You've tried everything.
Yet the good ones leave.
Workshops, team building, new benefits – nothing worked. The problem: You're solving the wrong problem. I reveal what really drives behavior.
Your company says X. Your incentives reward Y.
The people aren't the problem. The incentives are.
"Show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcome."
I find the invisible forces
Systematic analysis, not gut feeling. Real conversations, not surveys.
Listen
I talk to people – starting with those nobody asks. Reception, facilities, the quiet ones. They often know best how things really work.
Analyze
I ask questions, listen between the lines. With digital tools I systematically analyze what I hear – all local, nothing in the cloud.
Reveal
Then I draw a picture: What does this company say publicly? What actually happens? Where do the signals contradict each other?
I use digital tools for analysis – but everything runs locally on devices on-site. No data is transferred to the cloud. Nothing leaves your company.
Research Organization, 200 Employees
Turnover was at 22% – especially among junior talent. HR had tried everything: better salaries, flexible hours, team events. Nothing helped.
The analysis revealed: The promotion system rewarded political skill, not scientific achievement. The best left because they realized quality doesn't count.
"For the first time, someone asked the right questions. Not 'how do we motivate people', but 'why are we demotivating them'."— HR Director (name on request)
When you need me
Good people leave
Your best employees quit, and nobody really knows why. Exit interviews only deliver politeness.
Surveys show nothing
Morale is bad, but employee surveys don't reveal concrete starting points.
Consultants didn't help
You've had consultants before – nice presentations, but no real change.
Change is coming
Merger, restructuring, new leadership – and this time it should work properly.
Scientist by training, listener by profession
My path into organizational consulting wasn't direct: PhD in Geochemistry at ETH Zurich, then years in a large organization facing difficult transformations. That's where I learned that the best technical plans fail when you underestimate the human side.
Today I combine analytical thinking with genuine listening. I don't believe in quick fixes – I believe in proper understanding before action.
I translate between worlds that don't understand each other: leadership and staff, strategy and daily reality, what's said and what's meant.
What clients say
"Finally someone who doesn't come with pre-made solutions. Max listened, asked questions, and then revealed things we couldn't see ourselves."
"The combination of analytical thinking and genuine understanding for people is rare. The result was a report that finally identified the right levers."
Let's talk
15 minutes. No commitment. We'll see if and how I can help.
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