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In this section you will find our articles, case studies, book reviews and toolboxes.
Generation Z – welcome to reality
Following the generational model, the baby boomers are now reaching retirement age. Currently, the millennials are in their entire working life, and the people born between 1996 and 2012, who are counted as Generation Z (knowing that generational transitions are...
Work Hacks: Is your company ready for Generation Z?
Manager checklist for the successful management of Generation Z employees. Based on these criteria, we have formulated 15 questions for you in a checklist, the answers to which will give you a quick overview of the extent to which your company is already...
Book Review-Generation Z for HR Managers and Leaders
Results of the Generation Thinking Study Generation Z - the Internet generation - differs significantly from its predecessor generations regarding values, desires and priorities. The book Generation Z für Personaler und Führungskräfte by Rüdiger Maas, published...
Case Study – Generation Z somehow ticks differently
In this case study, we look at a situation that managers are often confronted with today when they have employees in their team who are in their early 20s and belong to the so-called Generation Z. The leaders mostly come from Generation X or Y and have a completely...
Top 3 tips on saying “no”
Do you know this? A colleague asks you to take over a task or do something. You are not responsible for it. Besides, you have more than enough to do yourself. But you don't want to be seen as unfriendly or unhelpful. Or even offend the other person(s). So you agree...
Competence management – the devil is in the detail
In the last few months, we have dealt intensively with the various facets of competence management. We have repeatedly encountered a similar situation: the HR department or the various specialist departments sometimes understand competencies to mean completely...
TOOLBOX – Teambuilding
Regularly put your finger on the pulse of your team using a pulse check to measure the team's state of mind. Pulse checks are often used as a barometer of the team's mood in the company, and the results can provide information about necessary measures to strengthen...
Book review Appreciative Team Development
Tools für eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit in einer komplexen Arbeitswelt Wertschätzende Teamentwicklung ist ein positiver Ansatz der Organisationsentwicklung, der ein werteorientiertes Vorgehen in Unternehmen, Organisationen und anderen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen...
Why Team building?
Why we need team building is a very valid question. Millions of teams function wonderfully without ever having done any team building. So why spend money and invest a lot of time in it? On the one hand, I am a fan of the motto "Don't solve a problem that doesn't...
Achieving maximum performance as a team
There is nothing more inspiring than seeing a hard-working team accomplish something great. But what do these high-performing teams do differently from others besides outstanding commitment and the most significant possible focus on the quality of their work? ...
TOOLBOX – Leading at a distance
Matthias Varga von Kibed defines four main tasks in leadership: Deciding and ensuring implementation Empowering employees Strengthening personal responsibility and self-organization in cooperation Providing support and orientation Let's look at these main tasks from...
Leading at a distance – Book Review
Susanne Nickel/Gunhard Keil "Virtual leadership is leadership - only different!" say author Susanne Nickel and her co-author Gunhard Keil in the pocket guide "Leading at a Distance", in which they explain in concrete terms what is essential in leading at a distance...
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