January 18, 2015
by Dagmar
Comments Off on How to overcome obsolete beliefs in strategic thinking
Is your strategic thinking influenced by obsolete beliefs? This is probably not the first question that comes to mind in the context of strategic planning. However – that may be a mistake: Each strategic analysis makes some assumptions about elements … Continue reading
September 19, 2012
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Commodities as economic indicators
This is the headline of an article in today’s online version of FAZ. It is no rocket science and not even a real article, more a slide show. However, the issue is well worth remembering from time to time. This … Continue reading
October 12, 2011
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Women’s quota for Management Boards
In Germany there is a political discussion going on about women’s quota for positions in management boards and top management. This is a political discussion and mainly refers to large businesses, i.e. for DAX-companies, for the time being. Currently, political … Continue reading
February 25, 2010
by Dagmar
Comments Off on A new early indicator?
I just discovered a new early indicator. You may remember that I like the sort of indicators that are not scientific but can be observed in ordinary life. Now I have one more of this sort. We participate … Continue reading
December 7, 2009
by Oliver
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trendwatching.com, a leading trend firm, has just released its ’10 Consumer Trends for 2010′. According to this trend report next year will bring a bonanza of opportunities, as even cautious consumers crave pragmatic or exciting innovations.Its argues that we will … Continue reading
May 31, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on 20 years old news
There is a saying that nothing is as old as yesterday’s news. This week I read a newspaper article about much older news. As it seems, these can be quite interesting again. Most people, including me, did not even notice … Continue reading
January 13, 2009
by Dagmar
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Naseem Javed is a regular contributer of interesting articles for our Management Portal. His latest piece of thought covers nine opportunites that – as he thinks – will be hot for businesses in 2009. I think these are very interesting … Continue reading
October 19, 2008
by Oliver
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A large number of articles concerning the financial crisis have been published these days. In sum all write offs in financial institutions (worldwide) have reached a total of 485 billion USD this week. 42 billion USD write offs can be … Continue reading
September 20, 2008
by Oliver
Comments Off on Specific aspects of financial crisis
The last two days can be described as a dramatic change in terms of the global financial crisis. Not so long ago – or to be more specific: last weekend – a liberal approach seem to rule governmental measures how … Continue reading
April 26, 2008
by Dagmar
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The international financial crisis claimed another victim among German banks this week. It was the specialised mortgage and public sector lender Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank (Duess Hyp). “The small German bank’s owners have temporarily transferred ownership to the BdB’s depositor guarantee fund, … Continue reading