About Dr. Werner Boysen
System-oriented management consultant and interim manager
„What you want to ignite in others must burn in you.“
Aurelius Augustinus, Roman bishop and church teacher (354-430 n. Chr.)
As a graduate engineer in mechanical engineering with a focus on design and development, I was used to an assembling method of working from the component to the machine – until I got to know the other perspective in the complete vehicle test in the product development department of the Volkswagen Group, namely grace studies to assess the entire vehicle from the customer’s point of view. This experience opened my eyes to the great challenge of coordinated interaction between specialist departments.
Every project has its own nature. That’s why I involve proven experts in my projects, with whose support I can deliver exactly the benefits my clients need.
We are passionate about what we do and how we do it. We work in a focused way and communicate openly, clearly and relevantly. When we critically challenge established concepts and practices, we do so to truly find the best solutions – creatively and free from perceived ties. In our mandates, we place great emphasis on partnership with our clients. In this way, we not only achieve good results together, but the work is also fun for everyone involved.
My relation to cybernetics
During my doctorate in business administration, especially business informatics and information management, at WHU, I was introduced to the possibilities of cybernetics, the science of systems, by my doctoral supervisor and discovered cybernetic principles as interesting approaches to deal appropriately with dynamic-complex circumstances. Since then, I have developed and tested useful tools for application in business practice.
After 13 years of technical and managerial responsibility in industry, I became self-employed at the age of 40 as a management consultant and interim manager in order to bring my experience into companies and to further expand my knowledge across companies and sectors.
Companies are dynamic and complex systems whose functioning cannot be understood by classical methods alone. A balanced mix of classical and cybernetic methods is recommended in order to understand companies and manage them in a system-oriented way.
As a member of the umbrella organisation for German Interim Management (DDIM) and a member of the German Society for System Dynamics and the Society for Economic and Social Cybernetics (GWS), I bring both worlds together and thereby unlock stability, profitability and value.