The usual reflex when productivity stalls
When productivity problems arise, many companies react predictably: job cuts, process automation, outsourcing. But our data from completed transformation projects paint a different picture.
Up to approx. +30% productivity without a single job cut
Our clients achieved up to approx. +30% productivity — without cutting a single job. The leverage came from reducing friction losses, improving decision quality and strengthening cross-functional collaboration.
Case in point: a machinery manufacturer brings its escalation rate down
A concrete example: at a machinery manufacturer, too many issues landed on senior management's desk. Targeted VMS (Volitional Management System) training and the introduction of synergy-team structures brought the escalation rate down.
The second effect: freed-up management capacity
The management capacity this freed up was invested in strategic innovation.
Value creation instead of cost cutting
What these results have in common: they are based not on cost cutting but on greater value creation.
The lesson for SMEs
The lesson for SMEs: productivity is not a mechanical issue but a human one. Start with the people — energy, emotion, volition, synergy — and you reap operational and financial results.