Dr. Dominic Lindner, Autor bei agile Companies

Medium-sized companies 4.0 21. March 2021

Recommendations for action for the shortage of skilled workers in medium-sized companies

One of the four biggest challenges for HR managers in medium-sized companies is the task of finding and developing talent. Given the much-discussed shortage of skilled workers, this is not surprising. Around three quarters of the 323 companies surveyed stated that recruiting qualified employees will be the focus of HR work in the next three to five years, according to the magazine Heap . In addition to Haufe, many other magazines speak of a shortage of skilled workers in medium-sized companies. What actually is a shortage of skilled workers? Wikipedia says: As Skilled workers shortage This describes the state of an economy in which a significant number of jobs cannot be filled for employees with certain skills because there are no suitably qualified employees (skilled workers) available on the labor market. So is there currently a shortage of skilled workers in medium-sized companies? No shortage of young professionals If you…

Digital leadership 21. March 2021

What does e-leadership mean?

The digital change is more than just working with an Internet connection. It is changing the world of work at a rapid and unstoppable speed. Where once in Organizations with control committees and managers were often communicated analogously, there are now networked and project-oriented companies that communicate with one another on the basis of technology. For this there is the buzzword of e-leadership. Definition of e-leadership Electronic leadership or e-leadership does not describe a specific management approach, but specific contextual conditions of leadership and associated special ones Requirements for leadership strategies. This chapter does not use a individual management concept presented, but several management strategies discussed, that are suitable for electronically mediated collaboration (Hertel and Lauer). Also delivers Draws one E-leadership definition: Management takes place in organizations on various hierarchical levels and ranges from top management to middle management to department and team management. Compared to classic leadership, which is mainly realized in direct…

Consulting 21. March 2021

Whitepaper: Consulting 4.0 – Mittelstand advises SMEs

Digitization as a megatrend continues to shape economic and social coexistence enormously and is increasingly found in almost all areas of a company (Kreutzer and Land 2013). In short, digitization is understood to mean the implementation of business models, from products and services to processes, to computer-based formats, which can then be further processed with computers (Kreutzer and Land 2013). This development results in new or at least changed business models for almost all branches of industry and company sizes (Bengler and Schmauder 2016). Medium-sized companies on the advance Management consulting is one of the industries that benefits greatly from digitization. Admittedly, management consulting is to be seen as one of the industries that sets up, directs and is involved in implementing a large number of projects for the digitization of companies from a wide variety of industries (Werth et al. 2016). But what potential does the consulting industry itself…

Digital change 21. March 2021

Innovation in medium-sized companies – agile and digital?

“Innovation in medium-sized companies – do we have to worry? “asks Sebastian Grimm in his article and based his question on the results of a study: The market research department of the KFW banking group published its current results on all aspects of innovation among German medium-sized companies. The results can be briefly summarized under one sentence: Germany suffers from a lack of innovation. Is that now threatening or are or have the past few years only been characterized by a very high level of innovation that is now returning to normal? No wonder when you read headlines like: Many banks’ computer systems are complex. Unfortunately, they are often completely out of date and hardly anyone still understands them. At many banks, the retirees now have to answer ( WiWo ) or also in the WiWo : ” Old people in the executive suite make people tired of innovation “.…

Consulting 21. March 2021

Status quo: medium-sized IT management consultancies and the digital transformation

Management consulting is one of the industries that is highly dependent on digitalization benefits. Admittedly, management consulting is to be seen as one of the sectors that sets up, directs and is involved in implementing a large number of projects for the digitization of companies from a wide variety of industries (Werth et al. 2016). But what potential does the consulting industry itself have? IT management consultancies & digital transformation Consulting is a service that provides added value for the customer through specialist knowledge in one or more areas. The concept of consulting is the often used Angliscism of advice and consequently the synonym for “consultant” can often be found again (Hoffmann 1991). Management consulting, on the other hand, is a branch of consulting that specializes in supporting companies with regard to organizational and process optimization (Hoffmann 1991). According to the Federal Association of German Business Consultants, this sub-area generated…

Consulting 21. March 2021

Consulting Y – agile IT service provider – agile consulting?

When you hire a service provider, you want them to be on hand with help and advice. Lately I’ve been reading articles a lot, but they criticize the fact that consulting often provides too much advice instead of action. Specifically, the criticism means that too much theory is sold at a high level and too little real advice takes place. This criticism hits IT service providers particularly hard. So shows Nicolas Kittner this in a quote on: The problem with most consultants is that they are only consultants. They are on a meta-level, everything is macro, nothing micro. It’s about trends in the market, about processes, about structures, about price models, about business plans and brand strategies. But consultants need to know the micro, they need to know how to turn an e-commerce strategy into a shop, how to build a prototype from an idea, how to develop a product…

Work 4.0 21. March 2021

What is it about the world of work 4.0 and what is not?

The future of work in the context of the digitization of many areas of life is summarized under the term “Work 4.0”. Sounds simple, but in practice it is highly complicated: The buzzword “Work 4.0” conceals a plethora of unresolved labor law issues for employers, managers and employees Manager magazine . in the Article about work 4.0 Telekom and St. Gallen put forward some theses on the world of work 4.0. In this text I take the top 3 theses, which I consider realistic, and the top 3, which I don’t think will come true. The evaluation is based on my own opinion, the results of my research and with reference to the IT industry. For each thesis I also present some further articles, as far as possible. Reading tip. What is work 4.0 Statements about the world of work 4.0, which are likely The role of people in the…

Digital leadership 21. March 2021

Leadership 4.0 – Digitization in Management

The acceleration of the markets and the increasing complexity of possibilities and requirements demand managers in a previously unknown form: In order to keep pace with the new developments, the management culture has to change Innovation Evangelists . It is, among other things, the task of executives to exemplify, promote and convey values. According to the Innovation Evangelist, they must also promote four criteria in order to be attractive to young professionals: good teamwork, (perceived) meaningfulness of work, compatibility of work and family and personal development. The following article is intended to shed light on how executives could manage such a balancing act. Employee autonomy while maintaining controllability and control A special component that is required of executives should be trust. That’s right, because permanent control is demotivating. Nevertheless, a manager must also maintain constructive control so that activities take place in accordance with the company’s goals. This balancing act…

Digital leadership 21. March 2021

Leadership 4.0 – leadership in the digital age

Really good leadership has always been a challenge. That was the case even before the digital transformation. Digitization adds new requirements: unconditional openness, maximum mobility, meaningful networking and high participation. This is leadership in the digital age: high dynamics and complexity. Under the hashtag Leadership 4.0, there are concepts related to the digital leader. But what is behind it and what does leadership mean in the digital age? Leadership 4.0 How digital is leadership? Leadership 4.0 examines this new behavior of managers. There are currently numerous tips for leadership in digital change. For example, shows Heap a model for a digital manager: Openness and trust – I trust my employees and I am open. Openness refers to the open handling of information as well as openness to new things and the joy of experimenting. Speed through digital networking – I use and demand digital media to enable speed, agility and…

Digital leadership 21. March 2021

What is digital leadership and how can it be implemented?

“Digital leadership is a scientific approach to defining the tasks and tools of leadership in times of digitization in general and in phases of transformation into digitization in particular.” This definition can currently be found at Wikipedia . In the course of my research, I examined the term with over 60 executives. For me (Lindner 2019) the term is defined as follows: “Digital leadership is a cross-sectional competence as well as a collective term for various methods, theories and tools that describe leadership and, in particular, leadership competence in the digital age” But what exactly is different about this tour in the digital world. Already that Research project of the Crisp noted the following: A number of high expectations are projected onto the new generation of executives. In addition to a large number of desired characteristics, the digital leader primarily maintains a constructive and continuous exchange with his own IT…