schneider + partners
“Eric Schneider acted like a 'Non-Executive Director' to us during his involvement with our Business Review and his insights and advice have advanced our business thinking significantly. The external review with Clients was extremely well received by them and highlighted some key areas to improve on. Eric has provided a well needed independent review of our business from top to bottom and it has been very enjoyable working with him. I would have no hesitation in recommending him".
Ian Craig, Evolve Consulting Engineers
When to use us
We can make a major difference both when things are going well and when significant challenges are being faced. So, consider us when you are …
“I used to have sympathy with the view that management consultants simply borrow your watch to tell you the time, only to walk off with it. My experience with Schneider + Partners has been very different. Eric borrowed my watch, told me why it was running slightly out, then gave it back - pointing out that with a bit of cleaning it would be worth more than I had thought possible. Schneider + partners gave my consultancy the kind of invaluable independent perspective that I hope we give to our clients"
Robert Smith, Jog Limited
How we work
We can work in differing roles and adapt our services to best suit your needs and the issues in question. This includes undertaking:
“With hindsight we should have appointed Schneider + Partners ten years earlier in our development cycle … Eric delivered insight, knowledge, financial acumen and, most important, intellectual challenge to the business planning process. The initial benefits are a practice reinvigorated, recharged and most importantly ambitious to face a new decade of challenge”
Mark Hobson, Maber Architects
advising on a range of management + strategic issues …
- branding
- business planning
- design management
- honing and managing creative teams
- improving performance
- managing for growth
- marketing / new business development
- merger management
- morale / team re-invigoration
- organisational / structure design
- product-service development
- roles + responsibilities
- senior team + individual development
- strategy + sub-strategy development
- succession planning
- team building
- total experience management
- vision + goal development
- …
we work with creatives of all types …
ADVERTISING + MARKETING AGENCIES
ARCHITECTS + INTERIOR DESIGNERS
ARTS ORGANISATIONS
DESIGNERS (of all kinds)
ENGINEERS
FASHION PROFESSIONALS
IT, SOFTWARE + WEB DESIGNERS
MEDIA ORGANISATIONS
MUSEUMS + GALLERIES
MUSICIANS
PERFORMING + VISUAL ARTS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PUBLISHERS + JOURNALS
THEATRES
…
We are a creative management consultancy
- a hybrid.
we specialise in advising creative organisations …
Building on Eric Schneider's roots as both a 'creative' and a management consultant, we have worked with over 200 creative and project based organisations, helping them - and the teams and individuals within them - to improve their performance and effectiveness.
seeking a structure that will more clearly reflect how you actually work
developing a new, coherent set of strategies and sub-strategies
wanting to positively stir things up
need to more effectively organise your people and/or activities
wanting the creative but challenging input of a non-executive type advisor
looking to hone and develop a unique consumer experience
reviewing your future vision + next steps
seeking to (re)gain a competitive or creative edge
interested in how your clients, staff, consultants, suppliers, et al really perceive you
feeling stale /
in need of re-energisation / rejuvenation
appointing senior individuals to new roles
with a new management team
thinking about succession
underperforming
- qualitatively or quantitively
experiencing a contentious issue that would be assisted by an independent overview
moving from one stage of development to the next
doing well, but know you could be doing even better
“I just thought you might like to know that Strides has got a new word doing the rounds: "Being Schneidered." It made me laugh. I want to become a word someday … Your presence has "unstuck" us and pushed us forward, for which I am extremely grateful. Thank you and well done. I hope you enjoyed the process, others certainly did.”
Elizabeth Kavanagh,
Head of HR, Stride Treglown
“Eric is the only businessman I have met who is also both a genuinely skilled and observant “creative” and an effective and gritty strategic consultant, able intelligently and articulately to evaluate the needs and objectives of others on their own terms, rather than simply by reference to himself … What I like about Eric is that he is prepared to get to the nuts & bolts; he can bring real rigour to the table. He can also be relied on to take a step back from time to time and try to lift one’s head up to the horizon that lies ahead”
Chris Agace, Chalk Hill.
Benefits
As creative management consultants with extensive experience of working with a broad range of creative organisations and individuals, we bring a number of benefits:
- We listen, research, analyse and think strategically, like management consultants
- We work holistically and creatively, like designers
- We are culturally attuned to working with creatives
- We are visually literate and design aware
- We are innovation orientated
- We advise on the management of both organisations and their creative assets
- We are consumer and stakeholder experience driven
- Our focus is on delivering solutions and results
- We come with an energising, creative and positively challenging approach
- We bring some unique perspectives in terms of how creative organisations can be more effectively organised and structured
Ultimately we know that we succeed by helping our clients achieve improved performance and results.
We will therefore only encourage you to undertake a project with us if we feel confident that we can add real value, ideally - where improved financial performance is the key issue - when we both believe that a minimum six to ten fold return on our consultancy fees may be possible.
Often we deliver much, much more.
HOW
WE WORK
CASE
STUDIES
Eric Schneider
BA(Econ) AAdipl MBA RIBA
looking to develop new business + marketing strategies
CONSULTANCY
Much of our work as consultants is strategic. Most involves an evaluation of the current situation, identifying and agreeing future objectives, developing strategies and tactics for achieving these, and working with a client to help manage the desired change.
RESEARCH
We also undertake research, usually of a qualitative nature, and have extensive experience of carrying out staff and consumer insight surveys as well as research into competitors and market opportunities.
COACHING + MENTORING
We work with individuals and teams to help them achieve their own - and the organisation's - full potential.
WORKSHOPS + AWAY DAYS
Both as part of our consultancy assignments and as standalone exercises we run workshops tailored to your needs, covering areas from sub-strategy development and innovation to managing the consumer .
NON-EXECUTIVE TYPE ROLE
Often our role is akin to that of a non-executive director - providing a creative contribution to the board by providing independent oversight and constructive challenge to the executive directors.