Companies in Germany urgently need relief, also in terms of labor market regulations. Switching to a maximum weekly working time would be an important step towards more flexibility.
Competitiveness, growth and a long-term supply of labor and skilled workers require adaptability, a flexible labor market and a future-proof social security system.
Overview of events on innovation
For leadership communication to be successful, the core competencies of listening, questioning and feedback should be taken into account - these were central components of the virtual workshop.
In pharmaceutical companies, the need for fast, lean processes is increasing. In this context, digitization can help shorten market entry times, while maintaining and even improving product quality. However, players must also arm themselves against threats.
For the 7th time, VDMA Software and Digitalization and VDMA Education are offering the "Digitalization in Mechanical Engineering" Young Talent Award, which recognizes outstanding final theses by students. The nomination is made by the supervising uni
Final theses by students show industrial versatility in application of AI methods
VDMA Software and Digitalization and the VDMA initiative "Maschinenhaus" - platform for innovative teaching - are jointly offering the "Digitalization in Mechanical Engineering" Young Talent Award. The award is intended to recognize outstanding final theses by students from engineering and computer science departments who have developed practical solutions for the digital transformation in mechanical and plant engineering.
What is behind the much-heard terms incubator and accelerator? Using the example of Kärcher, Carina Traa and Andrea Veerkamp-Walz try to clarify the situation.
What initially appears easy to implement turns into a legal bureaucratic monster on closer inspection. Here you will find the most important messages from the VDMA series of events on the topic of "Mobile working abroad".
The mechanical and plant engineering industry is facing enormous technical and economic challenges due to digitalization and climate change. This has consequences for human resources management: with increasing demand for skilled workers, companies simultaneously need more flexibility for necessary transformation processes. However, further regulations of the labor market, as demanded by some parties, threaten to prevent more employment.
With the end of the pandemic-related "home office" obligation, a bit of normality is returning that companies urgently need. A legal right to so-called home office cannot be derived from the Corona crisis.
On June 11, 2021, the online event "New Work - Personas in Theory and Practice" illustrated the usability of personas in innovation and HR processes.
The 600-page report of the Enquete Commission on Vocational Education and Training in the Digital World of Work lacks a clear message, criticizes Dr. Jörg Friedrich, head of the VDMA's education department.
The world is becoming increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambivalent (VUCA). What mindset and methods you can use to cope with this and position your company accordingly.
Digitization and networking are changing our industry, society and increasingly also the working world. Industry 4.0 results in changed requirements for the qualifications of employees and thus new tools to support learning in further education.
The topic of home office* has inevitably been set in motion by the pandemic. The task now is to exploit the opportunities and minimise the disadvantages. Companies are faced with the decision of how to proceed after the pandemic and want to find new balances.
Topics of this interactive conference include: Self-organisation, new roles of leadership, hierarchy-less working, premises for New Work, culture change, appreciation in the crisis, innovation in New Work.
What are the requirements for Leadership 4.0? What are the shortcomings in the training of future leaders. A look at the practice.
