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  • How companies build trust in crises

    Crises promote psychological stress and existential fears among employees. Is my job secure? Can I feed my family? What if costs continue to rise? How can I manage it all? To meet their employees' increased need for security while still promoting personal responsibility, companies should build a resilient culture of trust.

    EthicsSimone Belko8 minutes

  • Digital resilience: these tips will make you digitally fit

    The German economy is threatening to fall into recession. Digital resilience and targeted advice for efficient online marketing can help companies survive times of crisis and emerge stronger from them. In this technical article, you will learn what strategies are available and what companies can specifically do to become more digitally resilient.

    MarketingHartmut Deiwick5 minutes

  • World Trade Suffers - Can Automation Help?

    While the world from the U.S. to China basks in record temperatures, harried citizens can at least look forward to the inevitable end of summer and the arrival of the misty, fruitful autumn. Unfortunately, no such relief is in sight for the global economy.

    Markets & IndustryTradeshift4 minutes

  • How digitization helped us during the last recession

    We are currently facing another crisis - perhaps even a full-blown recession. The (unfortunately) common means of cutting costs and laying off employees won't get you very far. What helps is to know the bottleneck of the company and to align the management to it - only (and really only) this way you can raise the crucial reserves. In the article, I explain 10 fundamental lessons that got me and my team through the crisis of 2008.

    TrendsWolfram Müller9 minutes

  • How companies invest well in times of crisis

    "Never let a good crisis go to waste." This sentence, addressed by former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to then U.S. President Barack Obama, makes it clear that crises are not only a threat, but also offer special opportunities. Crises can expose weaknesses in companies that were not visible in good times or whose elimination was not important. A sense of urgency is created to address large and small change processes. Changes in markets and customer needs also create new opportunities for growth. Unique opportunities arise to make targeted investments in the future.

    StrategyDr. Marcus Liehr11 minutes

  • 3 Basics for good and active crisis communication

    It feels like the crises are multiplying like the heads of the Hydra in the Greek myth: For every head that is cut off, two new ones appear. Signs of fatigue are understandable in such situations, but it is precisely then that united forces would be put to good use. How can I, as a manager, mobilize energies now?

    Internal CommunicationCorinna Hischke4 minutes