Reinhard Messenböck is a member of the leadership team at Boston Consulting Group’s People & Organization and Operations practice areas. He is the worldwide leader for our work in change management and impact realization, including Smart Simplicity. Reinhard has been focused on cost & efficiency and excellence in support functions for over ten years.

Reinhard is also active within BCG Omnia, the firm’s data and software business unit, and serves as Omnia’s lead, responsible for the Business Transformation Product Suite, including Key and OrgBuilder. 

Reinhard is committed to helping leading organizations rethink the way they work, and has supported the design and implementation of many large-scale transformations. He makes simplification and change management a reality for his clients by ensuring that organizations focus their scope and minimize complicatedness to work as efficiently and effectively as possible. He has worked with clients in a range of industries, including logistics, food technology, mining, health insurance, and financial services. 

Reinhard was named Scientific Director at the Institute for International Strategic Management & Innovations (SMI) at SRH Berlin in 2016. Before joining BCG, he worked for an Australian consulting company specializing in turnarounds of small and medium-sized industrial goods companies across the world.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, chemical engineering, Imperial College London
  • MS, chemical engineering, Johannes Kepler University Linz
  • BS, economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz

Publications and Videos

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What Works—and What Doesn’t—in Transformation

Change is harder to implement than ever, but a new analysis highlights why some companies still manage to outperform the competition.
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How the Best Set Up Their Program Journey

Only a third of corporate transformations succeed, but two early decisions can help you buck the odds. A new BCG series, “Transformation Revisited,” shows how.
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The First 100 Days Make or Break Your Transformation

If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority. What do companies focus on in the critical early stages to ensure a successful transformation?
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Learn from the Best in Organizational Transformation

The pandemic is forcing companies to be more sure-footed in their change efforts. Here are insights from those that have succeeded.
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The Elements of a Good Change Management Function

This corporate function does best if it has the right amount of centralization and its role evolves during transformations.
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Remote Work Works—Where Do We Go from Here?

Assessing which roles are best suited to remote, onsite, or hybrid working models will help establish a long-term ambition for the future of work.
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Meetings and Email Are Here to Stay, So Make the Most of Them

High-performing companies make the most of these office mainstays by setting guidelines that help keep things as simple as possible.
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People Priorities in the Ramp-Up and Return to Work

Organizations can move out of their state of suspended animation and build a new compact based on trust with their employees.
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People Priorities for the New Now

The crisis is changing the way we work at lightning speed. To survive and thrive in the years ahead, companies will have to adapt and respond—and get started immediately.
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How Chief People Officers Flip the Odds in Transformation

Retaining talent, preserving company culture, and breaking down organizational silos are among the essential moves. Here’s our complete list.
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Are You Ready to Transform?

Change is hard, but readiness is all. Companies prepared to manage the leader, people, and program journeys can double their chances of success.
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The Four Traits of Successful Chief Transformation Officers

The odds are stacked against leaders who manage major organizational changes. But those who model the behaviors they seek and are persistent, hypervigilant, and flexible can improve their chances of success.
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