Why talents leave companies and how employer branding measures keep employees Which employer branding measures do employers take today to better bind talents to their company? Above all, companies strive for loyal employees. With better pay, a better company car, or more responsibility, that is no longer enough today. To retain employees, the company must ensure that employees feel comfortable in the company by taking their needs into account. Why good employees leave companies and what managers can do to retain their employees in the long term. There are many reasons why talented people leave ..read more

Create a to-do list It is best not to start preparing for the Christmas holiday on the last working day but in good time. It, therefore, makes sense to set up a to-do list around a week before the start of your vacation. This should contain all those things that you want or have to do professionally before the first day of vacation. It is best to assign corresponding periods of time with sufficient buffer to the individual points so that you can work through everything stress-free. Because unfinished business usually stays in the back of your mind even on vacation and can spoil your Christmas ..read more

During the Christmas season, after a stressful year, most people finally get some rest to recharge their batteries and motivation for the coming year. If you then manage to steer them in the right direction, they can mean a real “push” for your productivity. The following simple measures will help you to make your resolution to be (even) more productive in a reality: Objectives More productivity – that’s not enough as a goal to actually become more productive. Instead, it is important to set concrete and comprehensible goals for you. So define for yourself what more productivity really means a ..read more

Whether digitally, in writing, or by telephone: communication at a distance leaves room for misunderstandings. Therefore, especially in a professional environment, rules of the game should be laid down and expectations clearly formulated, experts advise. As a rule of thumb, the more urgently information needs to be conveyed and the more personal it is, the more direct the communication. Besides, each channel has its own special features. Video calls According to Melanie Kohl, video calls via Zoom or Skype are best suited for employee or feedback and target discussions. “I see how my counterpa ..read more

“It won’t get me any further anyway”, probably many people think when they are asked by the manager for a so-called employee or annual interview. And just wait and see what happens. The most important thing is good preparation. The employee appraisal is often based on a standardized process, as the Cologne career coach Bernd Slaghuis explains: In other words, questionnaires are filled out for evaluation and documentation to create a comparable basis for all employees. Above all, the attitude with which one goes into such a conversation is important: “Employees should not just listen passively ..read more

Some people consciously boycott the tradition of good intentions. The frustration is too great that these projects always fail anyway, and therefore it is easier not to want to change anything – right? Not correct! Because further development is important, be it as a personality or at work. Everyone should therefore have short, medium, and long-term goals to get the most out of themselves and to be motivated to get up in the morning at all. The turn of the year is an ideal opportunity to put your existing goals to the test: Which goals have I achieved and which not (yet)? Why didn’t I reach y ..read more

Do you want to make a career? Well then, put your elbows out, you’ll need them. Is that still true today? Who really gets ahead in working life, the egoists or the team players? The ego time is over, but teamwork is extremely important. “As a first-person shooter, you no longer solve complex tasks,” says the author and management trainer. You can be successful nowadays by making others successful. After all, happy employees would like to do more, take on more responsibility, and be more motivated. «If you have a lot of egoists on your team, you will see the opposite.» When bite still helps Ho ..read more

Purpose, motivation, mission, intention – there are many possible translations for what is meant by the purpose of the job. Ultimately, they all mean nothing other than that you don’t go to work every day (just) for the money, but see a deeper meaning in it. Work should be fun, it is said again and again in this context, because if you do what you love, you never have to work again. So many empty phrases around the topic are circulating in the world of work. But in reality, things are different, at least sometimes. It is therefore worth taking a closer look at the so-called purpose. Interesti ..read more

Why talents leave companies and how employer branding measures keep employees. Which employer branding measures do employers take today to better bind talents to their company? Above all, companies strive for loyal employees. With better pay, a better company car or more responsibility, that is no longer enough today. In order to retain employees, the company must ensure that employees feel comfortable in the company by taking their needs into account. Why good employees leave companies and what managers can do to retain their employees in the long term … There are many reasons why talented pe ..read more

The following tips will help you to create your LinkedIn and Xing profile! The current career networks XING (for the DACH region) and LinkedIn ( International) are becoming increasingly important. Reason enough to subject your own profile to a beauty treatment. In the following, Talentcube gives you some tips to make your profile look as good as possible for potential employers and business partners. Headline and contact information The headline Your profile is one of the most important aspects as it is the first impression a visitor makes! Use your full name and your current job title or posi ..read more