Executives face significant challenges and opportunities in the current economic environment. Customer expectations for faster, better and cheaper products and services are increasing rapidly, not least due to the creation of global markets and distribution systems. More and better data and information has enabled precise segmentation and alignment of customers, suppliers, and even the workforce.
Such a business environment requires effective strategies and excellent execution. The focus is there
- on improving organizational skills to achieve better business results and stimulate innovation,
- on overcoming a critical shortage of talent,
- on stringent cost management and consistent process improvement,
- on building strong organizational cultures to increase performance.
Lecture on “Business Impact” in Zurich
Our CEO, Dr. Volker Mayer, will give a lecture on November 7, 2014 in Zurich on "Relationships between Leadership Development, Employee Engagement and Business Performance" at 10 AM. The conference "4th annual HR Transformation, Talent and Employee Engagement Forum" is hosted by Thought Leader Global in the Swissotel Zurich.
Human Resources is facing three key challenges in its role as strategic business partner: