The forecasts are currently driving beads of sweat down the foreheads of many SMEs: falling exports, low economic growth (if any), rising energy prices, uncertain supply chains. But the glass is also half full: SMEs are more flexible than large corporations and can therefore exploit untapped opportunities more quickly. One possibility: to push ahead with research and development in order to be able to offer optimised or new products quickly.
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Strategy
Crisis winners – crisis losers: What are the consequences?
The word "crisis" is being used inflationarily right now, because we are spoiled by years of growth and economic success. And now this: still a pandemic, uncertain supply chains, plus a war-related energy crisis and the climate crisis that can hardly be explained away after a dry summer. Yes, these are more difficult times than five years ago - for people and for the economy. But crisis winners - crisis losers: is that the right question? … [Read More...]
Digitalisation and energy saving: Can they go together?
Everyone is currently talking about saving energy, unfortunately not so much in the context of the climate crisis, but out of concern about extremely high energy costs this year and especially next year. At the same time, digitalisation is being driven forward in business and administration. Does that fit together? After all, digitalisation also consumes energy, for example in the production of digital devices, in data transmission or for cloud solutions. … [Read More...]
Leadership
Time for new management styles: When, if not now?
The situation we are currently in is unique: some of us don't really know how to carry on. Others need to completely … [Read More...]
Sales
The famous customer of the customer
Almost every sales training also includes a discussion about the fact that one should also understand how one's own … [Read More...]