Listen. See. Act.
Some of the most complex business problems aren't solved by doing more, but by understanding where to take action.
I look beyond the symptoms to understand how the company creates value and where targeted action can unlock more of it, without unnecessary disruptions, and where targeted action can unlock value while preserving what already works.
I have managed companies: an agro-industrial cooperative with 760 members, the Swiss subsidiary of a multinational corporation, and a company in which I held a 51% stake. I work with owners and CEOs during periods of change.
When you need a strategic partner
Bringing structure to the strategic thinking that guides decisions
Strengthening coordination and the quality of decisions
Bring high-level decision-making leadership flexibly
The leverage point
I look for the leverage point: where a targeted intervention can generate disproportionate value relative to the effort. It can be commercial, technological, organizational, operational, or economic, and often emerges from the interdependencies among these areas. I believe in targeted change: preserving what works, addressing what limits value, and building solutions that the organization can sustain.
- Business: Business Model, Value Creation, Growth, and Profitability
- Technology: Products, digitalization, and new business models
- Organization: Structure, workflows, people, and execution,
- Market: Customers, channels, positioning, and geographical expansion
- Artificial Intelligence: Through AI I help bridge the gap in specialized expertise, caused e.g. by the retirement of experienced professionals, in the sectors where I have direct experience and beyond. I also leverage opportunities that would not exist through human effort alone. The goal is to make specialized expertise more accessible within the organization and to empower the people who use it.
When everything is urgent, making good decisions becomes good planning.
Caecilie Hechtel, Strategic Partner for Growth and Market Development
Jour Fixe in practice
Listen.
Jour Fixe starts by listening to the people involved in the decisions and the context in which they operate. This listening is aimed at bringing out what really matters: priorities, tensions, responsibilities, and the implications of choices.
See.
Listening translates into clarity about the purpose of decisions, possible alternatives, and consequences over time. Seeing clearly allows key figures to align themselves, take responsibility, and make decisions methodically.
Act.
Seeing clearly translates into action when decisions are ready to be implemented in everyday work. At Jour Fixe, action stems from decisions that are solidly constructed and shared, capable of standing the test over time.
Turnkey projects
Projects with defined objectives and scope: market development, business model and value proposition, organizational assessment, and AI-enabled solutions.
If you have time, reflect for 5 minutes. If you don't have time, reflect for an hour.
Jour Fixe was born precisely from this idea: to create a regular one-hour space to think and decide methodically, when complexity makes it impossible to do so alone.