New Work and Requirements for Contemporary Leadership The Corona pandemic has led to an openness towards more flexible working models that offer employees more freedom, whilst also demanding more personal responsibility. Many organizations are embracing core elements of New Work. Is this a temporary trend or a significant necessity in an increasingly volatile business environment?…
Interview mit Robert A. SedlákCEO S&P Consulting | Guest Professor at the ECNU, Shanghai“Far-reaching change requires cooperation at eye level“ Since August 2018, SEDLÁK&PARTNER has been accompanying the Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (DVV) in the future program DVVision. Within the framework of DVVision, employees from all companies of the DVV Group, departments, and hierarchical…
The traditional understanding of leadership has become obsolete. The days of the heroic self-concept of leaders, according to which they themselves are the most important lever for maintaining order and efficiency in the organization, are over. Today’s working world and the increasing complexity of markets require a different form of leadership. The traditional understanding of…
The organizational environment is characterized by uncertain and dynamic conditions. A viable strategy makes it possible that the necessary focus is ensured allowing to make far-reaching decisions despite uncertainty – and thus to maintain the organizational ability to act. Mobilizing existing system intelligence opens up new options in strategy development. The organizational environment is characterized…
Why it pays off to prepare the generation change at an early stage See our practical example showing a successful generation change at the Seitz GroupSuccessfully designing generational change in family businesses Family businesses are often described as the backbone of the German economy. They enjoy a special level of trust among the population and…
Interview with Dr. Günter HilkenMember of the Supervisory Board of CURRENTA, former Chairman of the CURRENTA Executive Board (2011 – 2020) “With FOKUS and FOKUS+, we have completely redefined the concept of strategy.” CURRENTA, which originated as a spin-off of Bayer AG, decided to take the next step after a successful restructuring and optimization phase…
Organizations need to constantly renew and update their product and service portfolio. This is nothing new. What is new, however, is the speed at which this needs to happen – because digitalization, complex dynamics, and the increasing opacity of markets have greatly accelerated innovation cycles in recent years. Organizations are challenged to develop new and…
How to strengthen the organizational change capability within your organization and the role of the triad of strategy, organization and human resources in this process The ability to adapt quickly and flexibly to changing conditions has been considered a key success factor for a long time – but the year 2020 shows us in fast…
Strategy review in the corona pandemic The future is uncertain. But it is certain that organizations will have to adapt their business models to survive during and after the corona crisis. Strategic responses to different future scenarios are required to guide the company through the crisis and to secure it for the time to come.…
Survey on strategic challenges posed by the Corona pandemic We would like to express our gratitude for your support and avid participation in our survey! The flash survey is completed. Since June 12, 2020, the results are shared with the participants of the survey through online dialogues. Besides, the online dialogues provide a platform for…