After years of research we can prove that every organization has its own DNA. Thus, when it comes to assessing personality profiles it is advisable to account for company specific success factors. In order to determine whether candidates have the critical skills and sufficient potential, which are important requirements for performance, job positioning has to…
Innovation is an important factor for success in our economy. Without it, the wheels would soon stop spinning. One thing is certain: There is a difference between searching for an oil field and maintaining one. Accounting for this difference opens up new possibilities. Richard Feyn, Physics Nobel Prize Winner wrote: “One of nature’s most fascinating attributes…
Certainly your company also constantly deals with the question: How can we use an attractive and individual Value Proposition to create customer retention and to limit our competitor’s influence on customers? The automotive industry in particular is facing demanding customer expectations, which require an extensive analysis of their specific requirements. In this situation, our…
Many organizations and companies ask the question of how to proceed with strategic company development. In answering this question it must be said that all too often there are no new insights. Why is that? Organizations have so called “blind spots” and usually do not see what they do not see. It is for this…
The increasing interchangeability of products and services poses a special challenge for managers. Oftentimes, price and quantity are the only relevant units in a business. The goal to distinguish one’s own company from competitors becomes increasingly difficult to reach. Although products can be a commodity – a business never is! An innovative method for customer segmentation offers new…
When it comes to assigning positions in an organization existing potential is – next to a competency profile – highly relevant. The question here is whether a candidate has the necessary personality and the relevant skills to also perform well in the future. Our research shows that it is common during candidate evaluations to confuse…
It is still common among well-known Economists to use outdated explanation patterns, despite the fact that such explanations do not pass the reality test. Crisis? Self-doubt? Non-existant. The financial crisis has put the field of economics in discredit – yet even six years later not much has changed. Old habits are persistent also with regards…
In the past month, S&P Consulting successfully hosted the first PERFORMANCE SIMULATOR® workshop at the ECNU in Shanghai. Twelve educational experts from all over China participated in the two day workshop on the 14th and 15th of August 2014 which was about the PERFORMANCE SIMULATOR® for Applied Technology during Lessons. The event aimed to translate…
“YouTube is going to be a flop“, that’s what Steve Chen co-founder of the video portal believed, “there’s just not that many videos I want to watch.” How wrong he was with that statement is clear to us now, since meanwhile billions of people watch videos on YouTube every day. Our everyday life is swarmed…
Since 1 April 2014 the company is offering its services in Barcelona, one of the most dynamic and economically strongest cities of Spain. The new office is located in the business district of Barcelona close to Sants Estació, the trade fair and the city center.