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Restructuring case study: turnaround of a global components manufacturer

Restructuring Case Study: Turnaround of a Global Component Manufacturer

Case study: how a global component manufacturer achieved its turnaround in 24 months after a revenue collapse and negative earnings – with transparency, a new footprint, systematized sales, and the House of Excellence as a steering instrument.

Insights

How SMEs Achieve Peak Performance through Strategic Focus

The Mittelstand is considered the backbone of the economy. Yet nine out of ten SMEs fail to sustainably optimize their earnings situation. Clear positioning and strategic alignment are the key to peak performance.

Methodology

Institutional Learning (Part 1/2)

Despite billions spent on consulting, many companies see no lasting impact. Institutional Learning focuses on learning in daily work: leaders solve problems on their own – supported by Learning Agents, right in the work context.

Methodology

Institutional Learning (Part 2/2)

Institutional Learning: from measuring to improving. With Learning Agents, leaders develop their own solutions – practical, lasting, effective. The true advantage: problem-solving capabilities in-house.

Insights

AI in Consulting: When One Consultant Works Like a Team (Part 1/2)

Why AI agents are changing consulting for industrial companies: standardized methodology, team output from a single consultant, multiplied experience, and analyses in hours instead of weeks. Part 1 of 2.

Insights

AI in Consulting: The Structure Still Comes from the Consultant (Part 2/2)

AI in consulting only works with cleanly defined standards – and with consultants who provide structure, quality, and judgment. Part 2 on the prerequisites and limits of using AI in the SME sector.

Case Studies

Turnaround Case Study: When the Flagship Product Becomes a Risk

Case study: How a long-established power tool manufacturer set its turnaround in motion after patent expiry: strategic focus, resolution of the investment backlog, and a socially responsible workforce transition.

Insights

Entrepreneurs within the Company

Entrepreneurs within the company – how clear responsibilities, suitable controlling structures, and a resilient culture help you develop leaders who act independently, think ahead, and deliver real results.

Case Studies

Restructuring Case Study: From Crisis to Peak Performance

Case study: how a mid-sized industrial company achieved its turnaround with the Corporate Health Check, House of Excellence, and Institutional Learning – +23% revenue and a margin gain of 7 percentage points.

Methodology

Peak Performance through Transparency (Part 1 / 2)

Peak performance starts with transparency: real-time operational KPIs enable forward-looking steering, faster decisions, and true excellence – a key to sustainable success in the Mittelstand.

Methodology

Peak Performance through Transparency (Part 2 / 2)

Operational metrics create clarity on delivery reliability, project pipeline, and margin development – not just in large corporations. In the Mittelstand, too, transparency becomes the key to predictability, efficiency, and peak performance.

Fallbeispiel Optimierung im Sondermaschinenbau

Case Studies

Optimization Case Study: When Technology Leadership Is No Longer Enough

Case study: How a globally positioned special-purpose machine builder recognized, at the height of its success, the limits of its technology base – and launched its optimization with six building blocks and its own teams.

Methodology

The Leadership Control Loop: From Goal to Execution

The leadership control loop translates strategic goals into measurable responsibility at every level. Achieving peak performance takes clear success factors, standards, and daily steering – not gut feeling and hope.

Case Studies

Strategy Coaching Case Study: When Innovation Needs a Strategy

Case study: How a long-established metal construction company developed its product innovation into a market-ready positioning with 10-P strategy coaching – through self-diagnosis, 50 customer interviews, and three two-day workshops.

Methodology

Restructuring: Mastering the Crisis

Restructuring means prioritizing problems deliberately, clearly defining responsibilities, and quickly fixing operational weaknesses – with the goal of strengthening problem-solving capabilities and realigning the company for the long term.

Methodology

The BASICON Method

BASICON is a structured leadership model that helps companies work through problems and opportunities systematically – in eight clear steps. It creates clarity, fosters ownership, and sets the organization in motion for the long term.

Restructuring Case Study: Turnaround of a Global Component Manufacturer

How SMEs Achieve Peak Performance through Strategic Focus

Institutional Learning (Part 1/2)

Institutional Learning (Part 2/2)

AI in Consulting: When One Consultant Works Like a Team (Part 1/2)

AI in Consulting: The Structure Still Comes from the Consultant (Part 2/2)

Turnaround Case Study: When the Flagship Product Becomes a Risk

Entrepreneurs within the Company

Restructuring Case Study: From Crisis to Peak Performance

Peak Performance through Transparency (Part 1 / 2)

Peak Performance through Transparency (Part 2 / 2)

Optimization Case Study: When Technology Leadership Is No Longer Enough

The Leadership Control Loop: From Goal to Execution

Strategy Coaching Case Study: When Innovation Needs a Strategy

Restructuring: Mastering the Crisis

The BASICON Method

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