

The role of technology in your business is vital. No matter the size of your company, technology can bring many benefits.

In the last decades, technology has provided a new and better approach on how to manage business by making the transactions faster, more efficient and more convenient. Technology advances also have created many new business opportunities.

We help you with identifying technology advances to optimize your management and production, generate more efficient processes and to improve business communication.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants are technology driven executives who delivered complex technology-based transformation and process optimization projects.

We live and breathe innovation.

Your transformation starts with a critical question or challenge; how do we fundamentally rethink our business, how do we compete more effectively in a different playing field? With business transformation you should aim to align your people, processes, and technology initiatives to your strategy and vision.

How we add value

Irrespective of the industry you are in, your organization needs to transform to survive in today’s fast changing business environment. Transformation is not an event, it is a journey.

Transformation is about making drastic changes in how your business is conducted in order to help cope with shifts in your market environment. The two most critical questions for your company are: (1) how do we manage the core business for growth, and (2) how do we create viable future businesses and build the required capabilities to do so?

We help you identifying what needs to change and strategically updating in a focused way. We also help you and your teams with planning and delivering your transformation journey.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants are seasoned executives who developed and successfully managed the implementation of complex transformations.

We have a passion for delivering results.

There are advantages to seeking an interim-management solution for your lack of management resource and to address a competency gap during a period of transition or crisis. Rather than taking on a purely advisory role, we also take full responsibility for managing your particular business or project.

How we add value

Your business might have an urgent need for an experienced senior leader who is capable of managing your business following a sudden departure of a senior leader, in times of a crisis, in times of change or transformation, or in case you face a need for management competencies you don’t have internally. Without these competencies, your organisation’s sustainability, growth and sometimes survival could be at risk.

The implications of hiring the right interim manager for your business can be substantial. The cost of a vacant leadership position or the cost of failure to deliver change far outweighs the cost of hiring an interim manager. The use of an interim manager is increasingly being considered as an effective and positive way for companies to achieve their business objectives and obtain highly specialized leadership skills at crucial times.

The advantage of our interim-management solutions over alternative routes is that it allows you to access experience and implement change immediately, in conjunction with your existing teams. In addition, our interim-management solutions are a flexible and variable cost option, not a fixed overhead.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants have an advanced degree and at least 20 years of experience actually working in the field in various leadership positions at international companies.

Our interim-management consultants are seasoned executives, experienced in managing companies, managing turnarounds, accelerate change, and transform businesses in demanding timescales. They bring knowledge, experience, intelligence and diligence.

We don’t make promises, we make commitments and are passionate to deliver outstanding results.

Does your business encounter a financial difficulty or crisis situation? With our in-depth expertise and broad experience we can provide you with advice and assistance to restructuring your business, debt restructuring or, as a last resort, a formal insolvency.

How we add value

In case your company is facing a financial difficulty or crisis, speed is of the essence. You must respond quickly and make the right decisions and changes to get back on course and limit the adverse effects.

Restructuring may also be required when two businesses decide to merge together, organizational restructuring is a must to unite the two distinct organizations into one organization.

We work closely with you and your teams focusing on your business and interests, applying a pragmatic yet effective approach. We help you restore calm, guide processes, create insight and propose solutions. Effective communication with your internal and external stakeholders is essential. They must be reassured that cooperation will lead to a satisfactory outcome for all concerned.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants combine in-depth expertise and broad experience to provide advice and assistance.

Our restructuring practitioners and network partners have been involved in a numerous restructuring and formal insolvency cases, both as a representative of the company or its owners, and on behalf of significant creditors, banks or contracting partners.

Your business may need a wider range of services or products. By joining forces, you can share information, technology or other resources thereby increasing the overall strengths of your business.

How we add value

The essence of mergers and acquisitions is consolidating companies or assets to increase capabilities, gain competitive advantages, stimulate growth, increase market share, or influence supply chains.

Post-merger, some companies find great successes, while others fail spectacularly. After closing the transaction, you have to ensure you convert the value drivers and opportunities identified into results. This requires planning, focus, commitment and execution.

We help you with developing a well thought-out merger, acquisition or divestiture and assist you to ensure that you reap the full benefits.

Why we make a difference

Our consultants have extensive experience in complex transactions.

Our consultants are seasoned executives who have been in senior leadership roles at international companies and have a deep understanding of the vital elements associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.