The weather is getting crazier – don’t you think so? In the morning it is 10 degrees and by noon it is already 20 degrees Celsius. Then you rush from the warm subway down the cold way to the office, where it’s warm again. This can hardly be covered with normal clothing and you are constantly taking your jacket off and on and sweating. The consequence is that you will not feel well and will get sick. But let’s look at a hike or an outdoor trip: Here we wear functional jackets and pants as well as special shoes that are designed for temperature fluctuations. But there is a problem: These clothes often look sporty or like a backpack holidaymaker, which hardly exudes seriousness in the office. But there is a new trend: Urban Outdoor: This means that outdoor clothing is adapted for the office and the city and is…
COVID-19 forces us all to work from home and moves us to do many of the usual activities online. From visits to the authorities to shopping and continuing education, new opportunities are booming on the Internet. Vocational training, which is currently not taking place or hardly taking place in the form of face-to-face courses, is particularly affected. Especially in times of job insecurity due to a possible economic crisis, you should keep yourself particularly fit and develop new skills. A good alternative to face-to-face courses is video training that takes place online. The company: die.agilen gave me a taste of a video training session and I would like to try it out for you. At the end of the article, I’ll give you a summary of the training and the general suitability of video training for professional development. I have to admit that I was also very classy in this…
Agility is an attitude or is mainly shaped by the character of a person – at least according to the majority of magazines, blogs and books on this topic. But I asked myself: Can a manager or specialist actually change his character so easily and adopt the so-called “agile mindset” or is it actually not possible? For this purpose, I have examined a number of scientific studies on character change and then give specific tips on how you can change your character, at least superficially. Selected research on changing a character Especially Top management needs character – a new generation of top managers is putting pressure on the old gray man with charisma, audacity and cleverness. But everyone can learn this, or is such a character innate, and if so, how can a character be changed? The question now arises whether a top manager can easily change habits and personality.…
For many years I have dealt with agility as a form of my doctoral thesis. Of course, I’m not the only one who deals with it. A large team of sociologists at FAU has been working at FAU for 3 years on agile project work and which factors are important in the implementation in terms of good work. There is a free final brochure for this project, which you can download. It is a non-commercial project. Download the final brochure structure There are almost 120 pages with over 10 exciting articles on agile work. The articles are from experts from Ver.di, T-Systems and renowned universities such as FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. The topics are agile scaling project work, leadership for good work, models of agile work and a self-check as well as virtual good work. content In the following I can summarize some aspects of the project. For more information, see the…
The establishment of a sensible IT infrastructure for virtual collaboration is particularly important in times of COVID-19. But this is not easy in practice: old IT infrastructure has to be replaced and replaced by a new one, and processes have to be efficiently digitally mapped. In this article I would like to show how I built an IT infrastructure in 4 phases. One more limitation in advance: In this article I will not go into the change process of employees. Especially with IT, it is important to pick up people and create acceptance for IT. In this article, however, I would like to concentrate on the pure structure of IT. There are two articles on the subject of people and change management: Change management according to KotterChange management after a stroke New Work Nucleus For a better overview, take the Gartner Digital Workplace Nucleus as a basis. Gartner says that…
Clothes make the man – that has been known for a long time. Chic accessories are an important part of clothing. The perfect coordination and coherence of the outfit is only noticeable through such details. Already in the story of the poet Gottfried Keller, from which the saying “Clothes make the man” originates, the effect of clothing is presented as a decisive factor in the external image of people. It is clear to each of us that the outfit opens up new doors and opportunities, especially in business. It can subconsciously affect people. But much more important is: You either dress smartly or something so that you feel as comfortable as possible. In order to test such accessories, Logan and Barnes sent me a slim card case, which I would like to test today. The accessories shouldn’t just be one be a normal everyday utensil, but above all a companion,…
Is a doctorate worth it? I also asked myself this intensely before I started my doctorate in 2015. According to Survey of over 30,000 doctors on Salary.de Specialists with a doctorate earn around 20,000 euros in business administration and law even 33,000 euros more per year than graduates. But why do doctors make more money? How can a PhD improve me so that I can make more money? Since (today) October I am finished and can officially carry the doctorate. After getting the certificate from the mailbox, I paused for a moment. I reflected on what skills the degree brought me. Of course, I have a lot more salary than my colleagues (around 25,000 euros), but it depends on the knowledge. Because: You have to earn a salary. That’s why I asked myself: What skills did I acquire through the doctorate that differentiate me from others? Reading tip: Methodology of…
COVID-19 is changing society and affecting businesses too. In trade magazines you can read that COVID-19 is accelerating the digitization of companies and that the IT industry can earn a lot of money as a result. But how exactly does it change IT sales and what do you have to consider? In my eyes, something happens from the following point of view: Customer: We thought for a long time whether we would introduce software and chose the service provider for a long time. Then there were long proof of concept phases and a long planned execution. towards: Customer: We quickly need a software solution, ideally fully managed, which we can use productively very quickly. There is no time to compare, we take the service provider who can deliver quickly. Purchase decisions are made quickly While companies used to negotiate long deals in sales and pre-sales and were in tendering processes…
The effects of digitization on the world of work are mainly referred to in German-language specialist literature under the term work 4.0. The term was also coined by the federal government. In contrast to Industry 4.0, the focus is on work models and forms of work with a focus on knowledge work. In the following I would like to present two studies that represent the current status of Work 4.0. Study 1: Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs The first study was carried out in 2016 on behalf of Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS 2016). When The basis is over 12,000 qualitative interviews with various people Employees from Germany across all industries and hierarchical levels. More thematic The focus was on the design of work models in companies with the Focus on place / time, use of technology, education, social security and participation. The active design…
A business model is a concept of entrepreneurial activity and describes the benefits and earnings of a company. Digitization in particular shows numerous opportunities for new business models. I would therefore like to present two studies in the following and thus underpin the current status somewhat. I examined these studies in the course of my research. Study 1: Müller et al. 2016 The first study was by Müller et al. (2016) carried out. On the basis of a survey of over 60 companies, the authors found that new business models in particular with the help of technology require high investment costs and are therefore still rather hesitant to be implemented. According to the study participants, such investments in digital business models are much more difficult to approve, evaluate and justify compared to traditional investments and are generally considered to be riskier. In addition to the costs (50%), the following aspects…