Staff is shaping the future of butcher Otto Müller from Constance
Who is actually responsible for the strategy of a company – its owners, management, or maybe even an external strategy consultancy? In many companies, strategies are discussed and planned …
Month: July 2023
Open strategy at Meat Counter
A Coach for the Coach
Steinbeis consultant provides pre-startup support to a coaching practice providing psychological and psychosocial counseling
Helping others to help themselves – the central task for Gunnar Keck and his coaching practice, Coaching-Keck.de. Based in Waiblingen to the northeast of Stuttgart, Keck …
“It’s about shaping things to come”
An interview with Michael Konopka and Götz Schönfeld, initiators and managers of the 2023 Drees & Sommer Theme Journey
In more and more areas of society, the economy, and politics, “crisis mode” is turning into “situation normal.” Despite this, it’s …
Meet My Colleague, Mr. Robot
An essay on the challenges faced by German Mittelstand companies in the coming decades – and solutions
So here it is – demographic change. In this edition’s Steinbeis Swipe, authors Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Jähnert and Moritz Stahl (bwcon research) assume demographic …
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schekulin
Steinbeis bids farewell to a thoroughbred engineer with a spirit for inventive experimentation and a passion for innovation. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Schekulin passed away on May 19 at the age of 85. A first-generation Steinbeiser, he was held in high …
Technologies for German Mittelstand Companies
The MITTELSTAND – the small and medium-sized companies that form the backbone of the German business community – is quite rightly referred to as the ENGINE of the German economy. 99.5% of all companies in Germany are SMEs. They possess …
The Role of SMEs as an Engine of Creativity, Innovation, and Technology
Expanding and fostering the potential of SMEs is a crucial challenge of modern times
Innovative entrepreneurship acts as an driver of change in all areas of value creation in trade and commerce. Entrepreneurial thinking and market-oriented action provide impetus for …
Using Laser Technology to Combat Wear
Steinbeis experts offer customized solutions for medium-sized enterprises
For around two decades, the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Laser Processing and Innovative Manufacturing Technology has been developing applications that use laser deposition welding and laser hardening to deliver wear protection. The …