12 weeks ago, many of our customers sent all their employees to the home office on an ad hoc basis. The shock was great. Nevertheless, it quickly became clear that business was continuing well. For 2-3 weeks, companies have been "open" again for 25% of their employees.
Clearly: with the help of the internet and personal networks. Most important trend: one searches proactively and is not "found"! Today you need a strategy for your own search - otherwise you will get lost.
The first two days after the holidays always take some getting used to for me. Yet, as an entrepreneur, I have the most beautiful job of all. Holidays allow us to get back into a natural sense of time. To feel how we feel when we have no pressure. Being free, no deadlines, no escalation in conversations, no guilty conscience - that is the opposite of our everyday working life.
The style with which you start a merger process significantly shapes trust. A successful integration of people @ business takes 3 years and goes through crisis phases together.
Whether it's a DAX executive team or a start-up founder, there is a secret to successful team building: the "emotional pact" with each other must be positively renewed by all members of the team. Sounds like "fuss". But it is really hard.
If there's one thing I regret as an entrepreneur, it's the "worries" I've had over the last 10-15 years. It turned out differently anyway and turned out well. What exactly have all these concerns & considerations brought me?
The ECB is giving clear signals: interest rates are not turning. The banks' business model is losing money at an unprecedented rate. Many of our customers, very successful bank executives, are -justifiably- worried about their long-term business model.
Currently, it happens to me in almost every one of my transformation workshops: the "tough guys (and gals)" question their paradigms. Is home office possible? How much financial business information do I share with my team? Is it possible to have a top job with only 80% working hours...?
Gratitude, empathy, caring and praise have been a core theme of good bosses over the past 4 weeks. By addressing them directly in video conferences and through personal emails, many managers have kept their team together with positive feedback.