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Graham Major-Ex works as Senior Director Green Business & eMobility at sennder. In this guest article, he sheds light on why most companies can benefit from green business models, how the concepts of Green Business and Sustainability differ and whether every company needs a Chief Sustainability Officer.
As Europe undergoes profound shifts the need for a new, sustainable economic strategy has become more pressing than ever. At the AHK Europe Conference, more than 150 high-profile representatives from politics, business, and academia discussed how Europe can lead the way in digitalization, decarbonization, and diversification.
India and Germany - economic powers that fit together like two pieces of the same puzzle! At least that's the argument of Angela Thomas, Partner Consumer & Retail for India and the Middle East at Deininger. And indeed, the two countries can look back on a long-standing partnership that currently seems to be at an all-time high - but read for yourself!
“Great events cast shadows under the eyes.” - Udo Lindenberg. Hamburg really did show its best side at the opening of our newest Deininger office - but without around 100 customers and friends of our company, this special day would not have been so wonderful and we would not have been able to live up to Udo's motto!
Before the final stretch of the year begins and everyone is busy with client mandates and candidates, our second Consultants' Meeting 2024 took place in Düsseldorf, followed by a summer party for all employees. Once again, the weather was kind to us and after the rain the day before, we were able to enjoy a mild afternoon in the Nordpark.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 - is a saying about the most beautiful city in the world. On the second day of our international consultant meeting, Hamburg showed its typical side - with a fine drizzle.
"𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞," as Le Corbusier once characterized it. Inspired by this image, the managers and consultants gathered in the Hanseatic city to kick off Deininger's international consultant meeting.
Because they shy away from the risk of changing jobs, only a few candidates are currently attracted by job offers in the real estate industry. However, close contact during the recruitment process can help build loyalty to the company and give applicants a sense of security.
In this interview, Lodowing Insiun talks about how he experienced the lockdown in Shanghai, how the labor market there has changed as a result of the pandemic and why he believes China will remain an attractive place for expats to work.
In this interview, Joy Edwin Thanarajah, the new Managing Partner of Deininger, explains how he sees his job. Read the interview to find out how important digitalization is in his industry today and why the Deininger Research Centre is leading the way.
Thomas Deininger is handing over the operational business of Deininger to his managing partner and long-time employee Joy Edwin Thanarajah on July 1. Deininger founded the Frankfurt-based executive search consultancy named after him in 1981 and has played a key role in shaping it ever since.
Auf 40 erfolgreiche Jahre kann Deininger Consulting am 17. Dezember 2021 zurückblicken. An diesem Tag vor vier Dekaden hatte 1981 Thomas Deininger das Personalberatungs-Unternehmen in Frankfurt gegründet. Seither hat Deininger Consulting national und international mehr als 11.000 Fach- und Führungskräfte vermittelt.
Als Studienberater der IU Internationalen Hochschule, Campus Frankfurt am Main, halten wir stets die Augen offen nach Unternehmen, die motiviert sind auszubilden und zur Bildung junger Menschen beitragen.
Die Messe Frankfurt sieht großes Potenzial in hybriden Formaten, die digitale und physische Elemente kombinieren, um die Reichweite zu erhöhen. Trotz der Vorteile digitaler Messen bleibt die physische Präsenz unverzichtbar, da 97 Prozent der Kunden weiterhin physische Veranstaltungen bevorzugen. Dank starker Marken und Unterstützung von Stadt und Land blickt die Messe Frankfurt optimistisch in die Zukunft. Detlef Braun, Geschäftsführer Messe Frankfurt, im Interview.
In Zeiten von Digitalisierung steht die Personalberatung genauso unter Druck wie viele traditionelle Branchen. Insbesondere die Suche nach Kandidaten, also der Research innerhalb einer exzellenten Personalberatung nimmt mehr an Bedeutung zu.
Bewerberinterviews über Videokonferenztools wie Zoom, MS Teams oder andere sind in Corona-Zeiten zur Regel geworden. Der Deininger Personalberater Rainer Pauly hat viel Verbesserungspotential festgestellt. Hier sind sechs nützliche Ratschläge für Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten.
Was bedeuten Corona und die Folgen für die Anforderungen an gute Führung? Wie muss die Führungskraft aussehen, die ein Unternehmen in eine erfolgreiche Zukunft steuert? Unser Gastautor Peter Lückemeier glaubt, in dieser Hinsicht können die Manager ausnahmsweise einmal etwas von der Politik lernen.
Executive search personnel consultancy Deininger is proud to present its brand-new corporate design, which redesigns the company's visual identity from the ground up. This redesign underlines the core values and the strategic focus on the future without losing sight of the 43-year success story.
On 9 December, the Genshagen Economic and Energy Dialogue will address the topic "Green Weimar Triangle: Shaping Sustainable European Industry Futures Together". Approximately 30 high-ranking representatives from Germany, France and Poland will attend, including Rainer Pauly, Managing Director of Deininger Poland & CEE.
On December 12 and 13, the Handelsblatt Industry Summit will take place at the EUREF Campus in Berlin. Themed “Energy, workforce, innovation: a future plan for Germany”, you can expect interesting discussions and valuable insights from leading experts - including Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck and Sigmar Gabriel, former Federal Minister.
From February 3 to 5, 2025, the German business newspaper Handelsblatt is hosting the "Sicherheit und Verteidigung 2025" conference. Entitled "Are We Ready?", the conference will address central questions of security policy and defense capability in Germany and Europe.
Die Digitalisierung prägt zunehmend unsere Arbeitswelt. Neue Technologien und der demographische Wandel haben die Arbeitswelt radikal verändert und neue Anforderungen geschaffen. Dieses Buch versteht sich als Beitrag zur Debatte um die Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt.
Von Bürojob und Schulalltag zu Homeoffice und Lernen zu Hause: Mitte März war in Deutschland plötzlich nichts mehr wie gewohnt. Von jetzt auf gleich wurden ganze Firmen via Internetzugang an den Küchentisch ihrer Mitarbeiter verlagert, während daneben der Nachwuchs über Zoom am Unterricht teilnahm.