From Strategy to Execution: 4 requirements

In their book "Strategic execution: Driving Breakthrough Performance in Business" Carrig & Snell describe very aptly how organizations get from beautiful PowerPoint slides to actually implementing the strategy. Since organizations are complex, Carrig & Snell say that strategy implementation involves much more than project management. By analyzing dozens of successful companies, they have identified four … Weiterlesen From Strategy to Execution: 4 requirements →

Digitizing and optimizing processes in 3 simple steps

Inefficient processes exist as far as the eye can see. Even processes that used to be optimal have a high potential for improvement through digitization. But how can this potential be exploited? The graphic below combines 3 models into 3 steps to (digitally) redesign and improve each process - right up to new business models … Weiterlesen Digitizing and optimizing processes in 3 simple steps →

With these 6 elements, the new culture goes viral.

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast. In our fast pacing world, this is alreadyan ancient bon mot attributed to Peter Drucker. Nevertheless, it is a thought that is shared everywhere in digital transformation. Many transformation programs have already failed because too little attention has been paid to the collective's change of behavior. But how do organizations … Weiterlesen With these 6 elements, the new culture goes viral. →

Solve every problem in 7 steps to stay successful in a digital world

Automation and with it digital transformation are progressing rapidly. What this means for people as knowledge workers is an open secret. Human employees are characterized by creativity, cooperation skills or problem-solving competence. How to solve problems like a pro Charles Conn & Robert McLean have written a great book against this background, summarizing their experience … Weiterlesen Solve every problem in 7 steps to stay successful in a digital world →

5 things your story needs to be convincing

As knowledge workers we all have to convince someone more or less often of a approach we have come up with. In other words: We all have to write smaller to larger concepts so that we get the support we need for the success of our project. The graphic below combines 5 elements into a … Weiterlesen 5 things your story needs to be convincing →

This is how you stay focused to become successful

Some time ago I was having dinner with a colleague from my student days. Normally, we use such regular appointments to make our own fancy pizza (actually he does some magic in the kitchen while I'm sipping on my beer). On this late summer day, we were at a restaurant, having a pizza that tasted … Weiterlesen This is how you stay focused to become successful →

Culture Hacks: The „Butterfly Effect“ for Organizational Transformation

"If they would do it differently up there, everything would be much better". How many times have you heard this sentence when it was about organizational transformations or "ordinary" cultural development? Organizational culture means simply defined "how we do things around here". It includes the collective behaviour and the collective assumptions of a group. Consequently, … Weiterlesen Culture Hacks: The „Butterfly Effect“ for Organizational Transformation →

6 Work Hacks to increase your own effectiveness

It is important to avoid these five typical conversation disrupters for effective cooperation

Communication is very difficult. There are therefore numerous courses that aim to promote the ability to interact between people. These courses teach content such as the four pages of a message or practice active listening. Unfortunately, too little attention is paid to so-called "conversation disrupters". In the list below I have listed five typical conversation … Weiterlesen It is important to avoid these five typical conversation disrupters for effective cooperation →

5 elementary strategies for personal digital transformation

The digital transformation is slowly arriving in the large Swiss corporations. In the last 5 years, the cost savings and transformation programs in Switzerland have increased noticeably. While the Swiss banks have been stuck in restructuring since the financial crisis a good 10 years ago, the transformation efforts in former Swiss corporate pearls have only … Weiterlesen 5 elementary strategies for personal digital transformation →