Dr. Michael Hirt

"I am delighted about our highly productive cooperation over the last eight years and would like to thank you for your pragmatic, fast, results-oriented and highly effective consulting in that period. You have demonstrated extremely high versatility and flexibility, by quickly understanding and helping to tackle new challenges and topics in the fields of strategy development and implementation, team building, conflict management and resolution, executive coaching and executive training… Mehr anzeigen

"I am delighted about our highly productive cooperation over the last eight years and would like to thank you for your pragmatic, fast, results-oriented and highly effective consulting in that period. You have demonstrated extremely high versatility and flexibility, by quickly understanding and helping to tackle new challenges and topics in the fields of strategy development and implementation, team building, conflict management and resolution, executive coaching and executive training, thereby helping us to resolve them quickly and effectively and creating extremely high value for our organization. Across all projects you have demonstrated high intellectual and ethical integrity, a good sense of humor and a clear business and practice orientation, which made your one of the best consultants I have worked with in my entire career. I Look forward to our continued cooperation!" Weniger anzeigen

„Thank you very much for the excellent cooperation in the last years! You and your team have succeeded to develop and deliver trainings perfectly geared towards the requirements of a global corporation with consistent performance in high quality, internationally and multilingually. I want to specifically note your well-founded and action-oriented approach, your global outlook and your capability to always adjusts the individual training sessions or workshops to the local and cultural… Mehr anzeigen

„Thank you very much for the excellent cooperation in the last years! You and your team have succeeded to develop and deliver trainings perfectly geared towards the requirements of a global corporation with consistent performance in high quality, internationally and multilingually. I want to specifically note your well-founded and action-oriented approach, your global outlook and your capability to always adjusts the individual training sessions or workshops to the local and cultural requirements. You have made an important contribution to the worldwide talent development of BSH Home Appliances Group!“ Weniger anzeigen

"Thank you for leading the excellent JEP Working on Development Workshop in Singapore! The Workshop was successfully completed with the participants providing positive feedback after the workshop. The participants have been impressed by your expertise, the insights, and the applicable lessons imparted. Thank you for helping BSH Singapore to be more successful in the very competitive Asian market. We look forward to working again with you!"

"Thank you very much for your energizing Keynote Speech „Instructions for the Management-Revolution“ for more than 200 Baxalta executives and managers! Your views challenged the status-quo and have given the managers an impetus to think about their own contribution in creating and sustaining an innovative, high-performance organization. It was a pleasure to work with you in the preparation and realization of the event and we look forward to other opportunities for working together."

"Michael Hirt worked with me on a strategic project which was of critical importance to the company. His fresh energetic style brought new insight and analysis to the project and was a major contributing factor to the outcome."

"Thank you very much for the excellent preparation and facilitation of the workshop with of our management board to identify the learnings and action points from our culture survey! Your structured and disciplined approach to facilitating the workshop has helped the board immensely to identify the key action points from the employee survey and to transfer them into a concrete implementation plan. I also want to thank you very much for your excellent design and facilitation of the workshop with… Mehr anzeigen

"Thank you very much for the excellent preparation and facilitation of the workshop with of our management board to identify the learnings and action points from our culture survey! Your structured and disciplined approach to facilitating the workshop has helped the board immensely to identify the key action points from the employee survey and to transfer them into a concrete implementation plan. I also want to thank you very much for your excellent design and facilitation of the workshop with our extended management team! With your high results orientation, pragmatism, experience and versatility, you have been able to quickly tackle new challenges and situations in the context of the different organizational challenges which occurred over the course of our working relationship and have thereby proven to be an extremely valuable and helpful resource. I look forward to our continued cooperation." Weniger anzeigen

"Your English and German Keynote Speeches were the highlights of our Global Shop Marketing Meetings and an inspiration for our top management, as well as our managers and participating employees. We truly enjoyed the clear and humorous way you presented the topic. With your pragmatism and focus on implementation, you have infected our managers and employees and motivated them to take action."

"I consulted Michael to help me in developing dissemination strategies for a new technology that was being developed over a couple of years and was then ready to be rolled-out globally at Harman Automotive Division. However, due to the new, revolutionary approach of that technology there were a couple of internal barriers and blocking factors to hop on the train. Michael very successfully helped to quickly identify and understand those barriers and to develop a highly efficient strategy to… Mehr anzeigen

"I consulted Michael to help me in developing dissemination strategies for a new technology that was being developed over a couple of years and was then ready to be rolled-out globally at Harman Automotive Division. However, due to the new, revolutionary approach of that technology there were a couple of internal barriers and blocking factors to hop on the train. Michael very successfully helped to quickly identify and understand those barriers and to develop a highly efficient strategy to significantly improve acceptance of the new paradigm in product development. I can highly recommend Michael as an efficient consultant if you are faced with challenging situations in technology development processes." Weniger anzeigen

"Thank you for your inspiring, entertaining and action-oriented keynote speech and workshop. The feedback from the participants was extremely positive and, in particular, they were very impressed by the practicality and immediate applicability of your approaches. You have brought a significant motivational boost and we are already seeing the high impact of your work in the form of tangible results!"

"I had the pleasure to work with Michael over a period of more than 2 years, on a number of strategic projects during my tenure as CEO of Matrixware. His advice was clear, practical and to the point. He has helped the board to make better decisions and to execute them effectively. His recommendations were based on state-of-the-art methods and validated by sound business judgement. I can highly recommend him, if you need fast, high-quality results with a strong positive impact on the performance… Mehr anzeigen

"I had the pleasure to work with Michael over a period of more than 2 years, on a number of strategic projects during my tenure as CEO of Matrixware. His advice was clear, practical and to the point. He has helped the board to make better decisions and to execute them effectively. His recommendations were based on state-of-the-art methods and validated by sound business judgement. I can highly recommend him, if you need fast, high-quality results with a strong positive impact on the performance of your organisation." Weniger anzeigen

"Dr. Michael Hirt is an exceptional consultant with focus on clear communication and processes. His ability to analyse and structure even the most complex situations and focus on business goals is outstanding. He respects individuals, stays human in the most stressful situations and is fun to work with."

"I have worked with Michael at Matrixware GmbH, a hightech startup in the Information Technology industry, where he was (acting as) the COO of the company. Michael (and his team) was mainly in charge of developing and optimizing business processes. He was also responsible for organizing and driving strategy meetings, for orchestrating management meetings, for assessing financial and business status of potential partners, and for implementing a public funding strategy. Michael is a deep and… Mehr anzeigen

"I have worked with Michael at Matrixware GmbH, a hightech startup in the Information Technology industry, where he was (acting as) the COO of the company. Michael (and his team) was mainly in charge of developing and optimizing business processes. He was also responsible for organizing and driving strategy meetings, for orchestrating management meetings, for assessing financial and business status of potential partners, and for implementing a public funding strategy. Michael is a deep and quick thinker, thoroughly involved in his missions for the company. He brought to us his deep experience of managing organizational changes, in a fast-moving international context, acting with a lot of charisma and leadership but always very attentive to the opinions of his peers and to reinforcing the team spirit. Michael is a great professional, he speaks fluently German, English, and French, and always keep a place for humor, even in stressfull situations. It was really a great experience to work with him and I'm sure that it will be the same for whoever will have the same opportunity." Weniger anzeigen

"I want to thank you very much for your highly effective coaching. Your practical no-nonsense approach has made a positive impact on me both professionally and personally. Your way of executive coaching and development is honest, straightforward, positive, and purposeful. Your tools and content are excellent and you care deeply about helping your clients to improve. You have helped me to become a more effective leader. I look forward to our next collaboration."

"We would like to thank you for sharing your expertise about innovation as key function with the management team of the Montana Group. We very much enjoyed your motivating keynote speech which was thought provoking and a highlight of this year’s international strategy meeting. You impressed both the CEOs as well as the Senior Managers with your ability to challenge and inspire the attendees by your speech and the following workshop and we appreciated that you were able to keep the entire… Mehr anzeigen

"We would like to thank you for sharing your expertise about innovation as key function with the management team of the Montana Group. We very much enjoyed your motivating keynote speech which was thought provoking and a highlight of this year’s international strategy meeting. You impressed both the CEOs as well as the Senior Managers with your ability to challenge and inspire the attendees by your speech and the following workshop and we appreciated that you were able to keep the entire programme within the time frame given in advance. We thank you very much for your professional approach and excellent cooperation!" Weniger anzeigen

"It was a pleasure to work with you in reviewing and redefining our corporate and business unit strategies. The results of the consulting project with your firm have helped us to make significant progress towards the achievement of our business and shareholder goals. You worked together with us to create practical, "real-world" strategic actions that deliver tangible value, based on a pragmatic, but thorough review and assessment of our options. Also, we highly appreciate your skill and… Mehr anzeigen

"It was a pleasure to work with you in reviewing and redefining our corporate and business unit strategies. The results of the consulting project with your firm have helped us to make significant progress towards the achievement of our business and shareholder goals. You worked together with us to create practical, "real-world" strategic actions that deliver tangible value, based on a pragmatic, but thorough review and assessment of our options. Also, we highly appreciate your skill and helpfulness in appropriately integrating our key managers into the consulting process and making sure that they are really on board and well-aligned for its successful implementation. Our association with HIRT&FRIENDS has provided us with an excellent return on our consulting investment."
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"Michael Hirt’s Sales and Marketing approach should be compulsory for anybody selling to demanding clients in a tough competitive environment. He understands the keys to success in Marketing & Sales and delivers high-value, immediately actionable advice."

"It was a pleasure to have you with us as a Speaker at the Rotary Club of Changi in Singapore last night and I would like to thank you very much for your interesting and insightful speech! The audience was delighted to listen to you and very much appreciated that you customized your speech to the international environment in Singapore. Also, we all very much enjoyed your dry humor, that makes listening to you even more engaging. As I said last night, please do drop in whenever you are in town."

After taking his MBA at INSEAD where he graduated with distinction, Dr. Hirt was a consultant & project leader with The Boston Consulting Group from 1997 to 2001. In this time he has demonstrated excellent analytical and conceptual capabilities combined with exceptional leadership and client relationship skills. He has left The Boston Consulting Group by his own decision to pursue his vision to create his own business and has been successful in establishing HIRT&FRIENDS as a respected boutique… Mehr anzeigen

After taking his MBA at INSEAD where he graduated with distinction, Dr. Hirt was a consultant & project leader with The Boston Consulting Group from 1997 to 2001. In this time he has demonstrated excellent analytical and conceptual capabilities combined with exceptional leadership and client relationship skills. He has left The Boston Consulting Group by his own decision to pursue his vision to create his own business and has been successful in establishing HIRT&FRIENDS as a respected boutique consultancy that is now well positioned for substantial growth. As a Managing Director and member of BCG's Executive Committee I have a broad overview and deep insights in the skills and attitudes of consultants worldwide. I have rarely met an individual with such a highly developed commitment to serving others on the basis of the highest professional, ethical and personal standards." Weniger anzeigen