Questions and answers

The German word “Erfolgsucher” translates into “Success Seeker”. We appeal to people and organisations that actively seek success and have a “why not?” mentality. We want to bring adventure and the courage to take (controlled) risks back into the office with the Success Trail.

The opposite of a Success Seeker is a Failure Seeker with a strong “yes, but” mentality.

“Success Seeker” can of course also be written with 2 “s”. The following rule applies to us: if several spellings are correct, we always opt for the shorter and simpler variant.

Success Seeker is generally suitable for companies (small, medium, large) and organizations (associations, chambers of commerce, municipalities, etc.) of all kinds. Based on the philosophy, customers should cultivate a “modern image of man” and strive to act entrepreneurially. The offer is probably best suited to progressive SMEs or medium-sized companies.

We want a language that is simple and understandable, does not exclude anyone and is personal. Therefore:

• we avoid anglicisms and technical terms as much as possible
• Let’s limit ourselves to a simple vocabulary
• we refrain from using genders
• we use the you-form

For us, it goes without saying that we always address Success Seekers, Partners, Tour Guides, Implementers, etc. as well.

We are convinced that simple language is the best way to involve everyone. Among other things, we want to explicitly address people who are not academics, for whom German is not their mother tongue and who do not (want to) know the usual buzzwords.

Success Seeker and consulting are not mutually exclusive. Success Seeker is also a (special) form of consulting.

Your advantages over traditional consulting are that you:

• can start immediately
• think more for yourself
• can involve all employees more easily
• be more efficient
• the success of independent
• remains more independent
• Saves costs

However, the Success Seeker system also has its limits, of course. Good advice can provide very good support here, including during implementation.

It is recommended to take advantage of any advice following a Success Trail. You start at a much higher level, can choose your advice better and don’t pay for things you already know.

Going it alone and Success Seeker are not mutually exclusive, but complement each other. After all, our aim is to promote the principle of helping people to help themselves.

Advantages over going it alone are that you:

• Saves time for complex planning
• easier to take all employees with you
• is guaranteed to be very systematic
• Avoid tripping hazards more safely
• be more efficient
• receives many new impulses and inspirations for success

We are convinced that with Success Seeker you will significantly improve your cost-benefit ratio.

External training and Success Seeker are not mutually exclusive, but complement each other. Success Seeker is also a form of external training.

The advantages over traditional external training are that you:

• give all employees a chance to participate
• promotes the team culture in the company
• focus on “success” and not on “CAS points” or a certificate
• all learning always relates to your own company
• all knowledge transferred directly to the company
• can exchange confidential information with each other

However, the Success Seeker system also has its limits, of course. We recommend that you take advantage of any external training following a Success Trail. You start at a much higher level, can choose your training better and don’t pay for things you already know.

Success Seeker takes effective corporate development to a whole new level thanks to digital transformation.

The system takes care of all the time-consuming processes of planning, initiation, documentation, structuring, pre-prioritization and evaluation. You can get started right away and contribute to success anytime, anywhere.

The structure of the Success Trail ensures that you don’t forget anything essential and always stay on track. You avoid wasting time and resources on unprepared meetings and participants.

Through the integration of all know-how carriers and the independent discussion, everyone takes a seat in the “driver’s seat”. If you drive yourself instead of just being a passive passenger, you make completely different progress in your development. Management decisions become more comprehensible and are better supported.

You bring about success yourself – and not because of third parties. By using simple language, avoiding method battles and anglicisms, and having a consistent “common thread” throughout, you will all be able to repeat the process naturally at a higher level at any time.

All in all, this is at least 10 times faster, 80% more efficient and three times more sustainable than conventional methods.

As crazy as it may sound. We believe that our system makes systematic corporate development much more human. 

People who are introverted, for example, have little professional experience, are not “external”, do not have a management function, etc., are often heard far too rarely. And this despite the fact that they (can and want to) contribute a great deal to success. Success Seeker, on the other hand, allows everyone to contribute and prove themselves. Right from the start.

And even if it were possible to involve all employees in the conventional way, it would be very time-consuming and in many cases unproductive. Meetings the size of a UN General Assembly develop their own dynamic (“many cooks spoil the broth”). Success Seekers, on the other hand, challenge everyone and the result is better with more or many participants.

In our view, Success Seeker makes corporate development much more “human” than it is in reality today.