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Interview: What will become of the European automotive industry?

The German automotive industry long underestimated the importance of electric mobility and the innovative strength coming out of China. Old strengths are losing relevance, while software is often underestimated. In the interview, Prof. Dr. Pero Mićić explains why emotional mindsets hinder change and why genuine joy in the future is crucial now.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Automobilindustrie, Zukunftsstrategie

Expert Interview: The Optimal China Strategy

China is already a powerful player in the global economy today, and even more so in the future. I spoke with Markus Schädlich, a highly experienced Asia and China expert from our expert network, about the optimal China strategy for European companies.

Dr. Pero Mićić

China

How Dangerous is Mercedes’ Future Strategy?

Mercedes has unveiled a new strategy that could dramatically change not just Germany’s economy, but Europe’s as a whole. But will this strategy turn out to be successful?

Dr. Pero Mićić

Elektroautos, Strategie

d&b audiotechnik’s future strategy – CEO interview with Amnon Harman

I spoke with Amnon Harman, the CEO of d&b audiotechnik, and asked him how the company achieved its leading market position.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Hidden Champions, Leadership, Zukunftsstrategie

Interview with Dr Christian Terfloth: What makes Jowat a future-proof company?

I spoke with Dr Christian Terfloth about how he and his two fellow board members have made Jowat a future-proof company.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Hidden Champions, Strategie, Vision, Zukunftssicherheit

Bright Future Business: The 8 characteristics of a future-proof company

How future-proof is your company or job? Millions of experts and books tell you what you need to do to become successful. But what exactly does a successful company look like?

Dr. Pero Mićić

Bright Future Business

Interview with Paul Netzsch: How the NETZSCH-Gruppe is securing its future

I asked Paul Netzsch what defines his new future strategy and how it affects his company and its employees.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Maschinenbau, Mitarbeiter, Strategie, Vision, Zukunftssicherheit

What makes a good, effective future strategy?

If your company did not yet exist today, why would it need to be founded? Why would you, as an entrepreneur, invest time, money and intellect in building and developing this very business?

Fuád Abuschuscha

Medizin, Zukunftsstrategie

How can companies use circular economy scenarios in practice?

The circular economy scenarios serve to make your strategy more robust.

FMG

Circular Economy, Closed Loop Recycling, SzenarienExperten, Wastemanagement

With all the problems in the here and now, why develop a future strategy?

A clear future strategy is like a puzzle. Imagine you are supposed to work on a puzzle together with your team, but you do not know what picture is meant to emerge.

Fuád Abuschuscha

Medizin, Zukunftsstrategie

THIS is every entrepreneur’s most important task (f/m/d)

What do most very successful companies have in common? Let us go in search of the entrepreneur’s most important task.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Zukunftsbild

Top Entrepreneur Interview with Johannes Winklhofer of iwis

Welcome to my conversation with top entrepreneur and CEO of iwis: I asked Johannes Winklhofer how he has strategically developed iwis and made it more future-proof.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Zukunft, Zukunftsmanagement, Zukunftsstrategie

Regional banks – doesn’t the future strategy come from the association?

Regional banks absolutely must think about what they are there for. Create your future strategy!

Fuád Abuschuscha

More future security for your company

More future-proofing for your company: Practical cases of what makes a future-proof company. The master plan for your future security!

Fuád Abuschuscha

How to rethink new business fields for regional banks

What opportunities arise for regional banks when you consider the old basic principle of retirement provision?

Fuád Abuschuscha

How do you know whether you are assessing the future correctly?

How to gain a clear picture of your own assumptions about the future today – for your bright future.

FMG

Logistik, Logistik-Dienstleister, Zukunftsstrategie

How to position yourself optimally for the post-corona era

The effects of the pandemic – from still-disrupted supply chains and in some cases even more polarised societies to high inflationary pressure – will remain noticeable for a long time.

FMG

Corona, Krise, Zukunftschance, Zukunftsstrategie

Business Model Canvas: How do you develop a business model for your strategy?

The business model is the machine with which you practice your future orientation, specifically the mission, positioning and vision in your day-to-day business.

Fuád Abuschuscha

What concrete benefits do future strategies offer?

A future strategy enables you to recognise more opportunities and make the most of the most promising ones. For you, this primarily results in better investments and decisions.

FMG

Logistik, Logistik-Dienstleister, Zukunftsstrategie

Reasons for bankruptcy: This is where most companies fail

There are several reasons for bankruptcy. You’ve come to the right place if you want to future-proof your business and yourself professionally.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Konkurs, Konkursgründe, Krise, Zukunftsannahmen, Zukunftsklarheit, Zukunftsorientierung, zukunftsrobust, Zukunftsrobustheit, Zukunftssicherheit

Do logistics service providers need new strategies for the future?

How can your future strategy truly become robust? Enno Däneke explains the most important cornerstones in the video presentation.

FMG

Kundenanforderungen, Logistik, Strategie Logistik, Zukunftsstrategie

The future is always already here: S-curves in the early phase

Many say: That’s not the future at all! There’s already that. There is a thinking error behind this. Have you heard of the S-curve?

Dr. Pero Mićić

S-Kurve, Zukunft, Zukunftsklarheit, Zukunftsmärkte, Zukunftsorientierung

How do you deal with the surprises the future brings?

Recognising surprises in the market at an early stage presents a major challenge. External impulses and impressions are indispensable if you want to be prepared for the surprises of the future.

FMG

Future Strategy Program, Logistik, Logistik-Dienstleister, Wargame

Interview with Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon

I spoke with Prof. Hermann Simon and others about which factors and strategies make a company more future-proof.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Hidden Champions, Mitarbeiter, Pricing, Vision, Zukunftsmärkte, Zukunftssicherheit

PURPOSE? WHY? MISSION?

Why and Purpose are the cornerstones of a good mission. But in a well-formulated mission, you have five elements.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Futures Management – Bridge into the future and back!

Futures Management is a professional approach to the future and uses all systems, processes, and methods for the Early Detection of future developments and their integration into the strategy.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Flourishing Landscapes – Forecast, Vision or Lie?

Forecast or vision? Angela Merkel’s 1 million electric cars on Germany’s roads by 2020. Helmut Kohl’s flourishing landscapes in the new federal states.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Prognose, Vision

Crisis Opportunity No. 08: Use an Opportunity Radar

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 08: Use an Opportunity Radar

Dr. Pero Mićić

Krise, Leadership, Zukunftschance

How to play a business wargame

Lacking the really good ideas on how to make your business great and future-proof again? Play a Business Wargame!

Dr. Pero Mićić

Crisis Opportunity No. 07: Make Your Skills Portfolio Future Robust

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 07: Make Your Skills Portfolio Future Robust

Dr. Pero Mićić

Krise, Skills, Zukunftschance

Crisis Opportunity No. 06: Virtualize Your Business

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 06: Virtualize Your Business

Dr. Pero Mićić

Krise, Virtualisierung, Zukunftschancen

Crisis Opportunity No. 05: Intelligentize Your Business Model Now

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 05: Intelligentize Your Business Model Now

Dr. Pero Mićić

Geschäftsmodell, Krise, Zukunftschance

Crisis Opportunity No. 04: Make a social contribution your mission

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 04: Make a social contribution your mission

Dr. Pero Mićić

Krise, Leadership

Crisis opportunity No. 03: Focus your business model on eternal needs

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis opportunity No. 03: Focus your business model on eternal needs!

Dr. Pero Mićić

Geschäftsmodell, Krise, Leadership

Crisis Opportunity No. 02: Lead! Create a credibly positive future we

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 02: Lead! Create a credibly positive future we

Dr. Pero Mićić

Krise, Leadership

Crisis Opportunity No. 01: Lead! Take on the role of leader and “hero” in the crisis

Future and opportunities in the Corona crisis: What specific opportunities do you have in the crisis? Crisis Opportunity No. 1: Lead! Embrace your role as a leader and “hero” in a crisis.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Krise, Zukunftschance

Implementing the future effectively with OKR

Objectives and Key Results, or O K R for short, is finding more and more followers. This article provides an overview of what OKR is, what benefits it provides, and what the Objectives and Key Results approach does not do.

Fuád Abuschuscha

The difference between mission and vision

Actually, the difference between mission and vision is quite simple. They are very clearly definable and defined terms. Actually.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Führung, Leadership, Mission, Strategie, Vision

Make your vision work! How to successfully implement your vision

Even the best vision is of no use if you don’t communicate it effectively. And in such a way that it reaches the minds, hearts and hands of your employees and is consistently targeted in day-to-day business as an image of the future.

FMG

Strategie, Vision

Vision creates earnings & enterprise value

– Less comparability – more unique position and margin – No stagnation – more potential utilization and turnover – Lower costs – higher yield – Fewer financial worries – maximum enterprise value

Dr. Pero Mićić

Vision

Vision creates energy & performance

Where do you lead? How to make your mission and vision your most profitable investment! – PART 5. Three examples …

Dr. Pero Mićić

Vision

Vision creates simplicity & efficiency

Where do you lead? How to make your mission and vision your most profitable investment! – PART 4. Three examples …

Dr. Pero Mićić

Vision

Vision creates clarity & effectiveness

– Less confusion – more clarity and orientation – Fewer conflicts – more unity and alignment – Less distraction – more focus and power – Less effort and stress – higher leadership effectiveness

Dr. Pero Mićić

Vision

Vision creates opportunities & security

Where do you lead? How to make your mission and vision your most profitable investment! – PART 2. Four examples …

Dr. Pero Mićić

How to make your mission and vision your most profitable investment!

A fit/robust for the future mission and motivating vision can be the most valuable thing about your enterprise. At the same time, you thus have the most powerful leadership tool at your disposal. Anyone who has visions should see a doctor? No way!

Dr. Pero Mićić

Mission, Vision

Interview: Developing the digitization strategy for Zurich’s public transport company

In an interview with Simon Räbsamen (VBZ) and Enno Däneke (FMG), Dr. Pero Mićić explores how Zurich’s public transport operators have successfully geared up for a digital future.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Digitalisierungsstrategie, future urban mobility

How much is a good mission and vision worth in euros?

You will more easily attract and retain your customers, your investors and your employees. Show people a future they can look forward to. Take your chance. Don’t wait until someone comes along who has a great vision. Develop your bright future now.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Tesla

They are inherently blind to the future!

This future blindness is innate: the human brain is structurally more of a brake block than a springboard to the future. Often we recognize the future only when it is already past. But the good news is that we can re-educate and train it.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Ötzi, Zukunftsannahmen, Zukunftsblindheit

Create your own crises rather

Mechanical engineering "made in Germany" – what guaranteed top positions in the global market for decades is in danger of being left behind.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Tame the short term animal in you!

Humans are the only creatures that can think about long-term futures – but apparently not very well.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Kurzfrist-Falle, Kurzfrist-Tier, Langfristorientierung, Wirtschaftskrise, Zukunftsorientierung

Secure your existence – in future markets

Markets worth billions, markets of the future, growth markets. To some, these words sound like something from a bygone era. After all, everyone knows that growth is the devil’s stuff and that soon there won’t be any left. And anyway, why does it always have to be more of everything?

Dr. Pero Mićić

Existenzsicherung, Milliardenmärkte, Wachstumsmärkte, Zukunftsmärkte

Well? Disappointed or overwhelmed?

Mechanical engineering "made in Germany" – what guaranteed top positions in the global market for decades is in danger of being left behind.

Dr. Pero Mićić

Big Dog, Vision, Vordenker, Zukunftschance

Why You Need to Find New Markets and Professions

Our future markets need more than just high technology and knowledge-based professions

Dr. Pero Mićić

Chancen, Zukunftsmärkte