As a global bank aiming to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience, they recognised the need for transformation. In this endeavour, they sought a leader who could inspire, motivate, and guide our teams, set a clear vision, and foster a positive work environment. David Kolb, an executive director with a strategic mindset, was handpicked to...
Planning for Success: Synchronize Business Strategy with Management Mindset
The client, an independent manufacturing division of a larger consumer goods company was struggling with decreasing volumes from their main client. Because of this, the owner was given more freedom to look for alternative ways to generate more revenue. There was a prevailing mindset that the main client and owner called the shots and there...
Rapid strategy agreement for company facing a “burning platform” and decision paralysis
The CEO understood that a strategic pivot was needed but was struggling to decide on the new strategy. The charity group consisted of one profit-making company, one loss-making company and charitable spend being managed tactically rather than strategically. The CEO recognised that the environment was that of a burning platform with exisiting revenue streams under...
Accelerating Innovation through Digital Strategy
The VP of Research and Development for a major Energy Company needed to increase the rate of product innovation while modernising and rationalising his R&D facilities. It had been some years since a true breakthrough innovation had been produced, and with an aging lab environment and critical data ‘stranded’ in standalone lab equipment, the R&D...
IMPLEMENT THE OPTIMUM INNOVATION / TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Global manufacturing organisation with 45,000 employees across 100+ countries and roughly €9B in revenue is changing their revenue model from being a product company to a services company. In order to transform their revenue model, it was important for their IT Services to adapt to the changing business needs.
Architecting the colleague experience
A global knowledge-based services organisation has grown through a series of major acquisitions. As a people-based organisation it wants to accelerate integration of acquisitions and rapidly offer new propositions.
New customer value and services thanks to brand new digital capability
Client’s strategy was to transform from a manufacturer of roofing materials to a provider of roofing solutions and services. Therefore, the client had to explore new customer segments, channels and routes to market.
Building Credibility through IT Strategy
CIO, a few months into the job at a financial services company, needed to demonstrate that the technology strategy supported the business outcomes. He desired a more significant influence on the decisions made within business units, and to show the value of building technology foundations to support the whole enterprise. His team was struggling to...
Save 10,000 hours by leveraging Virtual Engineer Automation
Run-The-Bank division was struggling to satisfy automation requirements of their infrastructure and unable to meet Availability & other SLAs
Testing the potential for a new spirit product that’s worth more than 1k USD per bottle
My client, a whisky maker, has been in the challenging position to break through in East Asia – a market that is traditionally dominated by Cognac. While Cognac has been advertised for decades and is seen as an established business gift which people can attach a clear symbolic and monetary value to, the value and...
