Clarity when it matters most!
We support executives in securing and shaping the future of their companies, in particularly in established industrial and technology businesses facing market changes, intense competition and high innovation pressure.
Especially when it has become clear that change is needed, but it is still open where to begin and in what sequence to proceed,
or
when strategic and transformational overload has developed: many initiatives with unclear dependencies and competing priorities – which, despite significant effort, are not yet delivering the desired results.
We are specialists in precisely such situations. We bring structure and direction finding to complex situations, jointly identify the most powerful levers and critical dependencies, and support implementation so that the initiatives that truly matter generate tangible impact fast.
What you can achieve with us
Strategic Excellence
Operational Excellence
Innovation Excellence
Shaping the future strategically:
Clarifying what customers truly value today – and consistently aligning the business model to it
Delivering projects faster and more successfully:
Flow-driven, high-impact project management
Increasing customer relevance:
Consistently aligning technical and organisational innovations
with what customers truly value today
From strategy to effective implementation:
Operationalising strategy thoroughly
Optimising production at a fundamental level:
Production based on Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles
Turning innovation success from chance into reliability:
Designing structures, methods, and collaboration so that innovation emerges reliably
Unlocking people’s full potential:
Further-developing leadership and culture
Optimising overall results with AI:
Focusing AI on what truly drives performance
Shortening time to market:
Achieving faster and more reliable market readiness through systems engineering expertise
Typical forms of collaboration include:
– Direct collaboration with executives
– Workshops and team‒based processes
– Moderated executive management meetings
– Implementation support
– Interim management
Dr. Thomas Hott
Founder & Director
Strategic Excellence – Operational Excellence – Innovation Excellence
Ivo van Dimitrov
Managing Partner
Commercial Strategy
Paul Horstink
Partner
Strategic Excellence – Operational Excellence
Peter Wyden
Partner
Strategic Excellence
Paul Seifriz
Partner
Operational Excellence
– TOC Implementation Expert –
Pascal Lütolf
Partner
Strategic Excellence
Marc Weber
Partner
Innovation Excellence
Marius Ernst
Partner
Strategic Excellence
Joas Fischer
Partner
Strategic Excellence
– Hear the young voice! –
Our selected specialist partner
For the topic «Clarity in People-Related Decisions», we work in partnership with MAIER FENDLER CONSULTING GmbH,
whose clear principles, professional depth and practice-proven methods perfectly complement our own services.
"Times are changing, maintain control!"
Dr. Thomas Hott
Founder & Director
Testimonials
"In the Zug Entrepreneur Boards, I experienced a highly creative exchange among business leaders. The combination of individual 1:1 sparring, professional facilitation and qualified peer feedback created clear added value. Away from daily operations, I gained valuable insights through reflection on myself and my business."
"Under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Hott, the Zug Centre for Leadership & Management and the Zug Entrepreneur Boards offer an exceptional platform for personal development and for tackling entrepreneurial challenges – an absolute must for any entrepreneur in the region!"
"The 1:1 Sparring with Dr. Thomas Hott has profoundly changed both my company and myself – for the better!"
"The 2.5-day Leadership as a Catalyst – Employees as Shapers workshop with Dr. Thomas Hott was a great success. As a result, we see increased dynamism and a stronger sense of responsibility across all leadership levels. Our high expectations for the training were fully met!"
"In the Zug Entrepreneur Boards, I experienced a highly creative exchange among business leaders. The combination of individual 1:1 sparring, professional facilitation and qualified peer feedback created clear added value. Away from daily operations, I gained valuable insights through reflection on myself and my business."
"Under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Hott, the Zug Centre for Leadership & Management and the Zug Entrepreneur Boards offer an exceptional platform for personal development and for tackling entrepreneurial challenges – an absolute must for any entrepreneur in the region!"
Dr. Thomas Hott
My extensive experience in the two very different worlds – large‒scale research and business – with their often diametrically opposed approaches and values, has taught me to think unconventionally and to identify causes and solutions while others are still debating the symptoms.
These are capabilities I apply with genuine enthusiasm for the benefit of my clients.
What makes my professional background so distinctive is that I spent over 18 years in senior roles within majotrresearch organisations – including CERN in Geneva and DESY in Hamburg – and have now been working for 14 years in the private sector, specifically in management and technology consulting across Engineering, Life Sciences and IT.
Contact
A central meeting place in the
canton of Zug
We are located in the BusinessPark Zug. There are plenty of guest parking spaces in front of and next to the building.
Zuger Zentrum für Leadership & Management
Sumpfstrasse 26, 6312 Steinhausen (ZG)
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