Tag: Workplace
Is the end of the 40-hour week approaching for workers?
Early off the job More and more people want a shorter working week to have more time for relaxation and family. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Working less, more free time…
A coach reveals eight lightning strategies
annoying colleagues Whiners, know-it-alls or grumps can destroy the fun at work in the long run. Berlin Bernd Stromberg once put it this way: “Coworkers are like pimples – you…
Controls and penalties – how Spain enforces timekeeping
Yolanda Diaz The Spanish Minister of Labor punishes violations of the timekeeping with fines. (Photo: imago images/Agencia EFE) Madrid Spain’s communist labor minister, Yolanda Díaz, relies on deterrence: recently, in…
Why a four-day week also makes entrepreneurs happy
financial district in London Early conclusion: Britons would prefer to work only four days a week. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) London “Dad is mine on Saturdays.” That was the motto used…
5 ways to keep good employees
Young employees Experts say: The shortage of skilled workers has reached a level of pressure that is putting companies under pressure when it comes to employee retention. (Photo: Unsplash) Berlin…
Increase employee retention: 5 tips for companies
Young employees Experts say: The shortage of skilled workers has reached a level of pressure that is putting companies under pressure when it comes to employee retention. (Photo: Unsplash) Berlin…
Increase employee retention: 5 tips for companies
Young employees Experts say: The shortage of skilled workers has reached a level of pressure that is putting companies under pressure when it comes to employee retention. (Photo: Unsplash) Berlin…
This column could have been a meeting
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I recently read in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” how to organize meetings properly. An estimate by the scheduling platform…
If the boss is younger than the team – that’s how the cooperation works
Young leads old In order to pick up older colleagues as well, young managers should approach changes cautiously and not push through every procedure they have thought up with all…
Reader debate: Should the home office remain?
working at home Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, more people have been working from home. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf More and more corona rules are falling away. As far…
Which concrete tricks help managers in crises
Julia Beil and Charlotte Haunhorst (r.) Dusseldorf “These strategies will get you through the multi-crisis” – that was the headline of a weekend newspaper in the Handelsblatt. The mere fact…
Dax companies use the trend and save on the offices
Deutsche Bank headquarters The bank wants to reduce around 40 percent of its office space in Frankfurt. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt In the new world of work, Deutsche…
Corporations save on offices because of home office
Deutsche Bank headquarters The bank wants to reduce around 40 percent of its office space in Frankfurt. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt In the new world of work, Deutsche…
Corporations save on offices because of home office
Deutsche Bank headquarters The bank wants to reduce around 40 percent of its office space in Frankfurt. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt In the new world of work, Deutsche…
Headhunter Constanze Buchheim talks about leadership and responsibility
Constanze Buchheim The headhunter believes that challenges like the climate crisis can only be overcome if managers give up responsibility. Dusseldorf Responsibility is a big word that managers and those…
Prüfer’s column: Only 70 seconds left
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I learned that normal office workers can only stay on one thing for 70 seconds. When they’re busy…
Chief Physician on exhaustion: “Fantastic efficiency leads to self-exploitation”
ChristianGraz The manager doctor thinks that it is also important for executives to be able to ask for help – and to switch off from time to time. (Photo: Max…
Boeing plans to hire 10,000 new employees this year
Boeing The aircraft manufacturer wants to hire new employees. (Photo: AP) Washington Boeing plans to hire 10,000 workers this year as the airline industry recovers from the peak of the…
The shortage of skilled workers is getting worse – according to the study, immigration is not enough
Cologne The shortage of skilled workers in Germany will continue to worsen in many areas in the coming years – especially in sales, in daycare centers, social work and hospitals.…
Skilled labor shortage continues to decline
Cologne The shortage of skilled workers in Germany will continue to worsen in many areas in the coming years – especially in sales, daycare centers, social work and hospitals. This…