Solving business challenges through communication

Business leaders are facing tough stakes in an economy that has become unpredictable. Leadership and business culture are being put to the test. Now more than ever, maximum presence and focus are key – in good connection with employees and customers. How concretely? Read more in our new eBook!

ABOUT HARTMUT HÜBNER

I have worked as a team leader in companies for over 20 years. This has shown: The critical moment for innovation and change usually comes when communication is pending: tensions and problems suddenly become visible. It is not uncommon for initiatives to fail at this point. Therefore, I am available as a communicative sparring partner to find meaningful answers to difficult questions and to make better decisions. I also conduct research on important change dynamics in business and society.+

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COACHING

Discover what makes you and your team impactful and gets you in the flow in a short coaching session on the digital whiteboard. We ask inspiring questions – you report on concrete situations. The ideal introduction to a learning journey towards flexibility, courage, good conversations and better decisions!

CHANGE PROCESSES

Critical reflection and a change of perspective are key to dealing with complex issues more easily and approaching solutions holistically. This requires dialog rooms in which a future narrative emerges, fully supported by employees and customers. The first step? Let’s start with a ‘cultural detox’.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

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Self-check: team culture

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From reflection and exploration to openness and entering into dialog with customers and employees at eye level: The everyday life of a manager increasingly requires communicative and emotional capabilities that go beyond facts and figures.

We have identified twelve factors that make up a future-proof team culture. With our self-check, you can find out where you stand today compared to other managers. Within minutes, you’ll have the results in your inbox — free of charge and without obligation.

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Our model: 12 factors defining an open team culture

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I fully agree

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Culture Cafe via Zoom

Many SMEs want to update their corporate culture to become a learning organization. In order to get a fresh view on the topic, we invite to an exchange on an equal footing on 16.09.2022 live in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and via Zoom.