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Survey results on Work from Anywhere & Compliance
Ergebnisse der WFA-Umfrage von ICUnet.Group und Rödl & Partner
Veröffentlicht am 24. Nov 2022
Global Diversity Awareness Month 2022
Even though Global Diversity Awareness Month 2022 is slowly coming to an end, we should of course continue to address this important topic. That’s exactly what two of our team members have done, recording a short podcast series called “Beyond Diversity”. So in yesterday’s episode, our diversity, equity and inclusion experts Marinda and Heidemarie look at how organisations can go beyond diversity and take a systemic approach to reduce unconscious bias. Have a listen! You can find the link to...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Oct 2022
Social-Shuffle Nudge
You have probably heard the English proverb “Birds of a feather flock together”. There is more to this common saying than we often think: in our private and professional lives, we tend to surround ourselves with people who are similar to us. A person with similar characteristics unconsciously inspires sympathy and trust in us. Here, we speak of the so-called ‘mini-me’ bias , which describes our tendency to surround ourselves predominantly with people who are similar to ourselves – in origin,...
Veröffentlicht am 29. Aug 2022
UNDERSTANDING THE HIERARCHICAL ‘MOUNTAINS’ AND FLAT ‘VALLEYS’ IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Most of the leadership principles are universally applicable. However, in many cases, the leadership approach needs to be customized to fit the target country's culture. There are subtle differences in the areas of communication, managing deadlines, business etiquette, etc. For example, in some cultures, like Italy and France, the deadlines are negotiable. If the deadline is strict and final, it should be clearly stated. There must be a logical explanation regarding the importance of...
Veröffentlicht am 07. Aug 2022
Completion Stay with a group of female managers from South Africa successfully completed
In an era of global networking, the BMWK's Manager Training Programme emphasises the importance of intercultural cooperation. This programme, an initiative of GIZ and ICUnet.Group, promoted cooperation between South African female entrepreneurs and German business partners. The 'Completion Stay Days' not only generated new B2B contacts, but also innovative business ideas that emphasise diversity and collaboration. This article highlights these ground-breaking events.
Veröffentlicht am 13. Jul 2022
India Group Completion Stay at Passau 12th to 20th July 2022
We had the India Group Completion stay in Passau for the period 12th July to 20th July 2022. The entire programme was organized and co-ordinated by Team ICUnet - Thilo, Lena and Suryaa from our India office who is visiting Germany and was in Passau for supporting and helping with this Group. These 8 participants are entrepreneurs and business owners where the majority were from North Indian cities like Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Bhilwara and Mumbai in Western India. With a varied background in...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Jul 2022
Allianz SE and ICUnet.Group awarded for innovative strength
Allianz SE and ICUnet.Group jointly receive the “Winner” award at the German Innovation Award 2022 “And the winner is Allianz SE & ICUnet.Group,” was the verdict at the German Innovation Award 2022 awards ceremony in Berlin on 24 May 2022. The prestigious award honours companies for cross-industry products and outstanding innovation achievements that advance the industry through their originality, implementation and effectiveness. The jury had evaluated around 700 submissions from German and...
Veröffentlicht am 25. May 2022
What does a Head of Digital Learning actually do?“
This time with Todd Wehrkamp at ICUnet.Group in Berlin since 2016 and as head of digital learning since 2020. ICUnet: Please describe in a few sentences what the core task of your job is? My job is a mix of product owner, project manager, sales, and marketing. It’s my job to find out what customers need in terms of digital content and how it fits within their Learning & Development strategy, then create products that deliver on those needs. I do a lot of communicating between customers and...
Veröffentlicht am 04. May 2022
„What does a Business Consultant actually do?“
This time with Dr. Matthias Liehr, International and Intercultural Business Consultant at ICUnet Group in Munich since 2015. ICUnet: Please describe in a few sentences what the core task of your job is? „Iconduct seminars dealing with intercultural cooperation. The participants usually work on an international level for companies or institutions, they must communicate with teams and project partners all over the world, conduct meetings, create motivation, meet their deadlines, etc. They must...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Mar 2022
International Women’s Day – Male Allies support women
Today is International Women’s Day and we women in the ICUnet.Group want to use this opportunity to celebrate the day with our male allies . There is a strong sense of gender equality throughout our company and our male allies are right there with us making this even stronger when – and however they can. We thank them for that and never get tired in our common pursuit to gain full gender equality. Our male allies have this to say: Gender diversity is a men’s issue! It’s not about „us“ and...
Veröffentlicht am 08. Mar 2022
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