Artificial intelligence (AI) now has a decisive influence on decisions in almost all areas of life. The technologies that make this possible are developing rapidly and are becoming more attractively priced. So why is it that the vast majority of companies have only used AI in pilot projects or in a single business process? [...]
Due to new challenges, business models have to be continuously questioned and adjusted. First, the actual concept of business models has to be examined. After that, the current set of facts should be evaluated and finally, one should look at possible courses of actions in corporations − in our case, insurance companies. […]
The balanced scorecard has been a management concept for the implementation of a corporate strategy in a consistent system of strategic goals and the specification of these strategic goals through operational goals and measures along four perspectives for over 20 years. […]
Culture and leadership are deciding factors for the success of the cause-and-effect-chain great place to work − great place to shop − great place to invest. To generate a successful corporate culture, an ongoing dialogue with the employees and transparent action on the part of management is vital. Good leadership is especially characterised by fully [...]
In this blog entry I will turn to the actual implementation of a developed strategy. This implementation is happening on the three levels of process, structure and content. The process-related implementation can be divided into six steps heeding the 4DX Disciplines: First, there is the design of the implementation − determining a clear model, focusing [...]
The dynamics of how business value is created are changing, moving from a system based largely on tangible assets to one that favors intangible ones. In the past 30 to 35 years, intangible assets have moved from 20 percent to over 80 percent of the value of public companies, but corporate decision-making has not kept [...]
David Ulrich (born 1953) is a university professor, author, speaker, management coach, and Management Consultant. Ulrich is a professor of business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and co-founder of The RBL Group. He has written numerous books covering topics in human resources and Leadership. […]
Two days ago I published the blogpost “HR Analytics – what brings the next Generation?” (german). In doing so, I have introduced, among other things, the planned business breakfast in Zurich and the conference in Schloss Edesheim. The combination of strategy and HCM is an important success factor. […]
The People Analytics World 2017 in London is only a few days back; the impulses varied and valuable. There are numerous opportunities and risks in People Analytics. At the beginning of February Andrew Spence already highlighted main challenges. I have subsequently edited these in an abridged version. […]
Strategic thinkers are lackware. When it comes to strategy implementation, the air becomes even thinner. It is therefore all the more important to deal with core ideas about strategy implementation and to act on the basis of evidence. […]
