Dr. Michael Zeisig. Pacemaker for strategic transformation. I provide direction, sharpen priorities and support organisations from strategic decisions through to execution.
From strategic realignment to leadership transitions: what matters is what moves an organisation forward in its specific situation.
Supporting a group-wide transformation programme in the COO division. Structuring and coordinating the IT operating model, process management and efficient service delivery. Clarifying interfaces and responsibilities, preparing decisions and supporting implementation governance.
Conceptual support for the communication and implementation plan for the Global R&D reorganisation. Developing the execution architecture for the overall R&D 2032 transformation and supporting team development in the Global Leadership Team.
Supporting transformation in marketing: developing a marketing vision, deriving strategic objectives and establishing a project management organisation for execution. Designing and facilitating a participatory reorganisation, analysing the leadership situation and coaching individual leaders.
Supporting and coaching a senior executive transitioning to a new leadership position: reflecting on the career situation, preparing for the first day, providing sparring during onboarding and facilitating shared priorities with direct reports at the end of the first 100 days. Facilitating strategy conferences.
Across industries and international contexts. Strategy, leadership, organisation and execution work together. Technology supports where it creates value.
Develop a viable ambition, prepare strategic decisions and structure the path to execution.
Provide sparring for leaders, support leadership transitions and strengthen collaboration within management teams.
Derive structures, roles and processes from strategy, clarify interfaces and embed change in everyday operations.
Focus project portfolios, clarify accountability and enable progress through clear decision-making and management routines.
Specify AI opportunities, prioritise use cases and create the organisational foundations for implementation.
How decision-makers experienced our work together, in their own words. Videos in German; quotations translated.
“Michael was instrumental in helping us clarify our vision.”
“He develops tailored strategies that effectively involve everyone concerned.”
“Michael stands out for his exceptional consulting expertise.”
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Project descriptions from the reference portfolio, supplemented with recent engagements. Dates refer to the documented reference period.
Dr. Michael Zeisig · Game Changing Partner · michael.zeisig@gamechanging-partner.com · +49 (0) 40 547 568 77
With a doctorate in mechanical engineering, I combine first-hand leadership experience with consulting practice across industries. I provide direction, sharpen priorities and support organisations from strategic decisions through to execution.
Fourteen years of international professional experience in senior aviation management. Revenue and profit responsibility for a business generating more than EUR 300 million in revenue, and ten years leading more than 150 highly specialised employees.
Independent management consultant since 2021, preceded by four years as a partner in management consulting. Focus: strategy, organisational development, leadership and project management.
Experience in market strategies, multi-project and major-project management, change management, lean management in engineering processes, and optimisation and restructuring initiatives. An engineering-trained generalist and confident communicator across the levels of a large organisation.
An empathetic listener with a sense of humour. A pragmatic engineer and focused pacemaker. A runner, former competitive athlete, HSV supporter, amateur gardener, nature lover and family man from Hamburg.
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