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This white paper shows how companies put their creditworthiness at risk by managing their payment flows and bank accounts poorly, and which measures help to secure their ability to obtain finance and to act.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024). In a guest article our managing partner Martin Auer writes about the demanding conditions mid sized companies currently face and why figures, data and facts should be at the centre of management attention.
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How can liquidity be steered digitally? That is the subject of this white paper.
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How is the ability to pay checked and secured? That is the subject of this white paper.
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This white paper shows how companies put their creditworthiness at risk by managing their payment flows and bank accounts poorly, and which measures help to secure their ability to obtain finance and to act.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024). In a guest article our managing partner Martin Auer writes about the demanding conditions mid sized companies currently face and why figures, data and facts should be at the centre of management attention.
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How can liquidity be steered digitally? That is the subject of this white paper.
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How is the ability to pay checked and secured? That is the subject of this white paper.
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This white paper shows how companies put their creditworthiness at risk by managing their payment flows and bank accounts poorly, and which measures help to secure their ability to obtain finance and to act.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024). In a guest article our managing partner Martin Auer writes about the demanding conditions mid sized companies currently face and why figures, data and facts should be at the centre of management attention.
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How can liquidity be steered digitally? That is the subject of this white paper.
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How is the ability to pay checked and secured? That is the subject of this white paper.
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This white paper shows how companies put their creditworthiness at risk by managing their payment flows and bank accounts poorly, and which measures help to secure their ability to obtain finance and to act.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024). In a guest article our managing partner Martin Auer writes about the demanding conditions mid sized companies currently face and why figures, data and facts should be at the centre of management attention.
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How can liquidity be steered digitally? That is the subject of this white paper.
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How is the ability to pay checked and secured? That is the subject of this white paper.
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This white paper shows how companies put their creditworthiness at risk by managing their payment flows and bank accounts poorly, and which measures help to secure their ability to obtain finance and to act.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024). In a guest article our managing partner Martin Auer writes about the demanding conditions mid sized companies currently face and why figures, data and facts should be at the centre of management attention.
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How can liquidity be steered digitally? That is the subject of this white paper.
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How is the ability to pay checked and secured? That is the subject of this white paper.
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Determining the liquidity status aims to establish how solvent the company is.
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A white paper on liquidity management in mid sized companies. Avoiding insolvency and the inability to pay.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022). Our managing partner Martin Auer describes why succession is an essential part of responsible company leadership at every stage of a company's life.
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Published in May 2025 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 5/2025). Our managing partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the succession.
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When succession within the family is not an option at operational level, external management is a real alternative for keeping the company in family ownership.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022). Our managing partner Martin Auer describes why succession is an essential part of responsible company leadership at every stage of a company's life.
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Published in May 2025 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 5/2025). Our managing partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the succession.
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When succession within the family is not an option at operational level, external management is a real alternative for keeping the company in family ownership.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022). Our managing partner Martin Auer describes why succession is an essential part of responsible company leadership at every stage of a company's life.
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Published in May 2025 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 5/2025). Our managing partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the succession.
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When succession within the family is not an option at operational level, external management is a real alternative for keeping the company in family ownership.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022). Our managing partner Martin Auer describes why succession is an essential part of responsible company leadership at every stage of a company's life.
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Published in May 2025 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 5/2025). Our managing partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the succession.
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When succession within the family is not an option at operational level, external management is a real alternative for keeping the company in family ownership.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022). Our managing partner Martin Auer describes why succession is an essential part of responsible company leadership at every stage of a company's life.
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Published in May 2025 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 5/2025). Our managing partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the succession.
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When succession within the family is not an option at operational level, external management is a real alternative for keeping the company in family ownership.
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Published on 17 February 2021 on the iMOVE website. We gave the further education centre for skilled workers at the private Universite Quisqueya a new strategic direction. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 19 May 2021 in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand". Operating in many countries, and therefore in different markets, allows the opportunities and risks of regional markets to balance one another out. That can also make the consequences of the coronavirus crisis easier to weather.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact, Das Aussenwirtschaftsmagazin" (issue 1/2023, pages 23 and 24). Digitalisation is an important driver of Africa's economic upturn. The continent is marked by development and progress. For foreign companies wanting to take part in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. The full article is available here.
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Published on 1 August 2023 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023). The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is enjoying a strong upturn and offers enormous opportunities to mid sized companies with plans to go international. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 17 February 2021 on the iMOVE website. We gave the further education centre for skilled workers at the private Universite Quisqueya a new strategic direction. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 19 May 2021 in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand". Operating in many countries, and therefore in different markets, allows the opportunities and risks of regional markets to balance one another out. That can also make the consequences of the coronavirus crisis easier to weather.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact, Das Aussenwirtschaftsmagazin" (issue 1/2023, pages 23 and 24). Digitalisation is an important driver of Africa's economic upturn. The continent is marked by development and progress. For foreign companies wanting to take part in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. The full article is available here.
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Published on 1 August 2023 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023). The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is enjoying a strong upturn and offers enormous opportunities to mid sized companies with plans to go international. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 17 February 2021 on the iMOVE website. We gave the further education centre for skilled workers at the private Universite Quisqueya a new strategic direction. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 19 May 2021 in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand". Operating in many countries, and therefore in different markets, allows the opportunities and risks of regional markets to balance one another out. That can also make the consequences of the coronavirus crisis easier to weather.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact, Das Aussenwirtschaftsmagazin" (issue 1/2023, pages 23 and 24). Digitalisation is an important driver of Africa's economic upturn. The continent is marked by development and progress. For foreign companies wanting to take part in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. The full article is available here.
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Published on 1 August 2023 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023). The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is enjoying a strong upturn and offers enormous opportunities to mid sized companies with plans to go international. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 17 February 2021 on the iMOVE website. We gave the further education centre for skilled workers at the private Universite Quisqueya a new strategic direction. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 19 May 2021 in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand". Operating in many countries, and therefore in different markets, allows the opportunities and risks of regional markets to balance one another out. That can also make the consequences of the coronavirus crisis easier to weather.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact, Das Aussenwirtschaftsmagazin" (issue 1/2023, pages 23 and 24). Digitalisation is an important driver of Africa's economic upturn. The continent is marked by development and progress. For foreign companies wanting to take part in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. The full article is available here.
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Published on 1 August 2023 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023). The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is enjoying a strong upturn and offers enormous opportunities to mid sized companies with plans to go international. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 17 February 2021 on the iMOVE website. We gave the further education centre for skilled workers at the private Universite Quisqueya a new strategic direction. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published on 19 May 2021 in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand". Operating in many countries, and therefore in different markets, allows the opportunities and risks of regional markets to balance one another out. That can also make the consequences of the coronavirus crisis easier to weather.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact, Das Aussenwirtschaftsmagazin" (issue 1/2023, pages 23 and 24). Digitalisation is an important driver of Africa's economic upturn. The continent is marked by development and progress. For foreign companies wanting to take part in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. The full article is available here.
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Published on 1 August 2023 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023). The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is enjoying a strong upturn and offers enormous opportunities to mid sized companies with plans to go international. Here you will find a detailed field report.
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Published in January 2024 in the BVMW magazine "ExportManager Afrika Contact, Das Aussenwirtschaftsmagazin" (issue 01/24). The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire is enjoying a strong upturn, from its domestic structures right through to its digital transformation. The West African republic offers enormous opportunities to mid sized companies with plans to go international. For a successful entry into dynamic markets, an individual, workable growth strategy is decisive. More on this in the article.
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Published on 1 May 2026 by Springer Nature. Our managing director Martin Auer contributed the foreword and the two chapters "Internationalisation, opportunities and risks for SMEs" and "Drafting an internationalisation strategy" to the book "Kompetenzen zur Internationalisierung fuer KMU". He shares personal experience of internationalisation as well as our findings from consulting projects.
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Published on 23 November 2021 on the iMOVE website. We introduced the Moodle learning management system at a peacekeeping school in Mali and made distance learning possible through sustainable solutions.
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Published in December 2022 in the international iMOVE magazine (pages 12 and 13, in English). We introduced the Moodle learning management system at a peacekeeping school in Mali and made distance learning possible through sustainable solutions. Pages 12 and 13 contain the case study on our train the trainer programme.
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Selling your own company is a major undertaking that most owners have never been through before, and one that is often underestimated. Read here what matters when selling your company and which complex questions have to be answered.
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This model sets out the maturity levels that companies typically pass through in their digitalisation.
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This overview shows the various tools that can be used in HR at the different stages of the employee journey.
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This case study sets out how we worked with our client to replace an existing ERP system with a new one.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This model sets out the maturity levels that companies typically pass through in their digitalisation.
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This overview shows the various tools that can be used in HR at the different stages of the employee journey.
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This case study sets out how we worked with our client to replace an existing ERP system with a new one.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This model sets out the maturity levels that companies typically pass through in their digitalisation.
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This overview shows the various tools that can be used in HR at the different stages of the employee journey.
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This case study sets out how we worked with our client to replace an existing ERP system with a new one.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This model sets out the maturity levels that companies typically pass through in their digitalisation.
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This overview shows the various tools that can be used in HR at the different stages of the employee journey.
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This case study sets out how we worked with our client to replace an existing ERP system with a new one.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This model sets out the maturity levels that companies typically pass through in their digitalisation.
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This overview shows the various tools that can be used in HR at the different stages of the employee journey.
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This case study sets out how we worked with our client to replace an existing ERP system with a new one.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This client came to us to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of purchasing by digitalising the purchasing processes.
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This client came to us to overhaul their sales processes and to assess and implement the use of digital technology.
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A company came to us for support in modernising its IT infrastructure and business processes and to take on the implementation of a new ERP system.
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This case study is intended as an inspiring example of how a skills management tool can be selected and implemented and which supporting processes are needed.
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The checklist supports you from the strategic groundwork and the requirements analysis through to selecting and implementing the right HR management tool for your company.
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With rapid technological change and ever more complex business processes and requirements, many mid sized companies now need an ERP system. This checklist gives you an overview of introducing one.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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This case study is an example of how order intake and order processing with customer specific requirements can be handled digitally and which supporting processes are needed.
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Use this white paper to assess the data your company holds for implementing the pay transparency directive.
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This white paper helps you determine how far your company has come in implementing the pay transparency directive.
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The roadmap shows the essential steps for implementing the pay transparency directive in your company.
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The overview sets out the main AI use cases in the people area together with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to assess the data your company holds for implementing the pay transparency directive.
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This white paper helps you determine how far your company has come in implementing the pay transparency directive.
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The roadmap shows the essential steps for implementing the pay transparency directive in your company.
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The overview sets out the main AI use cases in the people area together with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to assess the data your company holds for implementing the pay transparency directive.
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This white paper helps you determine how far your company has come in implementing the pay transparency directive.
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The roadmap shows the essential steps for implementing the pay transparency directive in your company.
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The overview sets out the main AI use cases in the people area together with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to assess the data your company holds for implementing the pay transparency directive.
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This white paper helps you determine how far your company has come in implementing the pay transparency directive.
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The roadmap shows the essential steps for implementing the pay transparency directive in your company.
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The overview sets out the main AI use cases in the people area together with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to assess the data your company holds for implementing the pay transparency directive.
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This white paper helps you determine how far your company has come in implementing the pay transparency directive.
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The roadmap shows the essential steps for implementing the pay transparency directive in your company.
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The overview sets out the main AI use cases in the people area together with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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The roadmap sets out the essential steps for meeting the requirements of the regulation in your company in a structured, pragmatic way.
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Published in November 2021 in the iMOVE magazine xPort 02/2021. Modern training of teaching staff, both offline and online, is the basis for developing institutions and local skilled workers. Read the article by Ann-Katrin Hardenberg here.
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Published on 7 March 2022 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 03/2022). Employees' skills are among the valuable resources that are becoming scarce. Skills management therefore plays an ever more important part in a company's successful development.
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Published on 1 August 2022 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2022). Skilled people are scarce, and finding and developing them is more of a challenge than ever. Professional HR management lays an important foundation and sets the course for successful recruitment and long employee retention. In this issue of the BVMW magazine we look at various aspects of professional HR management. The article is available here.
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Published on 1 December 2022 in the BVMW magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 06/2022). A company is only ever as good as its people. Finding suitable employees and keeping them for the long term is becoming ever harder. For many companies it is time to rethink and to put their HR strategy on a new, future ready footing. Our article describes how professional HR management can be established.
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Published on 9 May 2023 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 05/2023). Finding high performing junior staff and talent is a challenge for mid sized companies. Strategic talent management is therefore a core task and one of the top topics for a company's future. More on this in the magazine.
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Published on 9 May 2023 in the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce magazine WIMA (issue 05/2023). Living a company culture means above all taking a stance. What are our company's values? What do we achieve? How do we treat our people and our customers? The answers to these basic questions shape a company's fingerprint. A strong culture is clear, distinctive and lived every day across the whole company. More on this in the magazine.
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Published in October 2024 in the iMOVE magazine xPort 02/2024. Keep at it, go deeper, apply it: lifelong learning has become a decisive success factor in a fast changing world of work. That applies to employees and managers alike. Read our article here.
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We show how mid sized companies can move from salaries that have grown historically to a future ready remuneration logic. You will learn how to connect job profiles, grading, salary bands and pay transparency so that your remuneration is fair, comprehensible and competitive while also meeting the requirements of the EU pay transparency directive.
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The AI transformation in HR runs through different maturity levels. One decisive factor is setting out clear guard rails for the use of and behaviour around AI right at the start and making them available to employees.
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Introducing and delivering strategic people development in your company.
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The checklist helps you determine your role in relation to AI systems under the EU AI Act (for example provider, deployer, importer or distributor) and to derive the resulting duties and responsibilities systematically.
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Our checklist helps you set the course for managing your people's valuable skills successfully.
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Good compliance management needs an organisational framework that secures the key functions. Our checklist gives an overview of how to build a compliance management system.
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Building an HR department and HR management structures in your company.
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