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FOCUS ON THE NEW WAY OF WORKING

Last week I attended a webinar with Gary Hamel. He mentioned the following challenges, which trigger the need for management innovation: Accelerating change Intensifying competition Diminishing differentiation Growing mistrust I would like to add these observations: Increasing globalization Standardizing social media Integrating technology Collaboration between generations Let’s have a quick look into each of them. Ad 1. You could say that this is an open door. However we still have not learned to cope with change in an effective and efficient way. Many researches indicate that most change efforts do not bring the required results. Especially when it concerns personal change. Leaders and managers still do think that they are doing fine and that only the employees need to change. Ad 2. The marketplace is becoming more and more crowded. And it will even become more crowded as many unemployed cannot find jobs and start their own business. Also the demographic growth means t