Google and the psychological safety concept
Current challenges, such as new business models, digitization & transformation, require – I will go into this again in this article – that managers build a strong culture. […]
Reviews – this is how you stay on track!
The pandemic has changed a lot – some accelerated and unfortunately brought a lot to a complete standstill. Numerous companies have used the last few months to fine-tune their business model and strategy. They are currently working intensively on anchoring the MVV statement (mission, vision, values) and strategic goals and driving forward strategy execution. [...]
Strategy execution requires competence development
There are a number of success factors for a successful strategy execution: corporate culture, leadership, communication and binding process along so-called disciplines are just a few of them. In connection with a changed or even new business model, the question of core competencies always arises. […]
How does culture correlate with the bottom line?
In general, corporate culture is understood to be a system of shared patterns of thinking, feeling and acting as well as the norms, values and symbols that convey them within a company. […]
Experience makes the difference
Cause-and-effect relationships are helpful when it comes to understanding relationships in a company and getting a grip on complexity with the help of key influencing factors. With all the variety that can be there; an “axis” is stable: A compelling place to work (employee focus) – a compelling place to shop (customer focus) – a [...]
C-Suite-Challenge 2021
The Conference Board C-Suite Challenge™ 2021 examines the issues business leaders say are keeping them up at night in 2021. CEOs cite the COVID-19 virus, vaccine availability, and changing consumer buying behaviors as the key potential game changers in 2021. Despite some good news — including modest growth expectations for the global economy — they [...]
BCG study “The Serial Innovation Imperative”
The BCG consultants Ringel, Baeza, Panandiker and Harnoss published the study "The Serial Innovation Imperative. The most innovative companies 2020". Facing turbulent and fast-changing markets, innovators need a well-tuned innovation system that can spot emerging product, service, and business model opportunities—and then rapidly develop and successfully scale them—over and over again. Successful serial innovators get [...]
HR Management: Review 2020 and Outlook 2021
Shortly before the beginning of 2020, I dealt with the question: When will strategic HR come and close the evidence gap? A few weeks later, Covid 19 overshadowed (almost) everything. Nevertheless, there is increasing pressure on human resources to develop from an operational, administrative function to a strategic, transformational function in the company. [...]
What distinguishes “wise innovators” when analyzing company and personal data?
The past few months have not made the spread or deepening of the topic of workforce analytics (WFA) – or people analytics – any easier, although the alignment of resources is currently very important and of immense importance for future competitiveness. Why is that? Is there too little data? Do we lack sufficient expertise in [...]
Organisational Development: more than employee participation and change (2/2)
Organisational Development (OD) should be implemented on all three levels of the St. Galler Management House − normative, strategic and operative. There is no either-or but only an as-well-as. From this perspective − in accordance with the title of this post − OD is much more than employee participation and change! […]