NEWS & INSIGHTS
Vom Händler zum Corporate Influencer – Wie Jürgen Schmitt seine Karriere in der Finanzwelt neu erfunden hat
Vom Aktien- und Derivatehändler zum Corporate Influencer einer Großbank: Im Gespräch mit HAGER Executive Consulting erzählt Jürgen Schmitt, besser bekannt als #derbankbart wie er nach 25 Jahren im Handel seine Rolle verlor – und daraus eine neue Karriere aufbaute.
Arms boom instead of car crisis? Berlin’s industrial fantasy shattered by reality
Germany’s industry is caught in a downward spiral: car manufacturers in crisis, crumbling supply chains, thousands of jobs hanging in the balance. But there is also this: full order books at arms manufacturers, because billions from new debts taken on by the federal government are ending up here. So can the special arms programme save the industry from further decline?
The Due Diligence Private Equity Still Gets Wrong: Human Capital
Most due diligences can slice the numbers a thousand ways. Markets, models, margins – all dissected surgical precision. But the one factor that decides whether any of it turns into performance — the people expected to deliver — is still often checked last, or lightly, or not at all.
Here’s the quiet contradiction in private equity: Financial DD predicts potential. Human Capital DD predicts reality. And the gap between the two is where value is most often lost.
HAGER Academy meets Directors Academy: New strategic cooperation expands executive search offering
The HAGER Academy, the training division of HAGER Executive Consulting, is expanding its leadership development programmes by collaborating with the Directors Academy, the leading digital portal for the training and further education of supervisory board members.
Fire in the castle 2023: Intelligence becomes artificial – even in politics?
On 14 November 2023, our ‘Fire in the Castle’ event took place for the 18th time – an evening full of inspiring talks, exciting discussions and a festive atmosphere.
A resilient network is crucial
An interview with the business magazine ‘Finanzwelt’ and our Business Unit Manager Financial Services, Henning Sander, about the pressure to transform in the financial sector, the shortage of skilled labour and suitable strategies to combat it.
SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN CHEMISTRY AT MERCK
Interview mit Dr. Petra Wicklandt, Leiterin der Abteilung Corporate Sustainability, Quality and Trade Compliance, Senior Vice President, Merck Gruppe, Darmstadt
The best personnel consultants in Germany 2023 – Handelsblatt honours HAGER Executive Consulting
As part of an industry study by the Handelsblatt Research Institute, HAGER Executive Consulting has made it into the top 40 best HR consultancies in Germany for the second time in a row. The study emphasises the importance of digitalisation.
Sustainability in the medical device industry
In an interview with Dr Markus Neumann from the HAGER Life Sciences Practice, Eric De Kesel, responsible for sustainability at the Swedish medical device manufacturer Mölnlycke, explains how disposable products can still generate a good eco-balance.
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