No time for leadership?
Challenges and solutions in times of change In today’s working world, leaders are faced with a multitude of challenges. Especially in times of rapid change, increasing regulations, automation, and digitalization, many find it difficult to devote sufficient time to what truly matters – leading their employees. Instead of focusing on strategic development processes, they often […]
Everyone is talking about AI: Will digitization and AI replace our jobs?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization are changing the world of work. Many are wondering: Will AI replace us? This concern is justified – because AI is considered a “disruptive technology” comparable to the introduction of the internet. It changes business models, automates processes and intervenes in existing job profiles. According to the current “Future of […]
In our company every department does its own thing, different rules apply everywhere – does that make sense?
CORPORATE CULTURE AND TEAMBUILDING Yes – and no: Team-specific rules shape identity and are therefore important for cohesion and the sense of belonging to the team. But like any identity, it is defines deferral of the environment. So YES, team-specific rules make sense as description of the quality of cooperation. “How shall we deal with […]
Two departments were put together – how can we make sure, that everybody supports the new strategy?
COMMITMENT TO A SHARED STRATEGY AFTER REORGANIZATIONS The combination of departments and other interventions in the structural and process organization – as self-evident, reasonable and logical as they may be – represent an immediate break in the working environment of those affected. To overcome this break, it is recommended to apply consistent and planned procedures […]
All of them are Top Sellers – but will they be good Leaders in Sales too?
SALES MANAGER Years of experience in working with sales organizations indicate that very few top sales people succeed in making the transition to become a good sales leader. The intentions of recruiting them are always comprehensible: the allocation with specific understanding in Sales, the opportuntity for the team to learn from the best, rewarding the […]
Employee surveys make sense – but will I be any wiser afterwards?
VALIDATION OF EMPLOYEE SURVEYS Asking employees for their opinion is a valuable and at the same time highly sensitive management intervention: being asked raises expectations that the answer will be taken into consideration. In addition, attention is drawn to the topic addressed. This can be utilized and should be taken into account when choosing the […]
We want a new appearance in the market – how can that work with our people?
STRATEGY-COMPLIANT MARKET APPEARANCE A new market appearance, making new brand values visible, also means to make the desired qualities visible in the people’s behavior. To turn all employees of a company from affected parties into involved parties – this can be achieved in two steps: 1. People want to know, what is expected of them! […]
Our development programs are good, but their implementation is not really taken seriously. How can we strengthen commitment and output?
IMPROVING OUTPUT It takes people’s personal motivation, their commitment, to show certain behaviors. However, to ensure that action is actually taken and output is generated, suitable framework conditions and the corresponding capabilities are required as a complement and basis. Strengthening output addresses exactly those two factors, which you can influence. Each of these points are […]