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The upheaval of the economy and of business is accelerating, but German companies are having an increasingly difficult time dealing with disruption. This is what the second iteration of the “Change Readiness Index” shows – it has fallen from 58 to 55 points as compared to 2017. To compile this scale whose top score is 100 points, Staufen surveyed more than 400 top executives of German companies as part of its “Success in Change” study.

47 percent of managers in Germany are convinced that their own company is in great danger of disruption. As the “Change Readiness Index 2019” defined by the management consultancy Staufen shows, the fear of being ousted from the market by innovative developments has increased significantly. More than 400 top executives of German companies were surveyed for the index, as part of the “Success in Change” study. The complete survey will be presented at the beginning of July at “BestPractice Day 2019” – Europe’s leading lean management congress.

The well-respected industry study by brand eins and Statista has named Staufen AG one of the top consulting companies in Germany again in 2019. For the sixth time, this consulting company is therefore among the best companies in the industry. Staufen AG was rated especially well this year in the areas of organization and operations management – here the customers surveyed for the study awarded the company the highest possible number of points.

Living and working in times of transformation: New meeting zone for customers and business partners near Zurich HB Zurich, April 2019 – Management Consultants Staufen.Inova transferred their headquarters from Wollerau to Zurich on 1st April, 2019. Located adjacent to the Europaallee development, the company’s around 30 consultants exemplify through their design concept and use of space, the very transformation that they recommend to their clients.

Regardless of whether OEM, system supplier or supplier to industry – costs are being cut everywhere in the automobile industry right now. In addition to numerous jobs, at many companies, programs to enhance management culture are also being curtailed, as Staufen AG’s market analyses show. This is a risky game: for it’s precisely now that entirely different manager types and management qualities are needed than in previous years.

Almost every fourth German industrial company now classifies the probability of its business model being affected by a disruptive attacker within the next two years as “high” or even “very high.” For comparison: Just a year ago, only 16 percent of companies could imagine such a short-term attack. This has been illustrated by the “German Industry 4.0 Index” from business consultancy Staufen. For the study, the experts from Staufen Digital Neonex surveyed around 450 industrial companies in Germany.

According to the German Industry 4.0 Index, Industry 4.0 and the use of industrial Internet platforms have become a essential aspect for every other company. However, medium-sized companies, in particular, continue to insufficiently exploit the potential of these platforms. It is often dominated by individual solutions and simple technical exercises. For the German Industry 4.0 Index, business consultancy Staufen together with experts from Staufen Digital Neonex surveyed around 450 industrial companies in Germany.

Staufen AG can look back on a successful year in 2018 with sales growth of 16%. Meanwhile, 320 employees work for the consulting company. With its international offices, digital subsidiary Neonex and Staufen Academy, the consultancy offers a wide range of support to customers in industry and many other sectors in times of great change.

Susanna Hess-Kalcher is now Staufen Americas second Managing Director. Together with Arturo Medellín, she will continue to drive business of the Staufen subsidiary in North and Central America. “I look forward to expanding business in North and Central America with Susanna Hess-Kalcher. She has proven herself as an expert of the region,” says Staufen Americas Managing Director Arturo Medellín. Originally from Cologne, she has been advising German SMEs in Latin America for 25 years. Since 2007, she acted as Managing Director of the German Centre Mexico, a subsidiary of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg.