Living transformation
The climate crisis, digitalization, a shortage of skilled workers – our businesses are changing and adapting. Those who want to remain fit for the future must not only adjust to change, but proactively engage it. This is only possible with employees who don’t see alterations as a threat but confront them with curiosity and confidence. They have to know the meaning of their work and be passionate about it - whether it is on the shop floor, the office or whilst working from home.
Engaging the future through transformation
For decades we have been supporting companies that embraced change through a sustainable transformation. By sharpening their corporate culture, developing the new ways of working and jointly ensuring that their organization meets the requirements of an everchanging world. The following topics are the essentials of our work.
Purpose-driven companies
Companies that see their purpose only in the pursuit of profit are long gone. Customers, investors, and employees have long expected them to create value for the common good. This so-called purpose is becoming the central raison d'être of companies. It attracts talent and enhances the company's image. It ensures growth, profitability, and thus the survival of a company.
Organizational development
The pressure to adapt is increasing - companies must become more flexible, adapt to everchanging customer requirements, and keep their employees motivated. But traditional structures often stand in the way of proactively engaging change. Therefore, a fundamental transformation of the organization is necessary. We help companies to adapt their organization to new conditions, to make it more agile, reactive, and thus more resilient. In doing so, we proceed according to a tried and field-tested concept.
Transformation of corporate culture
Some industries have been hit hard by external changes that force them to act. For example, the automotive industry, stationary retail, or oil companies. Some of them have already developed a new, possibly digital business model with future-proof products. Things are actually going in the right direction for them, at least that is the view of the management.
Change & Communication
The new manager does not manage to gain the trust of the staff. The newly implemented software is perceived as harassment. The sudden merger of two rival teams triggers a feud. Change projects companies don’t always bring what they promise. Studies even show that four out of five of all change projects fail.
Agile Transformation
Markets are changing, product cycles are becoming shorter and customers have increasingly unusual wishes. Success increasingly depends on how quickly companies adapt to a changing environment. A H&Z study in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich underscores just how advantageous flexible organizations are. According to this study, teams with high agility are up to 70 percent more efficient than those with low agility.
Learning
Volatile, complex, and unpredictable - attributes like these characterize entire economies. This has consequences for training and further education in the company. One example is the Corona pandemic. It forced companies to establish hybrid working as the standard as quickly as possible. Employees had to acquire the necessary skills in the short term. This would not have been feasible without rigid curricula.