When our entire team had to start working from home four weeks ago, I reassured myself: we are well-prepared; there will be no problems. But I have learned my lesson. Managing an empty office is much more challenging than...
International Women’s Day 2020 calls upon all of us to push for gender equality. As a logistics leader, I believe that correcting gender disparities in ‘profit and loss’ (P&L) and operational roles is a key strategy to fill the...
The hottest logistics trends for 2020, talent acquisition/retention, and sustainability – these are the three topics I spoke about with Radu Palamariu, headhunter in the logistics and supply chain industry and host of the “Leaders in Supply Chain” podcast....
And the winner of the Digital Female Leader Audience Award of 2019 is… I was there and want to share with you what the audience award and this year’s motto “bigger, stronger, more diverse” was all about. Being visible...
Digitalization is redefining the way we work. This gives us more freedom to shape our work life, but as a result the lines between work and private life have blurred. Establishing work-life balance in the digital age is, therefore,...
With consumer behavior increasingly shifting towards purchasing online outside of domestic markets, proficient cross-border delivery performance becomes a necessity – as well as a huge competitive advantage for those players in European markets that manage it well. In this...
For the last 20 years, my daily routine was not only functionally but also locally consistent. While my expertise as an innovation-minded leader still grew and my digital thinking evolved, my locality remained inflexible: I was operating out of...
This year marks DHL Consulting’s 20th anniversary. Time to celebrate two decades of innovative work and ponder about contributions that are yet to be made. During the course of the year, I will highlight the most important trends and...
Deutsche Post DHL Group has won the 2019 Catalyst award for our “Women in Management” initiative. I am very proud that we have substantially woven a culture of diversity into our company’s fabric and were able to grasp gender...
In my last article of 2018, “Which Trends Will Change the Rules of Logistics in 2019?”, I talked briefly about urban logistics and megacities. I want to dedicate my first article of the year to take a closer look...