The New Work Pioneer Lab took place for the second time in April 2024. The 1.5-day workshop format with the theme "Between Purpose and Performance" attracted around 20 representatives from well-known companies in the Münsterland region. Uwe Rotermund and Laura Wenningmann from noventum consulting guided the participants through a varied programme in which the poles of purpose and performance orientation were examined from different angles, while the focus was on encounters and inspiring and encouraging exchanges within the group.
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More than 6,000 employees worldwide belong to the family-owned company Schmitz Cargobull. In addition to technical innovation, important topics for the future include the transformation of work and the quality of leadership. Demographics and the company's global market position make the ongoing qualification of the next generation of managers and specialists a strategic issue for the future. With the support of noventum consulting, the company's HR department is restructuring its operational work using the OKR (Objectives & Key Results) method, thereby strengthening the strategic focus of its HR work.
In a management training course for current and future managers, the Münsterland-based service companies Cathalog and Cathamed made a statement for participation and active further development in their organisation. Together with the consultants from noventum consulting, the participants, who also included friendly business partners, worked intensively and very personally on their role and expectations as managers in a workshop lasting several days. Managing Director Kai Eickelpasch talks about the "Cathalog and Friends" workshop in an nc360° interview.
In April 2024, the Leadership Lab Sylt entered its 13th round. Oliver Pauli and Uwe Rotermund have been organising this extraordinary training format with around 20 managers from all industries and company sizes since 2010. What always unites the group is their curiosity about innovative leadership approaches and the joy of learning and honest exchange with managers from other companies. The Leadership Lab Sylt delivers four days full of impulses, discussions and insights with a special mix of business, exercise, encounters, nature and enjoyment, so that what has been learnt can be emotionally anchored and thus become more effective.
The Ostbevern municipal administration is to develop significantly in terms of corporate culture, leadership quality and organisational structure in order to improve its attractiveness as an employer and at the same time increase trust, motivation, commitment, cooperation, identification, customer focus, efficiency, speed and citizen service. These were the objectives of the newly elected mayor Karl Piochowiak, with which he approached the noventum team in 2022.
HR controlling's ability to prepare well-founded decisions and develop strategies is crucial to establishing it as a central function that supports the company's objectives. A well-structured reporting system is essential for such effective controlling. The focus of personnel controlling on the evaluation of reports is crucial. HR management is about collecting and preparing data and information on the one hand, and analysing and interpreting it on the other. In the midst of data, reports and metrics, however, the view of the essentials is often clouded. And this is where the question "Why?" comes into play.
The MyWay programme of the Münsterland-based vehicle manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull is all about promoting networking, exchanging knowledge and, overall, sharing expertise and driving innovation faster and more efficiently. noventum consultants have been active as trainers in the MyWay programme for more than a year with great success and have already familiarised more than 50 employees with the basics of agile methods, change management and design thinking in the training series.
HR software provider Persis has been on the market for 35 years and digitises its customers' HR processes. Niedersächsische Landesforsten, a company established as an institution of the state of Lower Saxony with over 1,300 employees, has been relying on Persis for several years and will introduce the digital personnel file, a software solution from the Persis overall solution, in 2024. noventum consulting has been with Niedersachsen from the very beginning and will also support them in this next digitisation step.
Integrating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles into HR management is not only an obvious consequence of European legislation on sustainability. It also strengthens the corporate culture and increases employee satisfaction. Digitalization plays a key role in this by simplifying the collection and management of sustainability data. Digitalization in HR is a crucial building block on the road to ESG integration.