Research
NextGen
Idea-to-Solution
by Gerhard Nenning, Konstantin Wrona, Johannes Tüxen, Dimitri Belobokov, Marcus Middelmann and Sibo Sollors.
We sow today what we want to harvest in the future. Markets demand tailored solutions at speed and competitive prices. Traditional operating models reach boundaries. It is time for a radical and holistic approach to improve Go-to-Market.
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Research
Phoenix from the Ashes - Turnaround as a real Opportunity
by Dr. Wulf Rendtorff, Ralph Hesse, Sibo Sollors and Robert Dominovic. Economic crises like COVID-19, and disruption generally, act like fire accelerants for ailing companies. Incipient commoditization of the Business model and changing customer needs can quickly push a company to the brink. For banks and shareholders, the immediate question in such cases is whether further financing of the restructuring is reasonable and can be achieved within the required time. In these circumstances, a consultant is not enough: the parties need an experienced partner who can manage the situation and set the direction
for all stakeholders.
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Research
NextGen Digital
by Konstantin Wrona and Robert Dominovic.The company of the future? Providing digital solutions to customers and being digital itself. Both need to happen. With direction and at scale. Time to envision, transform and deliver.
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Research
Cash is King
by Dr. Wulf Rendtorff, Johannes Tüxen and Robert Dominovic. But just like in chess you need all the pieces engaged in an smart and flexible strategy to protect the king and win the game.
In times of crisis liquidity becomes significantly more important. Volatile markets require more resilience and available financing
can quickly dry up. Optimizing your net working capital provides you with the needed flexibility to release trapped cash shortly, to
avoid covenant breaches and to steer your company in turbulent times.
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Research
Sales Excellence
In Time
Of Crisis
By Gerhard Nenning and Robert Dominovic. Customer Centricity is Key. We are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and many companies are in pure crisis mode: securing supply chains and managing costs and especially cash. This is important but there is evidence that the economic crisis will last longer – until at least Q4 2020. So it is not just about managing the crisis but about quipping sales to win market share and utilize the crisis.
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Periodical
The
Charm
of
Contradictions
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Periodical
Taking Risks
When
Others Hesistate
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Research
Next Gen
Corp
By Konstantin Wrona, Stefan Heppelmann, Markus Pertl, Gerhard Nenning.
An organizational blueprint to boost both, stability and flexibility. We want to improve the speed of decision-making. Silo mentality and traditional hierarchies are driving us crazy. The megatrend ...
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Impulse
AI Made
in China
By Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, CFO, Robert Bosch. China has its sights set on AI as a key technology. Leaders of the world's advanced economies agree that artificial intelligence will be the universal technology of the 21st century ...
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Research
Leadership
in a Digital
Universe
By Thomas Berner, Sibo Sollors.
How to organize transformation. Grown companies trying to become agile. Startups trying to create structures. The ability to ...
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Idea
Why Being Agile
is the Future
of Working
By Markus Steilemann, CEO, Covestro. Digitisation accelerates competition. To keep up, companies must revolutionize themselves. Agility is the key....
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Research
Why own
it?
By Gerhard Nenning, Stefan Heppelmann.
Separating Ownership from Operations with Capital Light? Low interest rates and excess liquidity have reached bizarre levels. "Capital Light" enables companies to ...
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THINK TANK
TOMORROW
LAND
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Research
Fighting Bureaucracy
Sustainable Reduction
of corporate complexity
By Konstantin Wrona, Stefan Heppelmann.
Slow decision making, long email lists, non-value adding alignment rounds. Despite major efficiency programs, complexity and bureaucracy are driving us crazy. The way forward is to direct a powerful toolbox ...
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