Proven methods and experience from mandates at Siemens, Hewlett Packard, ThyssenKrupp and the German health insurer Kaufmännische Krankenkasse – organized by the situations in which management boards need them.
The following articles will gradually appear here in revised form. Until then, the links lead to the original versions on my blog.
15 steps from a corporate program: IT costs down from 5 % to 4 % of revenue – EUR 800 million per year, target exceeded by 10 %.
Original version (blog) ↗ Crisis and escalationThe task force method: independent leadership, confidential interviews, root cause analysis and fact-based hypotheses.
Original version (blog) ↗ Merger and reorganizationWhy matrix organizations block themselves – headquarters versus business units, transfer prices, profit centers – and what helps.
Original version (blog) ↗ Change of leadershipHow to find your bearings quickly in a new environment, build trust and set the right priorities.
Original version (blog, German) ↗ Large project in troubleThe real causes behind failed large-scale projects – and how to recognize them early.
Original version (blog) ↗ Change that doesn't landWhy board decisions don't implement themselves – and which nine prerequisites must be met.
Original version (blog) ↗Whether cost pressure, crisis, merger or change of leadership: I support you as a consultant or as interim CIO, CDO or CTO – available at short notice and with experience from comparable situations.