14 | Management Consulting Awards 2024 Most Innovative Strategic Advisory & Management Consulting Firm 2024 – Switzerland Established in 2016, Oaswiss AG is leading the market with its unique strategy geared towards operational transformation. The company’s illustrious network and expertise lie predominantly within the finance and insurance sectors, with an emphasis on Switzerland, but also extend to Western Europe and the US. Though Oaswiss AG has specialty areas of focus, the company’s reach is expansive due to its proprietary methodology that is industry agnostic, making it accessible and applicable to any business, regardless of region. Hailed for its consulting prowess, Oaswiss AG acts as an accelerator, advisor, and hands-on executor to drive transformation, providing management consulting and advisory services that support startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises’ entrance into the Swiss market. “We always work with full transparency to our customers and look for innovative solutions by adopting proven concepts and methodologies to meet our customers’ needs,” Reto tells us. “To be impactful, consultants or advisors must excel in leadership, which also means that we strive to be tender on people and tough on results.” Committed to delivering the highest standards of service, Oaswiss AG has developed its copyrighted accelerated, risk-based transformation methodology, or ART©. ART© is designed to facilitate and accelerate operational transformation as an iterative process with a risk-based methodology and by adopting established concepts such as underwriting appetite in insurance, operational risk methodologies, or investment strategies. “By moving from a culture of failure to a risk culture, we identify transformation risks that have the potential to slow down, disrupt or even stop the process,” explains Reto. “From there, we monitor those risks and eliminate or continuously mitigate them by partnering with the company’s leadership and ecosystem.” Recognising the competitive pace of the consulting industry, Oaswiss AG closely follows emerging trends, both within its industry and the technological sphere. The company prefers to follow the pace of its clientele, not acting as a pacesetter but rather in cooperation with the goals and anticipated speed of each client. This approach enables Oaswiss AG to remain client-centric, driven by innovation and problem-solving. Of course, in the age of rapidly advancing technology, it is crucial that leaders remain adaptive and flexible in the face of change. This is especially true for the digitisation of the consulting industry, which has seen a significant shift in recent years. Whilst digitisation is not new, the process has reached an unprecedented dynamic driven by the myriads of new opportunities provided by artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. In fact, most of Oaswiss AG’s mandates include digitalisation, either as a driver, catalyst, or enabler. Reto tells us that digital options must become a part of each leader’s toolbox in response to the change. Rather than merely placing the tools within their toolboxes, Oaswiss AG will empower leaders by teaching them how and when to use such tools. “There is a significant gap between new opportunities seeded by tech companies and results harvested by their customers. There are many reasons, but it always boils down to people who have to accept, embrace and drive change. Even top leaders need to be led through this process. This is not limited to your company; it addresses your whole ecosystem.” The company is steadfast in its belief that enhanced leadership is the key to establishing strategic priorities and wellpreparing companies to act and respond to challenges. The company emphasises that leaders must be adaptable and open to embracing change in order to truly succeed in this climate. Many leaders focus on enhancing their companies with short-term initiatives, but neglect to consider their longterm strategies for success. “To make transformation an exothermic and not an endothermic reaction, you always need a significant amount of activation energy,” Reto explains. “This energy has to come from leadership by setting the framework, by coaching and motivating people, and last but not least, by acting as a catalyst and dealing with issues as they arise or escalate. To help the business in the long-term, focus, discipline, and strategic alignment has to quickly follow and must be led by example.” It is exactly this level of profound understanding, coupled with an innovative transformation methodology unmatched by competing consultants, that has enabled Oaswiss AG to surpass industry standards and establish itself as the Most Innovative Strategic Advisory and Management Consulting Firm 2024 – Switzerland. Contact: Reto Schlaepfer Company: Oaswiss AG Web Address: https://www.oaswiss.com/ Located in Zurich, Oaswiss AG is a leading provider of strategic advisory and management consulting as well as business development services. Also recognized for its unmatched transformation methodology ART©, Oaswiss AG has been named in the prestigious Management Consulting Awards 2024. Following this achievement, we speak with Co-Founder and CEO of the company, Reto Schlaepfer.
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