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• Digital innovation: ask your team to "destroy" the business model

  That the industry needs to drive digital innovation is clear. The question is how? A thought exercise can help to address the right issues - to "destroy" your own business model.

  Strategy / Vision•Mike Flache•27 Apr 2023•8 minutes

  

• Confrontation instead of cuddling - The right management of conflicts

  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!

  Culture•Barbara Wegmann•8 Mar 2023•4 minutes

  

• 4 steps to relieve management and eliminate the bottleneck

  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.

  Leadership & Management•Dr.Ursula Meyerhofer Fahlbusch•15 Feb 2023•8 minutes

  

• The big change is here: CEOs look to the future

  What do many business leaders think about the future of the global economy? The article offers some insights into the changes in the economic climate and the spreading geopolitical uncertainty.

  Markets & Industry•Tradeshift•15 Dec 2022•4 minutes

  

• 5 Hallmarks of Leading Through Difficult Times with Emotional Intelligence

  In today's VUCA world, how do you develop strong leadership skills? How do you build high-performing teams during challenging times in a working world characterized with uncertainty?

  Leadership & Management•Nadja El Fertasi•13 Dec 2022•10 minutes

  

• Giving better feedback and also improving mental health? - Science and kindness can help

  Business leaders have the ability to do great good or cause great harm to those who work for and with them. They can create an environment that leads to happier humans, or one in which human suffering is increased. That’s because the impact work has on our mental health is well-researched and documented. We know that certain actions can and do create happier or more miserable employees, and that employee satisfaction affects the bottom line.

  Leadership & Management•Farzad Khosravi•2 Dec 2022•9 minutes

  

• Under these circumstances, I strongly advise against digitization (which your consultant won't tell you)

  Digitalization entails risks. If you don't know or have a handle on these, I strongly advise against tackling digital transformation.

  Strategy / Vision•Francesco Fusaro•29 Nov 2022•8 minutes

  

• Innovation management according to ISO 56002

  ISO standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 are among the most popular management systems for companies worldwide. With the ISO 56000 family, the International Organization of Standards is currently introducing a new series for innovation management. This article explains the components of the standard, the benefits for companies, and the innovation management systems guide ISO 56002, which is at the heart of this series.

  Processes•Dr. Marcus Liehr•5 Sept 2022•9 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.

  Strategy•Dr. Marcus Liehr•8 Aug 2022•11 minutes

  

• Five theses for successful digital transformation

  The example of GKB shows well that a digital transformation is only successful if it is accompanied by a cultural transformation. GKB is the pioneer of digital transformation in the industry. And this is no coincidence. Rather, through a systematic development of leadership and culture, the bank has developed a commitment, trust and change capability that now enables it to implement digitalization at speed. This also shows that for successful digitization, no cultural measures can take effect as fringe or superficial ad hoc actions. Rather, digitization is only successful if it takes into account the deep structures of the company and goes beneath the surface. It is also important to strengthen the digital skills of employees. If all this happens, the digital transformation will quickly become a success. However, all companies that quickly "buy in" to a cultural transformation on the surface or with a few measures will not have this success. The decisive factor is a process of authentic transformation and the right cultural mindset in the company.

  Strategy / Vision•Prof. Dr. Heike Bruch•29 Jul 2022•10 minutes

  

• New Work and Retention Management in the Health Sector

  Figures show that the health sector is facing a dramatic shortage of care in the coming years and decades, which endangers the well-being of people. In order to recruit new staff and retain existing staff, improvements in working conditions are necessary, especially in nursing.

  Healthcare & Social Affairs•Dr. Dirk Sven Kircher, M.Sc., B.A.•20 Jul 2022•11 minutes

  

• Strengthening trust with optimized information flow

  Information flows are like blood in the veins: it must flow and adhere to the most important messengers. Visualize with a map where you can improve your flows and implement these optimized nodes immediately.

  Leadership & Management•Dr.Ursula Meyerhofer Fahlbusch•3 Mar 2022•3 minutes