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Ideally a portion of everyone‘s workday would involve striving for something meaningful that we can call a „challenge.“ In Business organizations a challenge is typically related to better serving customers. A challenge flexes our minds because it brings us to the current limit of our thinking and forces us to learn and adapt. However, it‘s not enough to set a challenge. People also need an effective way of working toward those challenges!

76 percent of Chinese aged 18 to 34 years attest to German companies a good to very good image as employers – almost one in five of those surveyed awarded the top mark. For the young Chinese, German companies thus rank clearly above those from the US, UK and France, only 1 in 10 of which were credited with a top image.

Lufthansa was only the first with the largest aircraft order in the company’s history. In the years to 2031, airlines across the world will order 28,000 new aircraft in order to meet the rapid increase in passenger demand. The problem: To cope with the future order volume, manufacturers require external system partners who can increase their production flexibly and who can deliver on time in compliance with the quality standards of manufacturers and airlines.

Staufen AG further expands its Brazilian business. To this end, the business consultancy joined forces with the Brazilian consultancy Táktica in São Paulo. Táktica will be integrated into Staufen AG in form of a majority holding under the name of Staufen Táktica.   

One in two German industrial companies in China wants to increase its investment in the country. Eight in ten companies consider the development of new products for the local market important. However, the companies have not yet truly arrived in the Asian country. In more than half of the companies, decisions about innovations rest almost entirely with German managers. This has been confirmed by a study of more than 500 companies conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce in China in cooperation with the Staufen AG business consultancy.

Staufen AG continues its expansion strategy in China with a new branch in Beijing. In addition to Shanghai, HongKong and Shenyang, this is the fourth office of “Staufen China” in the Asian nation. The crucial reason for its presence in the Chinese capital: Beijing’s importance for the international and the Chinese industry is on the increase.

The times when China served merely as an extended workbench for German companies are definitely over: 87 percent of companies active on the Chinese market cite growing local demand as their main growth driver. Correspondingly, 83 percent see the development of new products specifically for the Chinese market as crucial to their success over the next 5 years. This was confirmed by a survey of more than 500 companies, conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce in China together with Staufen AG business consultancy.

From July 3rd to July 5th 2013 the Global Lean Summit, China’s most relevant and popular lean event, took place in Shanghai and was attended by over 200 guests. The event was characterised by interesting speeches, enriching exchange and the promotion of learning opportunities.

Staufen Italia partner of AIB (Association of Industrial Bresciani) took part in IMW 2013, a day dedicated to innovation, innovators and creative thinking, organizing a workshop entitled “Good to Great”. This paper, based on research conducted by Jim Collins, was born from a desire to understand the participants how excellence is not proper to specific sectors but is the result of managerial characteristics that differentiate the excellent companies from competitors. These characteristics are not innate and can be learned and implemented: excellence has a method, the Staufen Excellence Model