How we can help with
Leadership and change
First-time leaders as well as seasoned managers and executives are faced with ever-changing demands and growing expectations.
Konsultori experts will offer a holistic view on leadership which pays tribute to this increasing complexity and provides insights into the critical role of leadership in driving performance, promoting innovation and leading change.
Your challenges are taken care of
How do we make our employees embrace change?
How do we prepare our leadership team for future challenges?
How do we align strategy & culture?
How do we bring strategy into the organization?
What makes transformation & change succeed in the long run?
Do we really need: a vision & mission, values, a purpose? How do we develop those?
Project-lead by a senior partner
Michael Kubiena, Partner Konsultori
With 25 years of experience across Central & South-eastern Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East, Michael has held roles in HR, management and consulting. He has managed HR departments of various sizes in startups and corporate environments, specializing in the ICT & service industries. Michael’s respective expertise lies in strategic HR, compensation & performance management, talent management, and HR & management audits.
As a consultant, Michael’s work with startups and SMEs focuses on organization design and people practices; on leadership, culture and change. Furthermore, he works on concept & strategy development in the food industry and for non-profit organizations. With degrees in business administration and cultural studies, along with an education in systems thinking & design, Michael offers a unique perspective on organizational dynamics.
Expert partners
Work with experienced partners and benefit from their knowledge, proven strategies and decades of experience.
Hands-on Guidance
Receive ongoing, hands-on guidance to ensure effective and practical solutions throughout the process.
Diverse expertise
Access a broad range of expertise across strategy, organization design and finance, using trusted frameworks.
Tailored Solutions
Receive actionable advice tailored to your specific needs to ensure your company achieves its goals.
Areas in which we work with you
Key elements of work
- We employ a holistic model of organizations.
- We recognize what creates the push for change.
- We understand and utilize interconnections and dependencies.
- We take into account multiple perspectives.
- We pull the most impactful levers.
- We emphasize the role of leadership in change.
- We deploy interventions, analyze their effects and impact, and learn from them.
- We utilize a diverse toolbox.
- We ensure the sustainable success of transformative efforts.
Results you will get
Organisational analysis
Leadership principles
Roadmaps
Communication plan
Expertise we bring
Analysis of the context
What external factors influence the organization, its employees and partners?
Principles of leadership
Development of leadership models and translation into everyday leadership behaviours and practises.
Change and transformation
Collaborative process design and support.
Learning organization
Identification and development of competences and potentials on individual, team and organizational level.
Scaling Readiness Run is probably the best program any of us (in the founder team) has attended. Its well-structured sequence of sprints is carefully designed and balanced: Actionable content is paired with practical frameworks, many of which we have started to integrate into our practice. Particular highlights among those topics were Product-Market-Fit, OKRs and the Employee Value Proposition. As a result of Konsultori’s Scaling Readiness Run, we have already made significant progress across various scaling dimensions and will continue to do so.
I would recommend working with Konsultori experts—and will! I especially appreciated Michael Kubiena’s structured approach to HR, the precise answers to all questions, and the overdelivering.
We recently started working with Michael Kubiena from Konsultori to set up our internal project management and we couldn’t be more satisfied with the progress. Michael stands out for his proactive support, always thinking ahead before and after meetings. We particularly appreciate his calm and composed demeanor, which creates a productive and collaborative atmosphere within the team.
Michael Kubiena, thank you! Eye-opening workshop with great insights for our Fybra venture in Austria 🇦🇹🚀
Thanks for the great workshop! Super interesting and lots of learnings 🙂
The OKR Essentials video by Michael Kubiena was quite helpful for our workshop participants to understand the difference between OKRs and KPIs. Those who don’t work with OKRs said they are excited to try it out.
The workshop Organization Design and Essential HR Practices brought tremendous value to our startups. Huge thanks, Michael Kubiena.
Michael really understands how an organization ticks, what it needs and what it can handle. The entire management team and, subsequently our employees, appreciated how he went about our project. The solutions he designed are fit for our purpose and future-proof. I truly enjoy working with Michael and can highly recommend his work.
Working with Michael Kubiena was a really fruitful experience. He combines tons of experience and strong conceptual skills with a hands-on attitude: Exactly what we needed. Together we were able to create something entirely new & unique for the Turkish retail & hospitality industry as well as for the global Metro world, something which has become a reference point in terms of quality, innovation and customer focus. Michael not only was instrumental in designing our learning curriculum, he also successfully facilitated the development of our overall organization.
Thanks for your great support!!
In Petra Wolkenstein, we have found someone who will provide us with consistent and targeted support in focusing our services and, building on this, will help us to decisively develop our presence in digital and social media. The contribution of her personal experience in dealing with these media and her corresponding expertise are a decisive factor in the expansion of our customer base. I can only warmly recommend Mrs Wolkenstein. What she develops and drives forward in the start-up scene also has great applications for us as an SME. The positive development of our company over the last 5 years of working with Mrs Wolkenstein is the best proof of this.
Our process for a project with you
01.
Initial consultation & project outline
We engage in a thorough discussion to understand your specific needs, goals, timeline, budget, and general project requirements.
02.
Organisational analysis
We analyze your organization with the help holistic model and identify the drivers and obstacles of change and development.
03.
Developing a shared image of the future
We craft an attractive sustainable scenario of the future organization and identify the most effective levers of change.
04.
Define a roadmap and measures
We define a roadmap to deploy interventions by using a diverse toolbox.
05.
Develop a communication plan
We elaborate a communication plan for the change in the organisation.
06.
Support implementation
We facilitate and support the implementation of change measures and together we evaluate their effectiveness towards goal achievement.
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More Resources
Case studies
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Insights
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Collaboration for a sustainable future via a hands-on exploration of our food system
We are excited to collaborate with the Vienna Food Policy Council (Ernährungsrat Wien) on the ‘Welt Teller Feld – Business Impact Program’.
Navigating Culture(s) and setting sight on Austria
The Navigating Culture(s) workshop supports startups in dealing with cultural differences and successfully navigating global markets.
Other expertise in Organisational design
01.
Organization
We use a holistic approach, that considers all aspects of your organization and work with a comprehensive organization model. We make your organization’s capabilities, its cultural and behavioural patterns visible and can thus identify opportunities for improvement. Based on our findings, we prioritize and plan interventions in structures, processes, and roles to drive positive change.
02.
People & Culture
You will learn how to design and implement effective HR practices and procedures that align with your strategy. We equip you with instruments to effectively manage your employees, improve retention rates, and foster a professional people-oriented work environment. You will learn practical techniques for building a credible employer brand ensuring your organization remains competitive in the market.