Change management
& communication

Struggling with change & transformation? We help!

Our approach

Change Communication that Drives Results

We follow a proven process to ensure your transformation doesn’t just exist on paper. It becomes a journey that actively involves your leaders, employees, and stakeholders every step of the way.

  1. Understand Your Audiences and the “From–To” Journey: We help you develop a clear understanding of your diverse audiences, their needs, and their barriers to change. Using a “From” (current state) to “To” (desired state) logic, we cut through the clutter of opinions and perceptions to define a clear path forward.
  2. Craft a Change Strategy and Narrative: Together, we develop a change strategy, key concepts, and a solid plan. As experienced change managers, we know that inspiring storytelling and a clear link to your purpose must play a central role in any successful change process. If the narrative fails to resonate with leaders and teams, the entire change initiative can falter.
  3. Design Communications and Co-Manage Implementation: Based on the agreed narrative and key messages, we collaborate with your internal teams or other agencies to design effective communication formats and assets. We can also step in as needed to co-manage the change program alongside you, ensuring alignment and maintaining momentum throughout execution.
  4. Engage Leadership and Build a Growth Mindset: Because leadership buy-in is crucial for change, we place special emphasis on getting leaders on board. We enable and equip leaders to work with their teams in building the right growth mindset and behaviors needed to drive progress.
  5. Empower Employees through Participation: Employees should feel that change is happening for them and with them – not just to them. We have had great success engaging managers and employees across the organization as change ambassadors or catalysts to introduce new values, norms, and behaviors. This inclusive approach helps make the change meaningful at every level.
  6. Establish a Behavioral Framework and Unified Messaging: We help create a solid behavioral framework that links desired outcomes to the required mindset shifts and behaviors. This framework serves as a clear reference point for leaders, making progress measurable and tangible. In parallel, we ensure aligned messaging so that your organization speaks with one voice while still tailoring communications to different stakeholder groups. We balance both push and pull communication tactics to help you steer messaging across countries, functions, and business units.
  7. Provide One-Stop, Continuous Support: As a one-stop shop for change communication, we provide strategy, concepts, strategic sparring, and continuous hands-on support. We understand that change is not a sprint but a marathon – it requires sustained energy and the right partners by your side. We remain by your side with the expertise, commitment, and energy needed for the long haul.

Results to expect

When working with us you will find a true partner in change. You can expect a solid analysis of the different change audiences, a clear understanding of the change plan and impulses, a realistic communication plan and enabling tools and assets to support the company change. If a central push or a decentral movement – we bring ideas and operational experience to the table and help you shape the change sustainably.

Our client case highlights

Industry: Technology

Support in the development and roll-out of ABB‘s new operating system

Industry: Insurance

Development of change concept and communication for a new work pilot

Industry: Life Science

Concept for purpose and value refresh and activation

Want to dive deeper? Get in touch!

Dr. Niklas Schaffmeister

Managing Partner

Dr. Niklas Schaffmeister is one of the leading experts in strategy-driven (re)positioning and transformation of global brands. His focus lies on complex change processes in which brand strategy, organisation and corporate culture need to be realigned. For him, successful repositioning means not just a new market positioning, but a profound re-culturing within the organisation. A particular focus of his work is on the strategic challenges that arise when ambitious AI strategies collide with established corporate structures – and on how companies can bridge these transformation gaps.

With over 20 years’ experience, he has led international positioning, brand growth and transformation projects in sectors such as chemicals, automotive, retail, technology, consumer goods and financial services. His book “Brand Building and Marketing in Key Emerging Markets” (Springer) is regarded as a reference work for strategy-driven international brand building.

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Dr. Niklas Schaffmeister
Managing Partner

Carina Hauswald

Managing Partner

Carina has more than 20 years of experience working in and for large corporations around the world. Her expertise includes strategy development and purpose-driven brand management. She is particularly passionate about working with B2B brands in expanding business ecosystems on a mission to create true customer value.

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Carina Hauswald
Managing Partner

Simon Aschermann

Managing Partner

With more than 15 years of experience, Simon has advised companies ranging from publicly listed global market leaders to niche players and their executive leadership on all kinds of reputational matters. His expertise spans positioning strategies, corporate communications, brand management, marketing and organizational development. With a focus on reputation-critical turnarounds, strategy launches, executive positionings and market-driven thought leadership, he has worked in high-stake environments across B2C and B2B industries, helping clients turn their positioning into a real strategic advantage.

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Simon Aschermann
Managing Partner

Alexander Solms-Baruth

Strategy Director

With more than 8 years of experience in communications and marketing and with a special focus on digital, Alexander is a vital member of Globeone’s management team. In his Strategy Director role, he guides teams across industries and topics. Alexander is native English and leads our project hub in Washington.

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Alexander Solms-Baruth
Strategy Director