Winning In China: A Systematic Approach To Strategy And Transformation

Lost In Transformation

"If you think about innovation, if you think about maybe even at some point starting your own corporate venture fund or have corporate entrepreneurship, that's almost the end stage of a process like this. In the beginning, it's just like an iceberg". This episode with Sasa Saric from hivetime and Markus Schwarz from Alfmeier Automotive Systems Shanghai features a deep dive from both a client’s and consultant’s perspective on their transformation journey together, with a specific focus on strategic and cultural change, and implementing localized initiatives to win in China.

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1. Winning In China: A Systematic Approach To Strategy And Transformation (00:00:00)

2. How did the transformation journey of Hivetime and Alfmeier begin? (00:02:47)

3. Winning in China: 4 cultural aspects to be aware of (00:10:45)

4. Get the bigger picture of your company first to lay the groundwork for future initiatives (00:17:31)

5. Communication as the biggest learning to grow and foster your team's culture and strategy (00:27:11)

6. Biggest challenge: Keeping people's motivation high throughout the process (00:34:01)

7. Connecting your transformation to the market to make it a powerful driver (00:44:11)

8. Hivetime's purpose: Helping clients win in China (00:48:31)

9. The future for Alfmeier: The transformation ride continues with new possibilities to come (00:51:20)