Kategorie: Leadership
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It’s not always down to the line manager
FAU researchers investigate why employees voluntarily change jobs Erlangen-Nuremberg/Germany, March 26, 2025 – ‘People quit bosses, not jobs’ – this negative stereotype about managers is widespread in the world of work. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Ulm have analysed this and come to a different conclusion in their three-part study: employees‘…
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The System have to be changed, not humans
“Women are the problem” – this unspoken narrative has been circulating in the world of work for decades. Countless initiatives and programs are designed to make women “fit” for a career. But what if the problem isn’t the women, but the system? With this in mind, Professor Anja Danner-Schröder calls for entrenched structures and ingrained…
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Regional factors influence occupancy of management positions
Three regional factors strongly influence how often women occupy management positions in medium-sized companies. The more crèche or daycare places are available, the more fathers take parental leave and the more women generally have access to the labour market, the more likely they are to reach the management level of a company. This is the…
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Wars and conflicts as midwives – neuroses as potential unique selling points
How society shapes human behaviour has been the focus of Erich Fromm’s work since his training. Here, the question of narcissism in particular emerged as something very essential and which may never have been as important as it is now since the 1970s. After all, we have been observing a decline in authority for decades.…
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The future of consulting How AI is changing the industry / Panel discussion on opportunities and challenges
How will artificial intelligence (AI) change the consulting industry? What opportunities and challenges will the use of AI bring? These questions are the focus of an online discussion event organised by the Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) on 27 March 2025 from 6 pm. Interested parties can register via the university’s website until 25 March 2025…
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Lähmende Fremdbestimmung oder individuelle Sinnhaftigkeit
In Zeiten des Umbruchs verändert sich auch die Arbeitswelt rasant. Wie lässt sich diese Entwicklung steuern? Und wohin möchten wir eigentlich? Die Arbeitswissenschaftler Dr. Martin Braun und Dr. Stefan Rief über die Frage, was »gute Arbeit« ist. Herr Braun, Herr Rief, Versuche, die Arbeitswelt zu gestalten, laufen häufig unter dem Schlagwort »New Work«. Was verstehen Sie unter diesem Begriff?…