Consistency factors of an HR structure
The temptation to start structure discussions with “box-painting” is still great. […]
Artificial Intelligence: blessing or curse?
Our society is changing incessantly and at increasing speed, and the corona pandemic does not change that. Our life is difficult to imagine without technology and artificial intelligence, and those who refuse to do so may miss the boat. But where are the technical achievements really taking us, and with what purpose are they being [...]
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! […]
How can strategy execution succeed? (Part 2/2)
In the last few months I have taken Daniela Kudernatsch’s strategy execution benchmark study to hand and used it to “mirror” ongoing projects. This gave rise to five essential claims. I already set out three in September; This article is about two more. […]
Organisational Development: more than employee participation and change (1/2)
Organisational Development (OD) is a general term for a planned, systematic and goal-driven shift in the organisational structures and processes as well as the behaviour of the employees of a company. On the one hand, it is supposed to improve the company’s performance while, on the other hand, it supports the development of every single [...]
How can strategy execution succeed? (Part 1/2)
Two new articles deal with the demands that are necessary for the implementation of strategies to be successful. There is no guarantee of success, there is also no “one size fits all” approach. This makes it all the more important to know and experience from practice that can be used as a guide. [...]