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Ronald Herse

Ronald Herse has been successfully designing and implementing holistic, functioning management architectures in multinational organizations for over 20 years.

His focus is on designing and anchoring strategy processes — always taking into account the maturity level of the respective business and with a view to the necessary connections to the world of goals, financial planning and strategy implementation.

He was managing director and partner of a leading software company for nine years. As a pioneer in combining holistic, integrated management concepts and modern software to embed excellent management in complex organizations, he implemented concrete and sustainable solutions in business practice at a very early stage.

Prior to that, he worked in more than 80 international projects for six years as a consultant and spiritus rector at the Competence Center for Strategy at Malik Management Center St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Even at the beginning of the digital era, he founded a digital marketing agency and continues to teach today at the University of Applied Science in Vorarlberg, Austria, on strategic management, transformation and change processes.

Ronald Herse

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Ronald Herse

We invite you to the Corporate Strategy Execution Forum

Evolutionizer is joining as an event partner when the virtual doors open on April 25th and 26th for the 13th Strategy Execution Forum. Register now for your free ticket for the first day.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
April 14, 2022
1 Minute
Einladung zu einem Webinar

Revolution in strategy development

In our webinar, you will learn how matrix organizations ensure their future viability. Question familiar ways of thinking and methods and increase the agility of your strategy work.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
September 6, 2021
1 minute
Die perfekten Lamellen des Pilzes stehen für das Alignment, das notwendg ist, um in der Veränderung geschlossen zu agieren.

Network instead of depth

The high speed of change in many markets makes it clear how important it is to act as early and in a coordinated manner as possible when unforeseen events occur. What helps us to deal with uncertainty?

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
December 18, 2020
3 Minuten
Gezeigt werden viele Fingerabdrücke, die für Individualität stehen.

Individualization in the Strategy Process

A few key elements are required for the overarching strategy process to form a common, robust core. However the process, methodology and the type of cooperation should be individually designed for each planning unit and aligned with real needs. What should be considered in practice?

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
November 20, 2020
3 Minuten
Ein Linienmuster, das sich verbreitert und verjüngt und dabei im gleichen Abstand bleibt, steht für Alignment in der Veränderung.

Strategic Alignment

Successful strategy work ensures the right strategic alignment at the neuralgic points. These elements will help you with orchestration and alignment in practice

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
October 30, 2020
2 Minuten
Ein Geschäftsmann auf einem Skateboard steht für Agilität und neue Wege.

Strategic Agility

Successful strategic work is based on agility. Therefore 3 essential things must be ensured in strategic work.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
October 8, 2020
2 Minuten
Aus der Vogelperspektive wird ein Pfeil sichtbar, der aus Menschen gebildet ist, die in eine Richtung gehen.

Strategic Management 4.0

The digital transformation leads to significant changes in strategy work. To become “excellent,” you should achieve these conditions.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
September 25, 2020
2 minutes
Eine stiliserte Gruppe von Meschen in einem Meeting.

Why Transformation fail?

Many transformation efforts remain ineffective. And often not because of a flawed strategy, but because the change does not reach the organization sustainably. Taking the organization through a phase of change is one of the key tasks of leadership – and managers should know these 6 risks.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
July 17, 2020
3 Minuten
Das Bild zeigt einen Papierflieger, dessen schatten eine Rakete zeigt, was Veränderung symbolisiert

How to make Transformation succesful

In the last part of our series on the topic of transformation, we described the prerequisites for successful transformation and how to use opportunities in one's own situation. Read now in part 2 how transformation can succeed

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
July 10, 2020
4 Minuten
Gezeigt werden bunte Linien, die auf einen zentralen Punkt führen.

Leverage the Opportunities of the own Situation for Transformation

As a result of the crisis management, many companies have already successfully implemented initial changes and are initiating new topics for implementation. We are experiencing a seamless transition to a phase of transformation that not only involves risks, but also opportunities. We have summarized a few of the success factors for sustainable transformation

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
June 24, 2020
4 Minuten
Ein Mann  gestaltet einen bunte Wand, ein positives Signal in der Krise.

How SMEs are braving the crisis and preparing for the future

What is the resilience of SMEs? What measures are companies taking to prepare for the post-corona period? We discussed these and other questions with selected companies in April 2020. Our 6 recommendations for action for 2020:

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
June 4, 2020
3 minutes

5 Perspectives on preventing Strategic Faults in unstable Times

In economically difficult phases, companies run the risk of focusing exclusively on key operating figures and losing sight of important strategic issues. With these 5 evaluation perspectives you avoid strategic mistakes and ensure a balanced initiative portfolio management

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
May 7, 2020
4 Minuten
Aus der Vogleperspektive sind Zahnräder zusehen, die aus eiener Menschenmenge gebildet werden.

5 search fields to activate the company's collective intelligence

The initial shock of the corona crisis has been overcome, and the economic effects will be with us for a very long time. We must expect that volatility and uncertainty in our markets will continue to increase and become the new normal in the business world. The unknown is constantly growing, we are forced to become even more agile as a company.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
April 23, 2020
5 minutes
Bürostuhlrennen als Symbol für Agilität und Beschleunigung.

10 Levers for more Agility in Your Organization

If personnel expenses increase more or less in proportion to sales over a longer period of time, this is a sign of potential for productivity and efficiency increases. But what are the levers for increasing agility in our organizations

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
February 24, 2020
9 Minuten
Eine Meetingsituation

Balanced Scorecard (BSC) vs. Objectives & Key Results (OKR)

In den 90ern sind Konzepte wie die Balanced Scorecard (BSC) entstanden, die in der Praxis in Breite und Tiefe mittlerweile mehrfach Anwendung fanden. Seit ein paar Jahren wird das OKR-Konzept (Objectives & Key Results) populärer. Es verspricht einen flexibleren, agileren Umgang mit Zielen und soll ein besseres Gleichgewicht schaffen.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
February 6, 2020
9 Minuten
Menschen in einer Büroumgebung

Strategic Insights: From the stockpile of documents to the map ogf knowledge

In part II of the Strategic insights publication series, we demonstrated practical ways to improve the quality and reliability of forecasting in planning. This article is dedicated to a much greater potential for strategic insights – which can finally be realized thanks to modern methods such as Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
June 19, 2019
6 Minuten

Strategic Insights: „Hey KI, what is Your Opinion?“

In part I of the publication series Strategic Insights, the potential benefits of extended statistics and machine learning for strategy and planning work were outlined. As a more in-depth introduction to the topic, Part II discusses ways of increasing the quality and reliability of forecasts in planning

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
May 16, 2019
8 Minuten

Strategic Insights: „If the Company knew what the Company knows...“

Developing a robust strategy has never been easy. High business complexity, market dynamics and shorter planning horizons create uncertainty and make it harder to make the right decisions at the right time. A lever lies in a new handling of the already existing strategy data estimates

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
April 18, 2019
8 Minuten
Menschen schauen gemeinsam auf ein Tablet

Seven strategy questions that every manager should ask and answer

The key to successfully implementing a corporate strategy is to continuously ask questions. Are you asking the right strategy questions?

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
January 17, 2019
4 minutes
Menschen diskutieren Ergebnisse anhand von Charts.

„To Ashes, to Dust…“: The old Strategy Approach gives Way to a new Understanding

Market volatility, growth, disruption, digitization, shareholder value... our current environment is characterized by constant change and ever higher speed. It has never been easy to develop working strategies and implement them with the desired results.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
November 14, 2018
5 Minuten

What makes Your Business unique?

Which core competencies create a sustainable competitive advantage over the competition? VRIO analysis is a good way to find out.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
October 18, 2018
5 Minuten
Kollegen in einer Diskussion

These are the 30 best strategy quotes

Some people have the gift to boil down complex issues into short, catchy statements. May it be with humor, charm, fighting spirit, or simply wisdom. In doing so, they inspire others to question their habitual ways of thinking and acting and even pursue entirely new paths in life.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
April 17, 2018
10 Minuten

How do you measure success?

What do you estimate: How many key performance indicators are there? 300? 500? Far from it! It's a whopping 17,000! Which performance indicators are best suited for strategic progress monitoring?

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
October 19, 2017
6 minutes
Businesspeople fliegen wie Superhelden in den Himmel

Top-Down, Bottom-Up or countercurrent process?

One of the central questions which first need to be clarified as part of the introduction or revision of a strategic planning process in medium and large enterprises is the direction of planning.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
March 29, 2017
6 Minuten
Geschäftsleute in einem Workshop

Ten steps to asuccessful strategy workshop

Organizing and leading strategy workshops has to be learned, because the results of such workshops have a decisive influence on the future performance of the company

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
July 11, 2016
7 Minuten
Ansicht eines Radarschirms

Tips for developing Key Risk Indicators

Key Risks Indicators signal changes in the company's risk profile at an early stage. We show you how you can identify risks early on and actively counter them with suitable measures

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
February 1, 2016
4 Minuten
Ein Labyrinth aus der Vogelperspektive gesehen.

Strategic intelligence — an explanation of the term

The primary goal of Strategic Intelligence is to support and improve strategic decision-making in the company by providing relevant strategic information.

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
February 9, 2015
6 minutes

Clarify resonsibilities more easily using the RACI-Matrix

One of the most common mistakes when it comes to strategy implementation is that responsibilities are not clearly defined. Employees are not sure what is expected of them or simply assume that someone else will do the job. Create a remedy with RACI Matrix

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
August 11, 2014
5 Minuten
Grafik über Zero based Budgeting

Zero-Base-Budgeting: Do you plan your budget from scratch every year?

In contrast to traditional, incremental budgeting, Zero-Base Budgeting does not simply update the costs of the previous year. Instead, the budget is replanned from scratch, similar to when you start a business

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
April 2, 2014
4 Minuten
Eine Reihe bunter Dominosteine, die exakt aufeinander abgestimmt sind. Sie stehen für Alignment im Unternehmen.

How to archive strategic alignment?

Bridging the gap between strategy development and execution is one of the biggest challenges many organizations face. Probably the most important driver for a successful strategy implementation is the so-called strategic alignment

Ronald Herse
Ronald Herse
September 5, 2012
5 Minuten

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