Seven simple tools to build a motivating work environment

ISBN-13: 9783842865945 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 158 str.

Christian Friedrichs

Opis

The so called "War for talents" is one of the current main topics of HR and Recruiting departments. Especially in Consulting companies where the fluctuation is higher as in other industries and the relation between headcount and revenue has a direct correlation. A stable workforce requires motivated employees. The present book "Seven simple tools to build a motivating work environment" deals with the question what Consultants keeps motivated and moves them to perform in challenging work environments. Based on a questionnaire answered from more than 100 Consultants from different Consulting companies in Germany the author analyses the needs of employees in the consulting industry. The author compares the results with available "motivation" tools. Based on the evaluated GAP the author recommends seven different tools to support leadership building up a motivating work environment. To measure the results of the tool usage the author describes how the Personal Balanced Scorecard Approach can be utilized.

O autorze

Christian Friedrichs, MBA, was born in Göttingen 1977. After his study at the University of Cooperative Education in Mannheim he started to work as a Consultant. First he worked for Hewlett-Packard and since 2002 for Accenture in the area of system integration. In 2006 he decided to deepen his skills in the management consulting area and started his Master study at the Institute of International Management Consulting in Ludwigshafen. As Project Management became one of his main work areas the he took over more and more Leadership responsibility. To get a deep understanding what moves Consultants and therefore their motivation to work in challenging project environments he decided to analyze the motivation driver as part of his Master Thesis.