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The article shows what characterises high-performing teams and how companies can work specifically on collaboration, leadership and team structure. In addition to seven key characteristics, it offers practical approaches to team development and overcoming current challenges.

Discover how the growth mindset - the belief in developing skills through learning and effort - promotes both your personal development and the success of your company. Get to know the five levers you can use to develop a growth mindset

Mergers bring far-reaching changes - especially in terms of culture and work processes. In our latest article, we show how companies can effectively master the change management process in post-merger integrations (PMI) and ensure long-term success. Find out more!

Good feedback starts with good listening. Active listening is the key to effective feedback and is crucial for personal and organisational development. A feedback culture that focuses on listening and dialogue fosters trust and creates the basis for real growth and change. In this way, feedback becomes a valuable learning process.

A strong team is the key to success - but how do you take a team to the next level? Our Team Journey offers a structured way to get there, with proven methods for every phase of team development. From the first contact to a high-performance team.

Optimise collaboration in your team with undconsorten team diagnostics. Gain valuable insights and customised recommendations to increase team performance and effectiveness.

Effektive Kommunikation im Change Management ist entscheidend für den Erfolg. Erfahren Sie, wie das CMO als Kommunikationszentrale den Wandel begleitet.

Erfahren Sie, wie das Change Management Office (CMO) Unternehmen bei erfolgreichen Veränderungsprozessen unterstützt. Jetzt mehr über Struktur & Aufgaben lesen!

At the end of 2021, Vonovia acquired a majority stake in Deutsche Wohnen (DW). Bringing together two strong companies was a significant step, but integrating different cultures and ways of working remained a complex challenge—even for the experienced Vonovia.

Wie wird der HR Business Partner zu einem echten strategischen Partner? Erfahren Sie, wie unser HRBP-Enablement Strukturen schafft & Kompetenzen gezielt stärkt.

APCOA, Europe's leading car park operator, has fundamentally revised its strategy. The focus was on strengthening the core business and developing innovative urban hubs that diversify the business model and respond to trends such as digitalisation and sustainability. In this way, APCOA remains future-proof and growth-orientated even in a dynamic market environment.

The Federal Employment Agency's IFG program sets new standards in management development with a blended learning approach. Practical content, digital tools and interactive methods optimally prepare team leaders for the challenges of the modern working world.

Successful HR review: Analysis, stakeholder insights and recommendations for action for a future-oriented HR strategy and sustainable transformation.

Mental health in the workplace is a key issue of our time. This article looks at how targeted HR strategies and leadership practices can improve psychological safety in the team.

How reorganisations and co-determination go hand in hand: Find out how close cooperation with the works council can make transformations sustainable and successful.

The energy transition poses immense challenges for regional energy suppliers—from decarbonisation and increasing competition to structural and cultural transformation. We explore the opportunities and challenges that energy providers face in staying future-ready and meeting new customer needs through modern strategies, flexible structures, and a clear roadmap.

Employee satisfaction is not just a buzzword in modern companies; it is a central pillar for the success of any organisation. It is the extent to which employees are satisfied with their work and their working environment. This has far-reaching implications for the entire organisation as it is directly linked to motivation, productivity and ultimately profitability.

Every company has unutilised performance reserves. Managers often have a rough idea of where these reserves lie. However, before you start trying to access unutilised resources, it helps to identify them precisely and point out specific levers for possible improvements.

Imagine you are embarking on a challenging mountain tour and need a team that pursues common goals, is prepared and trusts each other. It is precisely this team spirit that reflects a successful corporate culture. Culture is the invisible bond that holds teams together and drives them to perform at their best by strengthening collaboration and performance within the organisation.

A clear HR strategy is the foundation for effective human resource management, supporting business goals through close alignment with leadership and employee needs.

In a world where only the most adaptable succeed, our framework shows how HR can become a driving force for sustainable transformation. The maturity of the HR function and the available resources play a decisive role in this.

With agile change support in 2021/2022, Viessmann successfully drove forward its transformation into a provider of intelligent air conditioning, heating and energy solutions. A Transformation Management Office (TMO) and the Frontrunner approach supported central projects, strengthened collaboration and created a transparent culture. Find out how Viessmann used agile change strategies to reduce absenteeism and staff turnover, increase efficiency and promote sustainable growth.

Learn more about Arvato's Digital Champions Program, which has been empowering top executives and talents for digital transformation since 2019. This innovative program combines intensive classroom training with dynamic, virtual learning environments to prepare employees for digital challenges and promote innovation.

In a world where only the most adaptable thrive, our framework shows how HR can become a driving force for sustainable transformation. The maturity of the HR function and the available resources play a decisive role in this.

Mental health in the workplace is a key issue of our time. This article looks at how targeted HR strategies and leadership practices can improve psychological safety in the team.

Optimisation of management margins: Analysis & Strategies. Spans of control play a decisive role in the efficiency of an organisation. A low span of control leads to a high hierarchical structure, while a high span of control enables flatter, more agile organisations.

In the year of its 100th anniversary, L-Bank has a clear goal: to become one of the most modern development banks in Europe. A comprehensive cultural change has been initiated that focuses on sustainability, modernisation and digitalisation. Find out how a strong vision, strategic initiatives and collaborative cultural development are paving the way for sustainable change.

undconsorten has been recognised as one of the hidden champions of management consultancies for the third time in a row. Five questions & five answers with our partners Axel Hüttmann, Axel Sauder and Jens Müller-Oerlinghausen regarding the Hidden Champion award in the field of "Leadership & Organisation".

Restructuring is complex and fraught with risks and uncertainties at all levels. The success of restructuring therefore depends not only on a good concept, but also on the effective management of these risks.

Teams are better than individuals for countless reasons and are therefore the cornerstone of every organisation. Nevertheless, we experience dysfunctional teams time and again, especially management teams. What is the reason for this and how can teams develop systematically?

As a leading telco player, Vodafone is a pioneer for digital infrastructure. Together with undconsorten, Vodafone Germany has set up a digital accelerator for the business segment and introduced agile working approaches.

How can agile transformation succeed? Together with NewRe, we discussed this with managers and experts from various areas (innovation, HR, IT, operations, strategy and transformation) at an aperitif in Zurich shortly before the lockdowns caused by COVID-19.

After a few months of returning to a fragile "new normal", a lot has changed in Germany. The economy as a whole is experiencing a sustained boom in tech companies such as Amazon and HelloFresh - while traditional companies continue to struggle to survive.

An interview with Frank Fischer and Dr Anna Osterspey, People Development & Executives Management at thyssenkrupp, about thyssenkrupp's new Talent Development Platform TD Core.

In times of Covid-19, sales is faced with particular challenges. In many industries, this is particularly evident in parallel supply and demand shocks, the elimination of entire channels or the complete switch to virtual working in the sales team.

How talent management can be successful in the long term and the challenges it has to overcome.

Basically, the different types of performance management can be categorised into four archetypal systems that are based on completely different images of people, corporate cultures and contexts.

Companies are constantly scrutinising their organisation: Does it meet the requirements resulting from changing conditions? Can it react quickly and individually to customer needs? This is often followed by smaller or larger reorganisations.

Matrix organisations help to respond flexibly to the challenges of the VUCA world. The individual design of the matrix organisation requires in-depth familiarisation with the advantages, disadvantages and key success factors. This article also uses practical examples to explain how to successfully introduce a matrix organisation and improve the performance of existing matrix organisations.

In an environment with a very heterogeneous IT landscape, strong legal regulation and traditional working methods, we introduced agile methods in the product development of a leading insurance company.

The Scrum Guide has been adapted. Where is Scrum heading?

Making organisations more human. - The companies that succeed in the long term are those that best utilise the potential of their employees. This requires a clear HR strategy. Close to the business and with employees in mind. Only a powerful HR organisation can achieve this goal: From recruiting and people development to performance management.

Many companies currently struggle with increasing attrition, and we see it across a wide variety of geographies, branches, and job groups. For not a small share of organisations, this has the potential to disrupt the stability of their business model or even endanger it completely.

Companies with effective management perform better. These companies are also more successful on the market. Quite simply because leadership reaches, motivates and empowers all employees, aligns their actions with the organisation's goals or creates creative spaces for new, better goals.

An interview with Berlin-based artist Matthias Bitzer about our collaboration after he installed numerous artworks and interventions in our offices in 2022.

What is meant by a mission statement? Which elements are typical? And how is a mission statement successfully developed and introduced?

NEUWERK, a successful law firm since 2016, focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration and continues to grow steadily. This growth made the professionalization of talent development essential. With support from undconsorten, a new HR concept was developed to deliver future-proof solutions. In the video, Partner Philipp Jehle and Senior Associate Louisa Salger share their insights and experiences.

Leadership development is the targeted promotion of skills, behaviours and attitudes of managers and a sub-area of personnel development. But what exactly does this mean and how can leadership development succeed in your organisation?

Corporate learning is seen as a way of shaping and implementing the learning organisation in order to meet the constant pressure to adapt.

How can large companies also work in an agile way? Scaled agile frameworks are a first starting point for scaling agile working methods.

The simplest form of establishing a division of labour is an organisational structure in which clearly described tasks are assigned to specific parts of the organisation. But what exactly does this mean and how can you optimise your company's organisational structure?

Basically, the different types of performance management can be categorised into four systems, which are based on completely different images of people, corporate cultures and contexts.

Every organisation is unique and every organisational development poses different challenges. We provide tips.

In this article, we share our perspective on agile leadership and take a look at the three crucial components of mindset, processes and roles. We also clear up common misconceptions and give tips on how you and your team can work successfully in an agile way.

Teamwork characterises our daily work. We explain from our perspective what is important in the work of high-performing teams.

What I believe a successful manager needs to bring to the table today is the idea of a growth mindset. This means that I have a "learn-it-all" rather than a "know-it-all" view

HR is increasingly becoming a central player in transformation processes. It is no longer just about efficiency and professional HR work, but about making a strategic contribution to the transformation of the organisation.

When employees ask seemingly trivial questions, it shows a genuine interest in change. The confidence to ask these questions speaks in favour of a culture of openness, which should definitely be encouraged.

Together with undconsorten, Stada has introduced a global HR suite. We spoke to Dr Thomas Mattes, Director People Analytics at Stada, about the launch.

APCOA has mastered the transformation from a traditional car park operator to an urban service provider. We accompanied them on this journey and talk to Frank van der Sant, Chief Commercial Officer, about the transformation.

Teamwork characterises our daily work. We explain our view of what is important in the work of high-performing teams.

Organizational continuously evolve, but in the process of taking the next step in the organizational design mistakes happen. Here we show three common pitfalls in organisational redesign.

Blended learning stands for the combination of digital learning with traditional face-to-face formats. Blended learning has recently become more and more of a buzzword. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and virtual working, training delivered via virtual meeting tools is becoming the standard.

If you work without a clear focus and strategic direction, you will be overtaken by your competitors and lose out on the market. We show how strategy implementation can succeed.

If you work without a clear focus and strategic direction, you will be overtaken by your competitors and lose out on the market. We show how strategy implementation can succeed.

Our experience shows that coaching is usually still seen as an individual development measure available only to selected parts of the organisation (typically: top executives) and is not used strategically. We are convinced: there is more power in it when linking it to organisational transformation.

Numerous personnel and HR strategy projects as well as discussions with CHROs and HR strategists have provided us with eight insights into the successful development and implementation of personnel strategies.

Teams are better than individuals for countless reasons and are therefore the cornerstone of every organisation. Nevertheless, we experience dysfunctional teams time and again, especially management teams. What is the reason for this and how can teams develop systematically?

We spoke to Birgit Bohle, Board Member for Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Telekom, and Dietmar Eidens, Chief Human Resources Officer, Merck KGaA, about the CHRO role in the New Normal.

The COVID-19 outbreak in China, which occurred earlier, gave Volkswagen a head start in terms of knowledge: how do you restart production in an organised manner? The Group is now a real best-practice example with its 100-point plan.

In June 2018, AGP, an innovative manufacturer of glazing solutions for the automotive industry based in Lima (Peru), embarked on a challenging endeavour: its first transatlantic transaction, the building block of an ambitious global expansion strategy.

Last year, itelligence - one of the leading IT consultancies focussing on SAP and the midmarket - renewed its mission statement and has since been using the claim "We Transform. Trust into Value".

Through the joint development of a clear target image, the optimal balance of push and pull in implementation and the parallel addressing of systemic and behavioural levers, undconsorten achieved a significant increase in sales performance.

In 2018, we were asked to support the turnaround of a large, globally active medium-sized company. Together with an internal project team, we developed and validated measures with a medium-term savings potential in the three-digit million range with the management and mapped them transparently in a tool for ongoing controlling.

Hays Steilberg, Executive Vice President Management Development, talks to undconsorten about the dovetailing of talent management and strategy at Bertelsmann.

undconsorten supported KPMG Germany for two years in developing and introducing an innovative and comprehensive HR concept under the motto "Strengthening leadership. Promoting strengths" to develop and introduce an innovative and comprehensive personnel concept. The result is a new management structure in which young managers take on more disciplinary responsibility.

undconsorten supports several large area organisations in improving their leadership performance. As experts in leadership and organisation, we know that this is key to improving organisational performance.