ExpertiseWorkforce Transformation

Preparing the workforce for the future

In today’s fast-moving business environment, companies face mounting challenges in effectively managing their workforce. Disruptions from technological advancements, economic shifts, and evolving workforce demographics demand a strategic, future-oriented approach to workforce transformation.

 

We guide organizations through the entire transformation journey — from strategy development and data-based workforce planning to informing stakeholders and negotiating with social partners and operational implementation in cooperation with the functional areas. This includes in particular supporting our customers with job cuts, carve outs and site closures - often while building up new skills in parallel.

 

Our approach integrates granular baselining, predictive workforce analytics, proven tools, and structured processes to ensure comprehensible, viable, fast, cost-effective and at the same time socially acceptable solutions and to relieve the burden on HR business partners/the organization. We steer the transformation process in close coordination with our clients and, if necessary, coordinate external service providers such as outplacement agencies/recruitment agencies, communications consultants and legal advisors.

 

By partnering with us, companies align their workforce with their business requirements, enhance workforce productivity, ensure cost efficiency and build resilience to remain competitive in an evolving market.

CLIENT STORIESLatest impact in Workforce Transformation

Client Story
December 2023
Global technology group
A global technology group was facing one of the world's largest restructurings: The company was active in over 100 countries, employed 90,000 internal and external staff, generated 14 billion euros in sales and had accumulated losses of over 6 billion euros in six consecutive years. In order to return to profitability, a restructuring program was set up together with the customer with the aim of saving EUR 1 billion and reducing the number of employees worldwide within a year. At the same time, it was decided to focus on one of two technology areas and to discontinue the second area.
Client Story
July 2023
International mobile provider
We successfully supported an international mobile provider by addressing all cost categories across its entire footprint.
Client Story
November 2021
Messe München
Messe München is a German exhibition company that has been hosting trade shows and events in Munich and worldwide for more than 50 years. The group generated record revenue of over €470 million in 2019.  We were mandated to guide the transformation, focusing on capacity adjustment and organizational structure.
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X"Our advisory approach ensures consequent workforce adjustments, balancing efficiency with empathy."

Dr. Gunnar Binnewies, Managing Director at Fortlane Partners

What's newLatest updates in Workforce Transformation

Videocast
Transformentors
February 2026
#06 Nadja Raiß, Partner for self-administration and restructuring, K&L Gates
In this episode of TRANSFORMENTORS®, Dr Gunnar Binnewies from Fortlane Partners and Nadja Raiß discuss a topic that many companies fear – but which also offers enormous strategic opportunities: self-administration as a conscious restart in times of crisis. When liquidity comes under pressure, markets collapse and traditional restructuring tools no longer work, management faces a key question: wait and see – or take action?This episode shows why self-administration is not a failure, but an active management decision that opens up scope for action, brings responsibility back to management and can build trust among stakeholders. The focus is on concrete practical experience from hashtag#restructuring and hashtag#insolvency proceedings, typical errors in thinking by decision-makers, special features of labour law, the role of professional communication in times of crisis, and the question of when self-administration makes sense – and when it does not. Open, realistic and without legal euphemisms. A must-read for managing directors, shareholders, advisory board members and executives who bear responsibility when the going gets tough.
Videocast
Transformentors
May 2025
#05 Andreas Martin, Managing Partner, GAULY Advisors
This episode of TRANSFORMENTORS® is all about the power of communication in change processes - and the balance that is needed to keep top performers on board during times of change. We talk about the power of strong narratives, communication as a leadership tool and how AI and consulting can become sparring partners.
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Brochure
January 2025
Checklist: Successful Workforce Transformation
The right workforce plays a key role in a company's future viability. Successfully implementing staff expansion, downsizing, restructuring or a combination of all three options is a complex challenge. Financing must be secured, business operations should continue as unaffected as possible and employees must be won over to the change. Here you will find the 9 most important steps for a successful workforce transformation!
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TransformentorsThe new videocast

This is where the transformation professionals have their say. In each episode you will receive exclusive business insights from decision-makers from business and society. They pass on their accumulated knowledge to you in a relaxed conversation. And provide insight into their very personal key moments. Follow our channel to never miss an episode again. (German language)

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contact the teamMeet our expert in Workforce Transformation

Dr. Gunnar Binnewies
Managing Director
Restructuring and Turnaround, Organizational Performance and People, Carve-out and PMI, Workforce Transformation, Healthcare and Life Sciences
Munich, Germany
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