Giving feedback: the 10 rules for constructive feedback
Give constructive feedback: Imagine something is annoying you. You bring this up and… it actually changes! Easy, without stress & arguments. We’ll show you how it’s done
Employer branding guide: How to find & retain employees
Is your company struggling to find new employees? Why is that? What can you do to find suitable employees? We show you the 12 steps to employer branding.
Demographic change & skills shortage: what to do?
In this article, we look at the facts, figures and background, the challenges that demographic change poses for companies and how you can tackle them.
Lateral leadership – tips for leadership without power
What is lateral leadership? Lateral leadership is leadership without power? But how does that work? Tips on how to convince instead of commanding.
Our YouTube video on agile leadership is online!
Our YouTube video on agile leadership is online!
The Scrum retrospective – explanation and practice
A retrospective – what is that? How do you improve collaboration within your team? How do you learn from disagreements and mistakes in collaboration?
Change Manager Definition & Tips: How to lead change successfully!
Do you have the task of supporting a change in your company – as a change manager, project manager or employee? Here you can find out how to successfully manage your change process.
Conflicts in the team: What to do when the air gets thick? 31 Tips
Unresolved conflicts in the team intensify! Read on to find out what you can do – and what you should avoid – to resolve conflicts within your team.
Scrum in practice – advantages & disadvantages of Scrum
How does Scrum work in practice? What happens when you introduce Scrum in your company?
What are the advantages and disadvantages? Is it really the ultimate solution for innovation and motivation?
The Scrum Guide: What is Scrum and how does it work?
What is Scrum actually? What is it good for? Where does it come from? Who is it suitable for? How does Scrum work? What are Sprint, Backlog and Scrum Master?
Recruiting: How unconscious biases influence our decisions
Recruiting and unconcious bias – How unconscious prejudices influence our decisions Imagine you are looking for employees for a management position. You have a pile of applications in front of you. They have applicants, some with German names, some with Turkish names and some with African-sounding names. What is going on inside you? “Nothing” you […]
Recruiting mistakes – Why recruiters make the wrong decisions and what helps to prevent them
Recruiting mistakes – Why recruiters make the wrong decisions – and what helps to prevent them Sources of error in the decision-making process Did you know that a wrong personnel decision can cost you up to three years’ salary? In the Pape Lab Recruiting Study 2016/ 2017, 3,000 HR managers from companies of various sizes […]
Establishing a culture of innovation through trust: 5 practical tips
Culture of innovation and trust in times of change Digitalization is on everyone’s lips. We know: Our world is constantly changing. The speed at which things are changing is constantly increasing. Disruptive innovations have fundamentally changed numerous markets – and, above all, our lives. A single innovation can completely transform more than one market: for […]
Recruiting is going digital – impact on the future of recruiters
The digitalization of the recruiting What impact will it have on the future of recruiters? Digitalization is advancing in leaps and bounds. We already know today that many professions will no longer exist in a few years’ time. Employees are worried about their professional future – but what about the people who hire the employees, […]
Agile tools, agile project management & agile leadership
Agile tools and agile project management Challenges and tasks for agile managers Why agility? What are the benefits of agile project management? The demands placed on companies have changed significantly in recent years and will continue to do so. It is not yet possible to predict exactly what will change and how, but it is […]
35 Conflict resolution strategies – How to get out when a conflict escalates
We always like to have good conflict resolution strategies at the ready, because a solution to a conflict sometimes seems unattainable. Conflicts often escalate and destructive communication patterns leave scorched earth in their wake. We show you how to get out of a drama dynamic and even better: how best not to get involved in […]
The drama triangle: How to escalate a conflict
The drama triangle and its destructive dynamics Conflicts usually escalate according to the same embroidery pattern: the drama triangle. What happens then – and how you can prevent it – is shown in this and the next article on the subject of conflict management. Who doesn’t know that? A conflict escalates into a drama: The […]
This is how project management works! BER Airport <> St. Gotthard Tunnel
This is how project management works! BER Airport versus the St. Gotthard Tunnel Drilling a tunnel through a mountain is a difficult project. – An enormous amount can go wrong. Especially when it’s the longest tunnel in the world. The nature of the rock inside a mountain cannot be predicted; water can be encountered, tunnels […]
Personnel development 4.0 – Save yourself traditional seminars!
Traditional continuing education today – a discontinued model What is the mission of HR development? What are personnel development measures carried out for? Traditionally, companies define requirements that an employee should fulfill, depending on the position: What skills are needed to successfully fill this position? What behavior should be exhibited to contribute to overall success? […]
Personnel diagnostics: How to find the right tool.
How to find the right personnel diagnostics tool. Personnel diagnostics: How do you know exactly what an employee can do? One of the tasks that a human resources manager is constantly faced with is to identify potential. This means that he is responsible for identifying employees’ strengths, weaknesses and learning areas. The personnel manager is […]
Recruiting: How we found the perfect employee.
The recruiting experience report by Mr. Michael Mayer, Managing Director of Mayer Ingenieure GmbH. Mayer Ingenieure GmbH in Böblingen specializes in renovation in municipal civil engineering and road construction, i.e. it supports municipalities in the long-term safeguarding of roads, sewers and water pipes. Managing Director Michael Mayer was kind enough to share his experience in […]
Employee management – 7 basics on how to lead your team successfully
Employee management – 7 basics on how to lead your team successfully Teamwork and leadership – the basics Teamwork has been gaining in importance for some time now: the world is becoming ever more complex. This also increases the complexity of the tasks. This requires solutions that an individual cannot fully grasp, but a team […]
The future of work – Part 3/3: The labor market of the future
The future of work Part 3/3 The labor market of the future Demographic change. In the first part of our series The future of work, we described the basics of demographic change in more detail. We remember: In 10 years at the latest, there will be at least 3 million too few employees. For companies […]
Innovation – 10 tips on how to promote innovation in your company
Innovation – 10 tips on how to promote innovation in your company Everyone wants an innovative company. But what does that mean? And above all: what can you do to achieve this? Here are 10 easy-to-implement suggestions on how you can promote innovation and creativity in your company: Innovation in the company Tip 1 Deal […]
