Author: Katharina Schache

Katharina Schache has been a PhD student at CC Ecosystems since August 2019, where she is researching digital maturity and resilience in the field of Agile Transformation. She has a comprehensive education in the areas of banking, consulting and change management, starting with her bachelor studies in business administration with a focus on banking at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University. She completed the practical part of her studies at Commerzbank, where she switched to internal consulting shortly afterwards. Her work there motivated her to specialize in consulting and change management as part of a master's program at Università Bocconi and the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. She now brings her accumulated experience to the consortia research of the Competence Center.

Agile Corporate Culture – What’ s It All About? (Part 2)

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The culture of a company is the beliefs, values and behaviors that shape the social and psychological environment of the organization. As a 2017 Capgemini change management study shows, the companies that transform most successfully are also those that involve their employees in the transformation process from start to finish and thus actively promote a change in corporate culture. Many studies from science and practice also make it clear that the path to an agile culture is not an easy one. In a recent article, the consulting firm McKinsey has published four lessons learned from its experience with clients around the world that offer a good approach to how companies can foster the development of an agile culture.

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The Relevance of Organizational Resilience in Times of Crisis and Beyond

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Multinational companies have extensive and complex supply chains to operate as efficiently as possible. Within these production networks there is little room for error and preventive stress tests are rarely carried out. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how fragile such structures can be and what consequences can arise if too little attention is paid to risk exposure (Sneader & Lund, 2020).

But how could companies have better prepared for an unexpected event like the COVID-19 pandemic? And how relevant is organizational agility and resilience in this context?

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Technostress – The Dark Side of the Increasing Use of Information and Communication Technologies

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The economy and society in general have benefited greatly from increasing digitization and access to ICT. However, this development also has its downsides. In recent years, both scientific studies and practical reports have increasingly pointed out that the use of ICT in both private and organizational contexts can lead to strong stress perceptions among the respective users. This specific form of stress is called technostress. This blog post explains the causes and effects of technostress and suggests measures companies can take to minimize technostress for their employees.

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Agile Transformation Requires Agile Leadership

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It is an open secret that turbulent times have begun for banks and financial service providers. The market environment is more volatile than ever before – external conditions change often, quickly and extensively. How can banks nevertheless be successful in this environment? The key is agility, which can only succeed if the leadership style, which has a significant influence on the personal attitude, mindset and behavior of employees, is also appropriately agile. The question that arises in this context is: What characterizes an agile leadership style and how can the transformation to this leadership style be successful?

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