12th Symposium: Bock auf Leistung - How we retain, promote and attract employees in times of upheaval
For ten years now, Denkwerkstatt has been holding an annual symposium for managers with a select group of clients. In the past, we have dealt with a wide variety of topics. The format has proven itself and the guests look forward to the intensive exchange of ideas, opinions and perspectives every time.
As always, our symposium consists of several keynote speeches and a - mostly very lively - discussion. We started off with a major topic:
Strategy follows culture: Economy and society in 2023
Dr. Roland Geschwill and Dr. Martina Nieswandt have brought a variety of discussion partners onto the podium.
Future Human Resources 2030 - A professional look into the future
Dr. Michael Ruppel, formerly of the Stabilus Group and now VP of HR and corporate communications at SP, talked to Dr. Martina Nieswandt about his own experiences and lessons learned.
Afterwards, Prof. Henric Hahr and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Christian Jünger, Director of the Institute for Construction Management at the University of Stuttgart, discussed the topic. Jünger pointed out starting points for the use of artificial intelligence, system building and digital planning and building, and explained the use of robots using examples. This led to a very exciting discussion in the area of tension between basic research and the practical requirements and realities, as we still find them today on most construction sites and in many construction projects.
The afternoon was all about performance development. How do companies develop employees so that they can reach their full potential? What does it take? Which tools really help us? Are there really only tried and tested personality tests that are no longer up to date? We introduced the PEAK-A. An AI-supported management diagnostic from Unfreeze People GmbH, in whose development Denkwerkstatt for managers was involved.
There was also plenty of time for conversation and a good Israeli buffet!
This construction symposium was the first of its kind. The participants discussed the topics intensively and persistently, so that we were so behind schedule that we still had one topic on the agenda half an hour before the scheduled end. And because several participants had a long return journey ahead of them and were about to leave, we decided with a heavy heart not to discuss the last item on the program.
Roland Geschwill and Henric Hahr would have liked to have had the final discussion with Dr. Markus Koch from Drees und Sommer on the topic of innovative system construction.
Before everyone left, the participants expressed the wish to repeat such an event again in any case. Together with Henric Hahr we will think about it and approach everyone early.
To be continued, then also the missed from the first building symposium can be more than made up for.
As always, the team of party planners around Andreas Stolze took care of the physical well-being with their light Palatinate cuisine.