After school, everything was clear for Tanja Federkiel: It should be a dual study. The course: Chemistry and Biotechnology (Bachelor of Science) combined with an apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory technician. Meanwhile, Tanja’s apprenticeship at Henkel has been running for ... read more
Tag: Role Model
What are we waiting for? / Worauf warten wir?
The article „The Moment of Women – What are we waiting for?” published on June 15, 2011 in the German journal “Brigitte”, describes how the conditions have changed in some executive boards of German companies. Kathrin Menges, Henkel’s Head of ... read more
Success is about people
Dr Yvonne Traynor is Henkel’s Global Head of Quality – UA, and has been with the company for an impressive 20 years. As a working mum, Yvonne has noticed many advances over the years in how easy – or otherwise ... read more
Dream Team instead of Quota: Why companies cannot afford to do without modern Diversity & Inclusion concepts. Dreamteam statt Quote- Warum Firmen heute nicht mehr an einem modernen Diversity Management vorbeikommen.
Dreamteam statt Quote- Warum Firmen heute nicht mehr an einem modernen Diversity Management vorbeikommen. Die Unternehmensberatung Roland Berger weist in einer Studie nach, dass eine verbesserte Mitarbeiterbindung durch Vielfalts- und Einbeziehungsmanagement (Diversity & Inclusion) rund 21 Mrd. Euro an Einsparungen ... read more
Third WoMen’s Networking Day at Henkel / Dritter WoMen’s Networking Day bei Henkel
On April 5, 2011 Henkel’s female networking group “Women in Leadership” invited to their third WoMen’s Networking Day at Henkel’s headquarters in Düsseldorf. Special about this year’s event was that for the first time our male leaders were invited to ... read more
Must executives be authentic? / Müssen Führungskräfte authentisch sein?
Must executives be authentic? This question raised Roland Wichmann-Kopp on his personalityblog (Persönlichkeitsblog) for a controversial discussion. Authenticity at any cost? Or just a moderate starring role? The happy medium seems to be the right one. At least 94.6% manager ... read more