How to Care after Downsizing II
December 11, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management Two weeks ago, I said in part one of this blog, before establishing a new balance within a downsized organization or healing it a change of attitude of both, managers and employees, is necessary. This attitude should welcome a structural framework shaped by ambiguity and temporariness.
How to achieve a change in attitude?
We have to convey [...]
How to Care after Downsizing I
November 24, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management The signals we are receiving concerning global recession and crisis are ambiguous. Of course, hope is gaining ground after some devastating months. But still, a clear future trend is not to be seen as forecasts are often contradicting themselves.
Working in the automotive industry, supplying Daimler, Porsche, BMW and their big suppliers, especially medium-sized companies have [...]
Effective Leadership Communication
October 28, 2009, by
Heinz Landau in
Leadership,
Management Mastering your skills in connecting with people by making them feel that they matter to you is a key element of caring leadership and is crucial to the success of any leader and any organization. Effective leadership communication typically increases trust and respect, can build morale and manage conflict, influences employees, can win hearts and [...]
Make It Work: Employer Branding I
October 21, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership What are we talking about when talking about Employer Branding? When we start to talk about employer branding we find two major occasions why to talk about this seemingly unproductive topic. It is the when which leads us right to the definition. The main reasons why to yearn for employer branding are
1. Your people resign [...]
Retaining the Talent of Our Future
October 6, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources Recession and world-wide crisis especially in the automotive sector turned HR-priorities in many mainly medium-sized companies upside down. Where there was still twelve months ago that fierce need for engineers, there is today the concern to engage and retain employees which had been recruited in a real war for talent.
Currently reflecting opportunities and threats for [...]
Missing Out On Employees’ Motivational Drivers
August 15, 2009, by
Heinz Landau in
Leadership I just came across a great article in The McKinsey Quarterly 2009, Number 2 titled “The irrational side of change management” where authors Carolyn Aiken and Scott Keller point out common pitfalls in change management. However, there is also a valuable lesson to be learned for leadership communication in general.
Many leaders seem to be unaware [...]
