Tuttlingen – Increased pressure from regulations on the one hand, the pandemic-induced change in the world of work on the other: How do medical technology companies manage to keep top performers and attract new employees in this area of conflict? The MedicalMountains GmbH personnel symposium on January 27 seeks answers and provides impetus for rethinking human resources.
Dealing with address maintenance at the moment is like a bottomless pit. Here someone who can no longer be reached at the usual address, there someone who reports with a new employer. The medical technology industry has experienced a pronounced culture of change. It is clear that the role of the office has changed significantly in the wake of the pandemic. Likewise, that growing regulatory requirements have an impact on the working level of each individual. "Having good, reliable staff is a future issue for medical technology companies," says Julia Steckeler, Managing Director of MedicalMountains. “With the symposium, we want to show ways to face the change, and above all to be able to shape it. Through the impulses of the speakers, through the joint discussions, through the shared insights.” Because two consequences of the current developments are clear to Julia Steckeler: “Companies have to rethink their usual structures – and they have to invest more in their employees.”
As far as the structures are concerned, you hear about “New Work” again and again. What is behind it? At the staff symposium, Inga Höltmann takes a close look at the "post-pandemic workplace" and explains how "new work" can be the answer to many current questions. "Experiences with New Work in a regulated environment" reflects Norbert Feldhaus. He is Head of Human Resources and Law at Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag GmbH, where he is a member of the management board and has also worked in medical technology over the course of his career. To the extent that traditional models develop into hybrid systems, the importance of "virtual leadership" is growing - Silke Nevermann, an expert in modern and virtual work, is dedicated to this aspect.
Rethinking the structures reflects the rethinking towards and among the employees. They are formulating their wishes and demands on employers more and more clearly - the past year and a half have demanded a maximum of flexibility and willingness to adapt. The term “resilience” is popular in this context. From the perspective of science, Dr. Frank Oberzaucher from the Department of History and Sociology at the University of Konstanz on "Sociology of Resilience: Competent Failure". This goes hand in hand with the fact that one's own health is playing an increasingly important role. The sports and health scientist Martin Fehr provides simple, effective and goal-oriented ways to solve the "health dilemma in companies".
The staff symposium will take place online on January 27 from 9:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. – if possible also in a hybrid format.
