Bill Baker spent some time at the BBC’s ‘Bush House’ in London discussing this summer’s investment banking failure.  The BBC wondered if part of the failure was a result of bad leadership.  Click the link to listen to Bill’s interview.  (About 2 minutes in length)

Are German companies different from American businesses? German textile manufacturer Rosch has an on-site kindergarten and more than 100 different ways for their employees to structure their work-week.
Please enjoy part two of Dr. Baker’s discussion with Gerhard Rosch

Next in the series: A Former BMW executive talks about winning the war for talent

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Richard Gaul, the former head of communications for BMW, says that 90 percent of the success of a company is related to the skill of the workforce. That means companies must fight to win the best employees. How do companies win the war for talent? Click and listen.
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Dr. Schwalbach says Leading With Kindness, “is extremely important. It relates to values, to responsibility, to awareness that the health of the employee is very important to the success of the firm”. Read on to find out more about how small business in Germany elevates the employee and in doing [...]

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Berlin-based 4flow AG has been named one of Europe’s 2008 top employers. Listen as Bill Baker talks to Dr. Wolff about his philosophy of business and how that creates a workplace that his employees love.
Next in the American Academy in Berlin series: The German take on work in a [...]

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Are German companies different from American businesses? German textile manufacturer Rosch has an on-site kindergarten and more than 100 different ways for their employees to structure their work-week.
Dr. Bill Baker continues his exploration of European businesses in part one of his interview with Rosch vice president Gerhard Rosch. Rosch [...]