Mateus Quelhas on Middle Management Barriers and Tailored Business Transformation Strategies

Mateus Quelhas on Business Transformation and Middle Management Barriers

In Episode 39 of The Business Transformation Podcast, we sit down with Mateus Quelhas, a globally respected academic and practitioner in innovation management and business processes. With decades of experience and a portfolio of over 150 companies across 6-7 countries, Mateus brings a wealth of knowledge to the conversation.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The six types of business transformation.
• Why geographic location, headquarters, and culture awareness are crucial but often overlooked.
• The 'middle management squeeze' and how it serves as the biggest barrier to successful transformation.
• Why chasing a 'silver bullet' leads to failure, and the importance of embracing flexibility, iteration, and testing.
• Mateus’s 4-step transformation approach tailored to specific challenges.

About Mateus Quelhas

Mateus Quelhas is a renowned professor in innovation management and business processes, as well as a seasoned practitioner with decades of experience in business transformation. He has helped over 150 companies across 6-7 countries navigate the challenges of innovation and organisational change.

Mateus is uniquely positioned at the intersection of academia and practice, combining theoretical expertise with real-world application. He emphasises the significance of cultural and geographic awareness in business transformation and identifies middle management as a key bottleneck that requires innovative solutions.

His expertise spans six distinct types of business transformation, and he advocates a flexible, iterative 4-step methodology tailored to each organisation’s unique needs. Mateus’s groundbreaking insights have earned him recognition as a leader in his field, inspiring businesses to overcome barriers and achieve lasting success.