Governance, Resilience & Innovation
Empowering organizations, promoting innovation, anchoring change in the long term
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Governance, Resilience & Innovation: Empowering organizations, promoting innovation, anchoring change in the long term
Organizational excellence is not a product of chance - it is the result of clear management, forward-looking structural changes and targeted investments in resilience and innovative strength. As CEO, you are faced with the task of shaping your organization in such a way that it is not only prepared for growth, but can also withstand crises, cope with demographic change and enable continuous renewal.
Our Services
Governance, Resilience & Innovation
Empowering organizations, promoting innovation, anchoring change in the long term
- Organizational development
- Governance for transformation & company-wide management
- Innovation management
- Mitigation of demographic & skill shift
- Building resilience & crisis resistance
- Realignment, post-merger integration, revitalization & spin-offs
Strategy, business
models & controlling
Future-proof alignment and targeted controlling
- Target image, vision and growth strategy
- Business model innovation & digital revenue models
- Control logic with KPIs & performance management
- Sustainability & ESG-oriented corporate management
Transformation, De-risking & Technology
Structuring, Securing and Technologically Enabling Change
Governance, Resilience & Innovation
Empowering organizations, promoting innovation, anchoring change in the long term
- Organizational development
- Governance for transformation & company-wide management
- Innovation management
- Mitigation of demographic & skill shift
- Building resilience & crisis resistance
- Realignment, post-merger integration, revitalization & spin-offs
Strategy, business
models & controlling
Future-proof alignment and targeted controlling
- Target image, vision and growth strategy
- Business model innovation & digital revenue models
- Control logic with KPIs & performance management
- Sustainability & ESG-oriented corporate management
Transformation, De-risking & Technology
Structuring, Securing and Technologically Enabling Change
Our USPs
Holistic view of organization and management
We take a holistic view of organization, leadership and management - and shape transformation not only structurally, but also culturally and strategically.
Change with the organization, not in opposition to it
We involve your employees, strengthen internal change skills and create acceptance - for changes that work and last.
Resilience meets Innovation
We combine robust management with innovative strength - and help you to become more stable and future-oriented at the same time.
Our advisory products
Organizational development
We work with you to develop an agile and resilient organization. The goal is a future-proof operating model with clear roles, efficient processes and networked teams - for more speed, clarity and adaptability.
Governance for Transformation
We strengthen your management capability through modern governance models: whether in the context of complex transformations, in the dovetailing of strategy and implementation or to establish an effective portfolio and decision-making system.
Innovation management
We support you in setting up effective innovation processes - from the idea to market maturity. We create the structures and methods with which your organization systematically generates, evaluates and scales innovations.
Mitigation Demographic & Skill Shift
Demographics, skills shortages and the changing world of work are altering the skills requirements. We help you to further develop competence models, secure know-how and establish targeted qualification strategies - for a future-proof workforce.
Building resilience & crisis resistance
Resilience is a decisive success factor today. We analyse structural weaknesses, define organizational protection mechanisms and support you in setting up structures that are prepared for shocks and capable of reacting and stabilizing quickly.
Realignment, post-merger integration, revitalization & spin-offs
Whether growth, consolidation or spin-off - we support you in the strategic realignment of your organization. Our focus is on the integration, synchronization and stabilization of structures, cultures and governance following far-reaching changes.
Success Factors
The successful empowerment of an organization is based on clear guidelines, a realistic implementation logic and the continuous involvement of relevant stakeholders. The following factors are crucial
Common vision: A clearly defined vision of the organization's future creates orientation, motivates and bundles forces for change.
Effective governance: Effective management and decision-making structures are essential for prioritizing, coordinating and implementing transformation.
Top-down and bottom-up participation: Change only succeeds if managers act as role models and employees are actively involved.
Strong leadership culture: Decision-makers must be credible, strong communicators and open to feedback in order to promote trust and a willingness to change.
Skills development & workforce planning: New requirements need new skills - effectively anchored through skills models, training and strategic personnel planning.
Measurability & controllability: Progress needs transparency - we use KPIs, maturity models and feedback loops to make development visible and controllable.
Our approach
Every organization has its own dynamics - we have the experience, structure and empathy to develop these in a targeted manner. Our consulting approach combines analytical depth with impact-oriented implementation: we design governance models, develop organizations further and create the conditions for resilience and innovation.
Contact us if you want to strengthen your organization sustainably and make it fit for the future - we will support you along all the key levers for lasting impact.
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Your Temporary Co-drivers
Hans-Martin Schneider
Senior Partner
Master of Business Administration
An absolute intention to change things for the better is part of every 4C consultant’s essential mindset. Anyone who can prove this talent in challenging project situations, will go far with 4C. This applies in particular for Hans-Martin Schneider, whose assertiveness and talent for business development is combined with a good sense of humor.
His focus is in business transformation, digitization, business development & growth as well as restructuring.
He has extensive experience in the financial services, services and technology sectors as well as with owner and owner managed companies.
Uwe Dorst
Partner
Master of Engineering and Business Administration
Successful mediators are usually familiar with both sides of a problem. Uwe Dorst is such an intermediary. As an industrial engineer, he throws both weights his technical understanding as well as equally extensive expertise in business administration into the balance of his consulting work. A virtue extremely beneficial when orchestrating optimization and transformation initiatives. Particularly when it is executed in his typical style: quietly, calmly and deliberately.
Uwe Dorst has outstanding experience in financial services and business transformation. He focuses on IT strategy, modernization of IT platforms, sourcing management, processing and operations, digitization and project governance/management.
Felix Hesse
Partner
M. Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management
What are tomorrow's business models? How will companies make their profits in the future? What spaces will digitization open up? Felix Hesse is already asking himself these questions today: With his pronounced passion for digitalization topics, Felix supports his customers in questioning their existing business models and making them fit for the future. His sense of customer needs and, above all, his sense of smart solutions help him to do this. Felix focuses on the development of innovative digital services and products and sees himself as an innovation driver - especially when it comes to creating added value for his customers. In addition, he is an expert in business model development and in "finding" new sources of revenue. For him, this is perfectly combined in the "Digitization" Competence Center.
Hans-Martin Schneider
Senior Partner
Master of Business Administration
An absolute intention to change things for the better is part of every 4C consultant’s essential mindset. Anyone who can prove this talent in challenging project situations, will go far with 4C. This applies in particular for Hans-Martin Schneider, whose assertiveness and talent for business development is combined with a good sense of humor.
His focus is in business transformation, digitization, business development & growth as well as restructuring.
He has extensive experience in the financial services, services and technology sectors as well as with owner and owner managed companies.
Uwe Dorst
Partner
Master of Engineering and Business Administration
Successful mediators are usually familiar with both sides of a problem. Uwe Dorst is such an intermediary. As an industrial engineer, he throws both weights his technical understanding as well as equally extensive expertise in business administration into the balance of his consulting work. A virtue extremely beneficial when orchestrating optimization and transformation initiatives. Particularly when it is executed in his typical style: quietly, calmly and deliberately.
Uwe Dorst has outstanding experience in financial services and business transformation. He focuses on IT strategy, modernization of IT platforms, sourcing management, processing and operations, digitization and project governance/management.
Felix Hesse
Partner
M. Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management
What are tomorrow's business models? How will companies make their profits in the future? What spaces will digitization open up? Felix Hesse is already asking himself these questions today: With his pronounced passion for digitalization topics, Felix supports his customers in questioning their existing business models and making them fit for the future. His sense of customer needs and, above all, his sense of smart solutions help him to do this. Felix focuses on the development of innovative digital services and products and sees himself as an innovation driver - especially when it comes to creating added value for his customers. In addition, he is an expert in business model development and in "finding" new sources of revenue. For him, this is perfectly combined in the "Digitization" Competence Center.
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We would like to point out that this website only offers a limited insight into our services. Our expertise and range of services cannot be fully represented on this platform. For individual advice and to address your specific concerns in the best possible way, we cordially invite you to contact us directly so that we can offer you tailor-made solutions.
Thank you for your trust. We look forward to hearing from you.
Claudia Bauer
Head of Marketing & Business Development
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Claudia Bauer
Head of Marketing & Business Development
Claudia Bauer has a degree in business administration with a focus on online marketing and is responsible for marketing and business development at the 4C GROUP. She has more than 10 years of professional experience in B2B marketing, brand building and brand management based on psychological and neurological insights.
Maike Ring
Expert Marketing & Business Development
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Maike Ring
Expert Marketing & Business Development
M.Sc. International Management
Maike Ring is an expert in Marketing and Communications at 4C. She holds an M.Sc. in International Management and has experience in Online Marketing, Communications, and Branding.
Claudia Bauer
Head of Marketing & Business Development
Claudia Bauer has a degree in business administration with a focus on online marketing and is responsible for marketing and business development at the 4C GROUP. She has more than 10 years of professional experience in B2B marketing, brand building and brand management based on psychological and neurological insights.
Maike Ring
Expert Marketing & Business Development
M.Sc. International Management
Maike Ring is an expert in Marketing and Communications at 4C. She holds an M.Sc. in International Management and has experience in Online Marketing, Communications, and Branding.
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