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There was a time when vitamin B was considered indelicate. There was disparaging talk of cliques, nepotism and cliques. That seems to have changed fundamentally today. The principle āwho knows whomā has been chosen as the top strategy for success. When networking brings more than every application Recently, at a lecture in Marburg, a participant told me that...
Toronto is the Canadian business metropolis with 2,5 million inhabitants and has the sixth largest stock exchange in the world. No wonder, then, that there are also a whole range of coworking spaces here: So this time I took a close look at two: a ātraditionalā one and an artist community. Functionality instead of ambience# The Camaraderie is a typical coworking space: central locationā¦
How is life as a PR manager without a driver's license in the Canadian wilderness? A field report. Without a driver's license in the Rockys In a recent study, the Future Institute predicts that the cultural model of mass motorization is coming to an end. Because the car ā once the epitome of freedom and individual mobility ā is increasingly reaching its limits. But what about the alternatives...
The massive reduction in subsidy rates for so-called fed-in solar power planned for January 01.01.2012, 01.10.2010 has frightened private investors on the one hand. On the other hand, interesting decisions have recently been made that make it worthwhile to take a closer look at this investment in an article. How high is the feed-in tariff? Depending on the capacity actually installed (observation period 30.09.2011/XNUMX/XNUMX-XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX)), the reduction in theā¦
From the 3rd to the 5th of Nomember the Coworking Europe conference 2011 will take place in the Betahaus in Berlin. After I have published my own international test series on the subject, I am of course there and will report on it. But there's more: I'll be on the panel myself on November 04.11.2011th, 10.15 at XNUMX:XNUMX am in the beta house. Theme ofā¦
The topic of shortage of skilled workers, which also last year Best of HR ā Berufebilder.deĀ® has been hotly debated is always the subject of fierce polemics. All the more surprising for me was a differentiated panel discussion on the topic, which answered the question āskills shortage or notā with a decided āyes and noā. Illuminating results. Fuore is currently taking care of it Professor Dr. Gerd...
The tides in the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada, have the highest rise in the world and are unpredictable - a bit like David Welch's business strategy: Fundy Tide Runners is the name of his company, with which he offers whale watching for tourists. And the name is program! An adventurous business model? Somehow I had...
Chris Whyman is the reigning world champion. Namely in Town Crying, in German city exclamations. When he gets going, even Canadian Treasury Secretary Jim Flaherty (on the right in the video with the suit and doll) has to laugh. An account of an unusual career. Important task Because even if the whole thing seems more like a show for tourists at first glance: Chrisā¦
The fact that ethics and business go hand in hand is becoming increasingly important in times of banking crises and globalization. Nevertheless, sustainability often only functions as empty phrases, as a cloak for thinking about profit. The non-profit organization SIFE thinks it doesnāt have to be ā and awards sustainable student business projects at an annual World Cup. Yesterday a German team won for the first time!ā¦
Creative advertising has to be expensive? Sometimes the opposite is the case. Sometimes even really bad advertising is really good - Twitter has already successfully demonstrated it. Spelling mistakes with funny associations This billboard in Berlin-Wedding, a district that is not exactly hip, caught my attention last week: Not because it was so elaborate...
Today, thinkpad manufacturer Lenovo invited to a āMedia and Blogger Advisory Councilā roundtable in Berlin to discuss future work devices. An event that could have been made more. And where female needs tended to be underrepresented. What would help: More courage to visions. Just a woman at the round table In plain language, Lenovo was called...
Dr. Dirk Bisping is the chairman of the board of the professional association for self-employed people in IT (BVSI). In the interview, he talked about the opportunities for IT freelancers, people over 45, how freelancers see themselves - and above all about how mixed teams work together. As a freelance IT consultant, Bisping founded together with 24 colleagues from the BVSI inā¦
As a DaF teacher, I sometimes tear my hair out about the poor practice material. Above all, there is a lack of professional material and good stories. I am therefore publishing my practice material here for other teachers who are probably facing very similar problems! Task 1: New words What goes together? median tile correspondence statistics sessionā¦
If, as a self-employed person, you do not fulfill the pre-insurance period, you have no choice: you must take out private health insurance. What do you need to know about this? Private health insurance for the self-employed As a self-employed person, you can switch from statutory to private health insurance at any time - only the return is more difficult because you are younger than 55...
My little series on German and international coworking spaces continues. This time I checked out the newly established Birojnica in Riga, Latvia. It is not only the first, but also the only coworking space in the Latvian capital so far - with an interesting business concept. The situation This time I have the newly establishedā¦
The iPad is the design tool of the hipster elite. But is the iPad usable as a working device? And can it be used at all during a flight, i.e. offline? iPad as a netbook replacement? Thanks to my sponsor airBaltic I was able to test a first generation Apple iPad this time. And under special conditions: On the plane. airBaltic provides the devices to its customersā¦
Since readers keep asking me about this topic, I have summarized the current regulations on statutory health insurance for the self-employed in this small series. Pre-insurance period You can only take out statutory health insurance if you have completed the pre-insurance period. This means that before starting your self-employment, you have been self-employed for at least twelve months without interruption or...
In 2006, Verena Pausder was named CEO of the Future by the management consultancy McKinsey. She is the founder and CEO of Fox & Sheep and the HABA Digitalwerkstatt. Verena Pausder, born Delius, founded her first company at the age of 20 - a sushi bar in her hometown of Bielefeld, together with her sister. She studied business administration at the University of St.Gallen and wasā¦
In fact, there are ideal conditions for founding cooperatives in Germany. The same would have to spring up like Polse. Then why don't they? Because the cooperatives also have some disadvantages. Boom thanks to bureaucracy The bureaucracy is mainly to blame for the lack of a boom. Even the founding of an eG is associated with considerable effort,ā¦
Companies today are forced to rethink their business strategies: from mass production to cooperation. Do-it-yourself entrepreneurs make mass products Until now, mass production was in demand due to the high production costs and comparatively short range. Now niche markets are on the rise ā cooperations. So far, the marketing strategy of many companies has primarily aimed to attract as many people as possible and control the masses.ā¦
Being on the left is back in fashion, and not just since Frank Schirrmacher publicly considered that the left is right: because, thanks to current developments on the Internet, companies are in need of a radical rethink. So cooperative society instead of a joint stock company? Cooperative vs. Public Company: Differences and Similarities An important legal issue that arises in many contexts with many different typesā¦
Twitter with its real-time communication and Google+ with its video conferences (hangouts) have shown where the journey in internet communication is going: Namely, more and more towards direct communication, also from different locations. A study has now examined how this will affect our working behavior. Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS) has 1.700 office workersā¦
From my coworking test and video shoot for ZEIT ONLINE has become a series that is apparently well received by readers. Time to also target work, meeting and event locations abroad. For example in Marseilles. Creative melting pot of cultures Marseille, the port city in the south of France has a bad reputation: the capital of Provence is consideredā¦
The job today is expected to be highly flexible and mobile. When both partners want careers - and also children - conflicts are often pre-programmed, for example, when one partner seeks a change of location and the other is localized because of a particular professional specialization. few consultant Dr. In an interview, Elisabeth Brƶschen explains how to reconcile bothā¦
We recently wrote about an engineer who drew attention to his deadlocked job situation with a creative and ironic mash-up. An example of creative job hunting? Probably not, says Svenja Hofert. Why are some people just not successful? I asked the question on Twitter: Can a creative expression of displeasure also be a creative job hunt? No, my career specialist Svenja...
Found this ābeautifulā job advertisement via Twitter via Mario Sixtus, in which Jung von Matt wooed, as usual, tastelessly for young advertisers. The result is not only bad, it's also badly done. Lifestyle is everything? Jung von Matt deliberately plays with advertising clichĆ©s. That could actually be quite funny. It is sad, however, that...
In 2008 the GmbH law was changed. Not only was the mini-GmbH created, but some changes were also made to the traditional GmbH founding. what is needed To set up a GmbH, you need a capital contribution of at least EUR 25.000, which must be raised jointly by all shareholders. The share capital can consist of cash or contributions in kind. When you put the insolesā¦
The first impression of the HTC Desire S: stylish, feels good in the hand, stable workmanship. How does it work in continuous use? Unpacking Yesterday the new HTC Desire S arrived from o2 Business, which I will be testing over the next three months - together with the o2 on Business upgrade tariff and o2 Multicard, which are available to me free of charge...
Every semester, the Freie UniversitƤt organizes a competition for founders, who are named āFunpreneurā. The winners this time are a play world in a very small space, ice cream with natural ingredients and a āRESTaurantā in which donated food is used for cooking. However, there were far more curious participants in 2009. Anti-capitalists in a capitalist start-up competition? In 2009 the competition hadā¦
The Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) eV yesterday published its current policy paper on media and internet policy. Titled āGoslaer Programmā with no little hubris, the work wants to show the āframework conditions in a diditial worldā. However: The content is expected lobbying, concrete ideas - none? The title is supposed to be reminiscent of a party program: With the āGoslar programāā¦
Sascha Lobo got up in his column yesterday Spiegel Strong online abuse of the German internet scene and its self-satisfied arrogance. And he's right about what he said. Only some of his arguments are rather bad. Trying to differentiate! society of specialists? The topic has been on my mind for a long time: Why do people inā¦
Sometimes futurologists can actually see into the future. And so the authors Andreas Haderlein and Janine Seitz apparently foresaw that the name digital society could be heavily disputed in April 2011 and thus have different connotations (just to link a text on the subject here). They have published their study, which has just been published by the Zukunftsinstitutā¦
On January 1, 2012, the new law on family care leave is to come into force. Public interest is high, and acceptance within companies is mixed. This is also confirmed by a current survey among the partner companies of the online job exchange JobStairs. Financial advance payments as a problem 51 of the largest and most attractive German employers were surveyed. Although 50 percent of those surveyed currently notice...
For many, Angelina Jolie seems to be the symbol of the perfect all-rounder: smart, beautiful, successful at work, children, travel, dream man - and always freshly peeled from the egg. And it makes many women want to emulate this ideal. Why is that? And how do you avoid that? XNUMX/XNUMX full-time, flexibility and...
They say that if you don't expect much, you won't be disappointed. That was exactly my impression of the future lab of the taz, which took place on April 8th and 9th in the House of World Cultures in Berlin. On the contrary, I even found some things unexpectedly good. Job seekers - dangers from the net! My highlights at tazlab were Hansā¦
It is said that those who are declared dead live longer. Well, unfortunately not in this case! On the occasion of the last DĆ¼sseldorf Twittwoch in early March, Jochen Mai reported on speculation regarding the end of various print media. Well, a month later the time has come: The first traditional medium is on the verge of extinction. Which newspaper dies next? I giveā¦
For ten years, the consulting firm Gallup has been asking German employees about their job satisfaction and commitment and about their identification with the company. The Gallup Engagement Index for 2010 was released on February 9th. With (once again) frightening results: Every fifth employee has resigned internally. But what should HR managers and bosses do with it? Listen up!...
The topic of flexible working is very popular at the moment. I've been in favor of the topic for years, not least because my ex-employer's constant presenteeism compulsion was the reason for me to become self-employed and to remain suspicious of job offers to this day. Of course, I'm pleased that this is such a trend now. On the other hand: I remain suspicious.ā¦
The marketing industry is never at a loss for new neologisms ā and now this: āPad 'n' Breakfastā! However, what is behind it is not all that wrong: work and private life are merging more and more, even when travelling. It is not for nothing that every youth hostel now advertises WiFi. So maybe time to give the kid a name? Key Trends in the Tourism Industry Of courseā¦
Statutory social insurance in Germany includes health, pension, nursing care, unemployment and accident insurance. The most important insurance, however, is health insurance. Because it is mandatory insurance for everyone. Health insurance compulsory Until a few years ago, you could also remain without health insurance if you were self-employed or had a mini-job, for example. Since April 2007 theā¦
Guttenberg's resignation has fully sparked the discussion about the value of a doctorate and copying in science. The universities are also partly responsible - because there are other cases of this kind. Shoe demo On February 26th: a curious, relatively spontaneously organized action took place in Berlin: The first shoe demo - and the first demo...
During the triumphant advance of Facebook continues unabated - it already has over 500 million members - the German business network Xing is clearly losing ground. Apparently they are now trying to save what they can and want Facebook become more similar. But the shot could backfire ā the first cancellations have already been made. Backtracking to members...
ZEIT ONLINE tried to encourage founders in an article on subsidies for start-ups. Therefore, author Hilmar Poganatz claims that poor funding conditions in Germany are a myth. The problem: Unfortunately, the myth is reality, especially for small founders, euros and cents only flow drop by drop. 8 facts! 8 facts about start-up funding in Germany Just below theā¦
Markus Schulz is chairman of the temporary work agency USG People Germany. In an interview, he explains why he thinks the political demand for equal pay for temporary workers and permanent staff is wrong and why he thinks a minimum wage is the better solution. Marcus Schulz studied mechanical engineering and technical management at the Technical University of Munich. He was a consultant at IBM and a director at...
Four students tell how they study for the Abitur and give others tips. In doing so, they reveal something surprising: The Internet or even mobile learning, on the other hand, do not play a major role, books and teaching materials are still used most frequently for preparation. They will all complete their university entrance qualification this year and thus acquire the ability to study: Theā¦
The Abitur is just around the corner - and with it the big cramming. What are the best methods? How do old exams help in preparing for the Abitur? What strategies should students use? Teacher Eike Hoffmann reveals the best learning strategies that lead to success. Eike Hoffmann is a senior teacher and specialist advisor for English in the upper secondary school atā¦
Wikileaks ā the topic cannot be killed. This has long been not only a political but also an economic issue - and as such is of particular interest to the human resources departments of companies. War over Wiki-Leaks This week, ARD ran this 45-minute discussion āworld power WikiLeaks? War on the Netā, which is now also available atā¦
Egypt ā a country in a state of emergency. And ā this is new ā offline. On January 28, 2011, Mubarak cut the internet connection. In doing so, he proves one thing above all: his own fear of the internet ā which is completely superfluous: you can also do without it. A wrap-around on the subject: The situation in Egypt I would now like to...
Flexible working hours ā still an exception in Germany ā even in the creative sector: Employees have to be present all the time ā whether they are working or not. Pure control addiction. And bullshit. It's nice when traditional industries promise more flexibility - but is that meant seriously? attendance = performance? To be honest I never understood what...
Unfortunately, balancing children and a job is still a problem for many women, especially in Germany. Reason: The lack of flexibility in working hours. Part-time work is still seen as a career obstacle and mothers are only half the workforce. Presenteeism is a matter of course Somehow it is still a matter of course that employees are there -...
If you apply for unemployment benefit I as a self-employed person, the employment agency calculates your unemployment benefit I based on the average income that is achieved in the qualification level to which the employment agency wants to place you. Sound complicated? But it's actually quite simple: The problem of the self-employed The self-employed can insure themselves voluntarily in statutory unemployment insurance. The conditionsā¦
On November 29, 2010 at 21:00 p.m.: I answered questions about career entry for humanities scholars live in the online program studienwahl.tv in sound and image. The whole thing was streamed live and can finally be seen here as a video later! What is Studienwahl.tv? Studienwahl.tv is the format of Philip Banse, freelance journalist mainly at Deutschlandradioā¦