Clarity is the fuel for new growth. We decode the black box that is China and give you an objective view of the status quo – discreetly and without impacting your day-to-day business.

Your focus is on the domestic market. Current pressures are tying up your capacity here. But the rules of the game in the Far East have changed radically. China is now acting even faster in the information vacuum.

• You sense that transparency is declining.
• Local management makes decisions without feedback.
• Strategic decisions are based on unclear visibility.

It’s not that you lack a sense of responsibility. It’s that there isn’t enough time for a precise diagnosis. This situation, 8,000 km away, is a risk that is coming to a head. Take advantage of our 20 years of experience in and with China. We provide you with the facts for the new reality.

Our Steinkellner CPC is the compact initial diagnosis for your China-related business. It quickly provides transparency regarding performance, management structure, and risks, creating a sound basis for management and investment decisions. In a strategic plausibility check, we compare your financial indicators, HR structure, and subjective assessment with the current realities of the Chinese market.

• Objective view from the outside: We break through internal operational blindness and identify discrepancies. This allows you to see where your internal reports do not correlate with local market dynamics.
• Early warning system: We identify structural risks at management level (HQ loyalty vs. local autonomy) that often remain invisible in standard reports. This enables you to avoid costly mistakes and strategic crises before they arise.
• No operational burden: We work silently and non-invasively in the background. Your resources are conserved. Your China organization remains undisturbed—no unnecessary disruption to the system.
• No operational burden: We work silently and non-invasively in the background. Your resources are conserved. Your China organization remains undisturbed—no unnecessary disruption to the system.
• Decision certainty in 14 days: Our final CPC report is not a graveyard of data, but a reliable second opinion for your decision-making bodies. The focus is on maximum clarity, not on the amount of text.

Your effort: CPC deliberately conserves your capacities.
You only need to provide a few clearly defined core parameters. You can simply delegate prepared working documents to the relevant departments and responsible persons. We deliberately avoid time-consuming workshops or internal coordination loops. This ensures high informative value with minimal use of resources.

The China Performance Check is backed by over 20 years of solid operational experience. As an active project manager and external consultant, Manfred Steinkellner has supported numerous medium-sized companies in their strategic steps in the Far East. He has gained a deep understanding of the mechanisms at work there. He knows the typical weak points, the paralyzing decision-making dilemmas, and those hidden inefficiencies that often remain invisible in standard reports.

Manfred Steinkellner is not looking for short-term mandates. He forms loyal, transparent alliances for success. His goal is to empower decision-makers who want to not only manage in China, but also actively and confidently shape the country. He provides you with a perspective that is often lost internally: objective, experienced, and radically honest.