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Beyond Profit: New Currencies for Sustainable Businesses

Entscheiden Strategie
Michael Schiller
February 26, 2025 · 8 minutes read
Beyond profit, resilience factors count: organizational independence, low debt, decision-making efficiency, heeded opportunity costs, learning ability, and low resistance to change. These "currencies" secure sustainable, adaptable companies.
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Organizational debt: The hidden costs that slowly strangle organizations

Entscheiden Strategie
Michael Schiller
February 26, 2025 · 6 minutes read
Organizational debt, inefficient processes, and unclear responsibilities hinder innovation and competitiveness. Identifying and paying off this "debt" through transparent processes and clear responsibilities increases agility and unlocks the full potential of employees. Companies that actively manage organizational debt achieve competitive advantages.
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Leveraging opportunity costs for competitive advantage

Entscheiden Strategie
Michael Schiller
February 19, 2025 · 6 minutes read
Opportunity costs, the forgone profit of unchosen options, are often underestimated. This leads to suboptimal decisions in marketing, development, and employee retention. Awareness, alternative assessment, and benefit evaluation help to optimally allocate resources and achieve competitive advantages.
Das Bild ist eine Ankündigung für eine Veranstaltung des Netzwerks für Soloselbstständige und Kleinstunternehmen in Emscher-Lippe, am 13.02.2025, 17 Uhr, in Gelsenkirchen. Der Hintergrund ist ein Farbverlauf von Dunkel- zu Hellgrün.

Self-Employed & Steadfast: Successfully Networking in Emscher-Lippe

Entscheiden Moderation
Michael Schiller
February 05, 2025 · 3 minutes read
The North Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) invites you to "Self & Employed" in Gelsenkirchen on February 13, 2025. The focus: networking and strategic decision-making in the VUCA world. A keynote speech and 2-minute pitches offer new ideas and contacts for solo self-employed individuals and micro-enterprises.
Das Bild zeigt ein Profil eines menschlichen Kopfes, dessen Inneres als leuchtendes Gehirn mit neuronalen Bahnen dargestellt ist. Energielinien strahlen aus dem Kopf und durchziehen eine abstrakte, horizontale Fläche. Die Farbpalette ist kühl und dunkel mit Akzenten von leuchtendem Orange. Die Atmosphäre wirkt mystisch und zukunftsorientiert. Das Werk könnte die Vernetzung von Geist und digitaler Welt symbolisieren.

Neuronal Frontier: Mastering the Complexity of the Modern World Through Adaptability

Digitalisierung Entscheiden Komplexität KI Problemlösung Disruption
Michael Schiller
January 21, 2025 · 13 minutes read
The increasing flood of information and system complexity overwhelm cognitive abilities. This requires systems thinking, heuristics, and AI for reduction. Neural plasticity enables adaptation through focus and cooperation. AI serves as a partner to overcome challenges, with a willingness to change being essential.
Das Bild zeigt eine Grafik mit hellblauen Punkten auf weißem Grund, die eine diffuse Streuung suggerieren. Zentral platziert ist ein violettes Dreieck mit den Begriffen "Innovation", "Komplexität" und "Agilität". Im Inneren befindet sich ein weiterer, kleinerer Kreis mit "Entscheiden". "Digitalisierung" ist separat an einem Eckpunkt angeordnet. Die Grafik wirkt abstrakt, vermittelt aber den Eindruck einer vernetzten Ideenlandschaft.

Signals of the need for action: When decisions stall in the company

Entscheiden Komplexität Moderation
Michael Schiller
December 15, 2024 · 13 minutes read
Stalled decisions signal a need for action. Symptoms such as workarounds, implementation gaps, decision paralysis, departmental conflicts, disorientation, escalations, unclear processes, loss of focus, overloaded managers, distrust, tradition, and turnover require optimization through professional moderation.
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He who does not swim, sinks: How the operative paralyzes future viability.

Entscheiden Agilität OE
Michael Schiller
November 25, 2024 · 4 minutes read
Companies that focus on their daily business miss opportunities for further development and innovation. To remain fit for the future, it is essential to regularly detach from operational activities and reflect. Through targeted interventions such as retrospectives and strategy workshops, companies can break through their hamster wheel and achieve real productivity.