Job sharing in leadership positions? Impossible! Really? The Northern Germany Broadcasting Station NDR proves that black is white. They offer a modern part-time model. By the end of 2009, more than 18 percent of 3000 employees are working part-time. Some ... read more
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Digital Natives – the upcoming work force / Digital Natives – die zukünftigen Arbeitskräfte
Are companies prepared to welcome the upcoming work force generation, the digital natives? They represent a well educated and highly motivated generation. And they know that demographic change plays into their hands. The economy and the companies need them to ... read more
I’m not a feminist…but what?/ Ich bin keine Feministin…aber was?
If you ask women nowadays if they believe in the ideas of feminism most of them will start nodding. But if you ask them if in reverse they are so called feminists they will start shaking their heads: “No, by ... read more
Girls’ Day@Henkel/ Girls’ Day bei Henkel
“When I’m grown up, I will become a chemist!” – A sentence one wouldn’t suppose to come out of a girls’ mouth… but maybe one of the 120 girls who visited Henkel yesterday on Germany’s third Girls’ Day made a ... read more
ISO 26000: Ethical code for organizations and companies/ ISO 26000: Ethik-Kodex für Organisationen und Unternehmen
Five years ago, the International Organization for Standardization ISO has decided to develop an international standard for corporate social responsibility. During the last five years, more than 400 experts from 94 countries worked on the ethical standard. The release is ... read more
Florence Nightingale – a Role Model of former times/ Florence Nightingale – ein Vorbild vergangener Zeit
Florence Nightingale, born in 1820, was a pioneer of her time. Her dreams were to study mathematics, become a nurse and change the world. Thanks to her intelligence and passion, she contributed to a better world. She became famous for ... read more