Diversity is one of the questions that shape the social and political agenda intensively. However, from a corporate strategy perspective, the topic has hardly been addressed to date. Marc Rompf talks to the organization and change experts Dorothea Derakhchan and Christine Solf about the contri-bution diversity makes to competitiveness and innovation, the prerequisites for successful female lea-dership careers and why a heterogeneous mix of voices makes a good choir.

Marc-David Rompf speaks with organisational and change experts Dorothea Derakhchan and Christine Solf, about implicit rules and power structures, language expertise across genders and the success of Accenture’s “iLead. Make it your Game” programme at Accenture. You can find the first part of this interview here.

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How can companies succeed in raising the share of women in management positions in a sustained manner? Maren Martschenko, brand consultant and board member of Digital Media Women, outlines three success criteria for female managers getting off to the ideal start in the corporate world.

Navigation guide for the future path. Network dynamics replace hierarchies, value replaces intrigue, shared power replaces consolidated power: the digitalization is rapidly transforming the requirements of successful leadership. How do you identify suitably qualified decision-makers who can keep up with dynamic market developments? The Hogan assessment test uses three character traits to determine employees’ potential for successful decision-making.

In the first part of the “Perspectives” interview, Dr. phil. René Kusch explained what companies should do when dealing with terms such as “VUCA” and “Agility”. To what extent this is changing the role and skills of executives, is explained by the owner of RELEVANT Managementberatung in his continued conversation with Marcel Derakhchan, Manager of DLA Digital Leaders Advisory.

Becoming a digital enterprise with Google Sprint and a top executive via an app? How managers can avoid buzzword dead ends during digital transformation, is described by Dr. phil. René Kusch, owner of RELEVANT Management Consulting, in the first part of his “Perspectives” interview with Marcel Derakhchan, Managing Director of DLA Digital Leaders Advisory.

GUIDANCE FOR NEW MANAGERS
For a successful start to a new employment relationship, it is important that euphoria does not transform into disillusionment. This means that onboarding of managerial employees is now of central importance to avoid losing arduously recruited and qualified candidates in the first few months, and instead enabling them to work efficiently in the new environment and bond to the company in the long term.