Employer Branding Authenticity
April 25, 2011, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Marketing Preparing the next top employer certification of our company I was asked in my role as chief of human resources by the interviewer what made us special as employer? That we are ourselves, I replied.
First of all, after four years of development our leadership team has been trained to target employees as whole human beings [...]
Why Values Lead Leaders
March 28, 2011, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management Personal values are the reasons, why we do something or why we do not. They are the critical and unconsciously driving power within us motivating our actions and behavior. Values are our ethical framework in which we are living and moving. They are the basis for personal identity and identification. These days, shaped by the [...]
Experiencing Change Positively
November 21, 2010, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management For my work and approach how to deal with change as a manager and head of human resources I found a philosophy of five genuine principles. These principles are my personal working charter. They reflect how to make change a positive experience for employees and all other stakeholders, apart from demands for a tool kit [...]
Crushing Caring Leadership
April 12, 2010, by
Stephan Polomski in
Leadership Recently, I experienced in two different settings outside my company a crisis of caring leadership. In one case, I myself was in the lead, in the other I was observing the issue not being directly involved. In both cases, the representatives of caring leadership were failing to hold up to their standard and image, promoting [...]
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 [...]
A View from Saint Tropez
November 12, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership Last month the annual sailing (not sales!) meeting took place in the bay of Staint Tropez on the French coast. In company of good friends I spent some time there just enjoying the beauty of impressions our five senses got there. Residing on a hill I took a relaxed glance of harbor and bay, bluish [...]