The key to stakeholder engagement is to seek to understand before being understood. As NATO's Information Technology and Communications agency's Stakeholder Engagement Executive Coordinator, the author has successfully applied this principle for more than 20 years. Decision-making in uncertain and volatile environments requires reliable real-time data, and the author emphasizes that the focus should be on the needs and pains of decision-makers rather than technical details. The article suggests a shift from mechanical management to a more human approach to stakeholder management. The article suggests mapping stakeholders to prioritize engagement efforts and understand their motivations in order to manage stakeholders effectively.
This article is about the remote work offered by companies. We look at the topic from different angles and show why more and more companies are opting for remote work, based on studies. Learn how remote work influences employer attractiveness and what framework conditions need to be created in order to successfully switch to remote work. I'll also give you an insight into a variant that will be used by many companies in 2023.
Discussions should be objective and professional, but also honest and open. Because anyone who thinks that a company can get by without conflicts and tensions is barking up the wrong tree. On the contrary, stink is often the basis of successful teamwork and the management must also recognize this!
Project execution requires the collaboration of multiple people with different skills and experience. In order to complete the project effectively and successfully, these individuals must be assigned to specific roles within the project team. In this article, I would like to discuss the most important roles in complex digitization projects.
Do they feel the bottleneck, the so-called "bottle neck"? Pressure at the top from management, pent-up frustration among employees. The tighter the bottleneck of overburdened management and stressed employees, the less you will get relief and open space for redesign. The 4 steps of the Bottle Neck Expansion Chain can help.
In times of high turnover in the workforce and a shortage of skilled workers, it is becoming increasingly important to keep the right employees in the company. One concept for retaining employees is the Employee Experience. This article explains what Employee Experience actually is and how you can improve it in your own company.
"Knowledge is power" has always been the case. Thanks to technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and many more, it is possible to manage the mountains of data and make knowledge truly retrievable.
Marketing and sales are like cats and dogs. But it doesn't have to be that way. Marketing and sales are two important functions in any business. When they work together, they can form an effective team that helps the company succeed. This article explains how to foster collaboration and align the systemic framework for the purpose of creating value.
The number of knowledge workers in companies has been increasing for years. Knowledge workers require different tools and information bases to work efficiently than traditional employees. As more and more employees move toward knowledge-based work, this article addresses the overall shift in the workforce.
This article is about corporate influencers in employer branding - in other words, how you can use brand ambassadors in your company to strengthen the employer brand. I have summarized my five tips for the first steps for you in this article.
In companies, more and more employees are sitting at their computers and becoming so-called knowledge workers. These are employees who generate added value not through physical work, but through intellectual work. For these employees, it is elementary to be able to access the company's know-how quickly and efficiently in order to generate corresponding added value.