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after a turbulent 2009 we turn towards 2010; cautious but optimistic. According to the DIW (German Institute for Economic Research) the national economy picked up considerably in the 3rd quarter of the year (the GNP increased by 0.8% compared to the 2nd quarter).
However, we can all feel the aftershock of the crisis; there is a lasting uncertainty among the population concerning moral quality of the market economy.
Professor Dr. Karl Homann, economist and ethicist, sees the economy in a deep crisis regarding public acceptance. He calls upon executive managements to enter into dialog with their staff (see topic 1 herein).
These topics continuously gain weight in the discussions with our customers. We would appreciate to hear your opinion as well.
We wish you all the best for the Christmas Season and a Happy New Year!
Yours,
Volker Maschmeyer
Our topics in this newsletter:
- Business ethics – responsible action as management task
- Success factors 50+ - how managers stay successful!
- 4500 days CONTUR GmbH – looking back
- Series on Culture in Organisations – Part 6 (last part!)
Business-Ethics – responsible action as management task
Appreciation of executive management in the banking sector and companies as well as of politicians has hit a low due to the economic and financial crisis.
The majority of the population mistrusts a market economy out of moral rather than economic concerns. Such moral questions cannot be answered solely with economic rationality.
Operative managers are often torn between company values and CSR-reports on the one hand and factual, empirical frames of action for their decision making (competitors, budget limits, technological equipment) on the other hand.
Ethical answers i.e. responsible action cannot be found dissociated from those social and economic restrictions; they require an integration of moral ideals and empirical conditions and need to be communicated creditably.
We would be happy to discuss that issue with you and your colleagues!
Volker Maschmeyer
phone: 0049 511 9 69 68 21
mail: v.maschmeyer@contur-online.de
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Success factors 50 + - how managers stay successful
Are you born 1964 or later and work in Germany? In that case you must work until you turn 67. Which factors support a successful working life in middle management? Do you know colleagues older than 55? How do they keep up their energy? Who shows generation X how to devise the remaining 20 years on the job? Where are the role models for a successful greying on the job? More…
Rieke Engelhardt
phone: 0049 69 78 90 19 66
mail: r.engelhardt@contur-online.de
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Our program for 2010
We offer measures in many subject areas focused on your needs. It is a mix of new, fresh, and established. Some examples:
- Personal development:
Seminar “Transactional Analysis“
You learn how to extend your communicative repertoire. more…
- Leadership:
Seminar “Successful team - development, coaching and leadership“
How to get your team to super-achieve? more…
- Work and management skills:
Seminar “Time management – target-oriented working“
Become more efficient in your daily business! more…
Feedback from our clients stimulated us to incorporate a seminar ”Taking stock mid-way – personality, orientation, perspectives” in our 2010 program. Target group for this seminar are experienced skilled workers and executive managers that have been on the job for more than 20 years (see also our article success factors 50+). You will discuss topics dealing with transfer of experience and knowledge-management as well as with the challenges of mentoring. This seminar will support you in locating yourself, in reflecting your work-life-balance, and in identifying individual areas of efficiency. more…
Ask for our brochure! More detailsyou can also find in the internet: www.contur-online.de
Claudia Belter
phone: 0049 511 9 69 68 33
mail: c.belter@contur-online.de
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4500 days CONTUR GmbH – looking back
Expertise close-by
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Who are we working for?
Currently we are working for more than 20 (inter)national customers whole-heartedly!
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Who are we?
about 20 experienced colleagues together with a network of more than 150 partners support you in developing your staff and organization. We assume a variety of roles: trainer, personal and organizational developer, consultant, ‘sparring partner’, facilitator, mediator, coach, mentor, administrator
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How do we work?
Versatile – customer oriented – customer tailored – competent – pragmatic – efficient – holistic – systematic – friendly – reliable
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What is important to us?
We enter into a ‘strategic partnership’ with our clients, i.e. both partners want that, at eye level, with a sense of proportion, clear commitments, mutual and open feedback, proficient, confidential, and loyal. Together with you we make sure that every measure will be fitted to your existing respectively future programs/endeavors/processes/standards and thus advance sustainable learning of your staff and organization as a whole.
more...
Stefanie Wurm
phone. 0049 511 9 69 68 28
mail: s.wurm@contur-online.de
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Last part of our series of articles "Culture in Organizations" - part 6
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" Blue Ocean Strategy“
W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne show that it is worthwhile seeking blue oceans where competitive fights are not yet coloring the water in red. It is possible to set the rules of the market yourself! To follow the concept of these two INSEAD professors you need some creativity and lots of consistency. Classic present for Christmas.
Boston, 2005
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