IMPACT CASE BRIEF
"Following our engagement with HiSolutions AG, their team won all four lots of a major German government contract, the full €150 million."
Corporate Challenges
Most organisations struggle because capability has not kept pace with growth.
As complexity increases, small weaknesses become costly. Decisions slow down. Priorities become unclear. Teams lose alignment. Good people work harder but achieve less.
Strong organisations rarely happen by accident. They are built by leaders who communicate clearly, make effective decisions, align teams around priorities, and create environments where people can perform at their best. When these capabilities are weak, performance suffers. When they are strong, organisations become more resilient, adaptable, and effective.
We work with leadership teams to strengthen exactly this: the systems and capabilities that turn strategy into execution.
Strategic Pillars
The four capability systems that drive organisational performance.
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Leadership & Capability
Leadership influences every aspect of organisational performance. This area focuses on helping leaders improve judgement, influence, accountability, presence, and execution in increasingly complex environments. The outcome is stronger leadership execution and greater organisational confidence.
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Strategic Communication
Communication is the mechanism through which leadership becomes action. This area strengthens how leaders communicate priorities, influence stakeholders, manage difficult conversations, and create alignment across teams, leading to greater clarity, stronger stakeholder engagement, and fewer execution breakdowns.
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Decision-Making & Alignment
Many organisations lose momentum because decisions are delayed, revisited, or inconsistently implemented. This area strengthens decision quality, decision speed, and organisational alignment around strategic priorities, leading to faster decisions and more consistent execution.
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Team Effectiveness & Culture
​Even highly capable individuals underperform when collaboration is weak and trust is low. This area focuses on the behaviours, structures, and leadership practices that improve collaboration, accountability, and organisational culture, leading to higher trust, stronger collaboration, and improved performance.
Operational Approach
We do not start with a programme. We start with questions.
Diagnostic I
"What is actually happening inside this organisation right now?"
Diagnostic II
"Where is the bottleneck, is it a system, a leadership gap, or both?"
Diagnostic III
"What is genuinely possible here if the right constraints were removed?"
Diagnostic IV
"Is this organisation built to handle what's coming next: growth, transition, scale, scrutiny?"
​Most organisations that reach out to us already sense the answer to one of these. They know something is not working as well as it should, but they are not always sure whether the cause is behavioural, structural, cultural, or some combination of the three.
We diagnose that specifically, then build the engagement around what we find: leadership development, executive coaching, communication training, culture and identity work, governance design, or structural systems, in whatever combination the organisation actually needs.
What we do not do is arrive with a fixed curriculum and apply it regardless of context. The work changes. The standard does not.
Strategic Outcomes
Organisations that strengthen these systems experience:
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Clearer leadership accountability & trust
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Stronger communication across systems
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Improved stakeholder engagement
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Faster, more execution-focused decisions
These improvements accumulate as better leadership habits, stronger systems, and clearer expectations become embedded.
Methodology
International standards.
Local context.
The frameworks we bring are grounded in international best practice, tested in high-performing organisations across Europe, Africa, and beyond. But we do not apply them generically. Every engagement begins with understanding the specific organisation, its culture, its market, its leadership challenges, and the specific gap between where it is and where it needs to be. This is the difference between an external provider that delivers a programme and leaves, and a partner that builds something that lasts.
Global Operations
Trusted by leading organisations globally.
CREATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS, GERMANY
Scholz & Friends
Scholz & Friends is one of Germany's leading advertising and communications agencies, operating across more than 40 countries as part of the VMLY&R network within WPP. Orankan worked with the People Development team at Scholz & Friends to strengthen the presentation and communication skills of their colleagues, improving confidence and capability in delivering engaging presentations both internally and to clients.
IT GOVERNANCE AND CONSULTING, GERMANY
HiSolutions AG
HiSolutions is a Berlin-based IT governance and consulting firm trusted by over 800 clients, including half of Germany's DAX30 companies and a majority of the country's leading financial service providers. Orankan delivered structured communication and leadership training for HiSolutions, blending theory with practical exercises that enabled their team to immediately apply new skills in high-stakes stakeholder environments.
FINANCIAL CONGLOMERATE, NIGERIA
Capitalfield Investment Group
Capitalfield Investment Group is a diversified Nigerian financial conglomerate with subsidiaries spanning microfinance banking, asset management, financial advisory, energy, and agro-allied services. Orankan partnered with Capitalfield to strengthen leadership, communication, and culture across a complex multi-entity organisation, beginning with an intensive engagement designed to build a shared professional standard across their teams, and laying the foundation for how the organisation communicates, leads, and performs going forward.
Case Study Focus
HiSolutions AG, Berlin, Germany
Communication and presentation training ahead of a major government contract bid
"The training sessions seamlessly blended theory with practical exercises, enabling our team to immediately apply their acquired skills to high-stakes stakeholder contexts."
— Martin Olesch, Senior Manager, HiSolutions AG, Germany
PART 01
The Situation
HiSolutions AG is one of Germany's leading IT governance and consulting firms. Ahead of a major German government contract bid worth €150 million across four lots, a cross-European team was assembled from Austria, Zurich, and Germany. Technical expertise was a given. The difference would be clarity under high-pressure presentation environments.
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The Engagement
​We delivered an intensive three-day communication and presentation programme tailored to the bid. The focus was on structuring complex messages, delivering with authority, maintaining composure, and defending the proposition in a high-stakes evaluation environment.
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PART 03
The Outcome
​Following the three-day intensive, HiSolutions won all four lots of the €150 million government contract.
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PART 04
What This Demonstrates
In highly competitive environments, communication and presence are decisive advantages. When leaders can structure ideas clearly and deliver them with authority under pressure, organisations win contracts they would otherwise lose.
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Impact Evidence
What leaders say about Orankan.
Scholz & Friends, Germany
"Working with Kunle resulted in a significant improvement in the presentation skills of our colleagues, empowering them to deliver compelling presentations both internally and to clients."
— Sabine Dittrich, Director, People Development, Scholz & Friends
HiSolutions AG, Germany
"The training sessions seamlessly blended theory with practical exercises, enabling our team to immediately apply their acquired skills to high-stakes stakeholder contexts."
— Martin Olesch, Senior Manager, HiSolutions AG
Capitalfield Investment Group, Nigeria
"What struck me immediately was how the training was structured, it was impossible not to participate. Every session drew you in. By the end I realised this wasn't just professional development, it was personally transformative. Practical, direct, and value-adding. One of the best programmes I have attended."
— Senior Leader, Capitalfield Investment Group, Nigeria
CLIENT ALIGNMENT
Who we work with.
Leadership teams navigating growth and complexity, founder-led organisations building management capability, organisations seeking stronger leadership consistency, businesses experiencing communication and alignment challenges, and teams that need execution to improve without increasing bureaucracy.
STRUCTURED ACTION
Ready to strengthen leadership capability across your organisation?
We begin with a confidential discussion to understand your current challenges, identify capability gaps, and determine the most effective path forward.