Dr Philine Sandhu, Mechthild Erpenbeck, Dr Wolfgang Looss, Daniela Möller, Dr Claudia Neusüß and Julia Persitzky believe that women’s perspectives on the work of supervisory boards consistently prove to be a valuable resource for more effective, modern supervision and board work. What do women experience in committees, and how do they position themselves? This article…
The round-table event “Equality on the Table” is still being talked about. Staff, researchers and guests gathered at the University of Kassel for a series of discussions to talk about the current state of gender equality at the university and the way forward. The focus was on the question: What is the current state of…
As a retired political scientist who has spent many years engaged in comparative research, particularly between North America and Europe, I am now driven by a desire to bring this knowledge and this type of research to socially engaged circles. My areas of interest range from the potential of local politics and social movements to…
Thank you for a year full of meaningful projects, inspiration and good conversations. To our customers and partners: Thank you for your trust and for allowing us to accompany you through important transformations and contribute to your successes. To our team: Thank you for your commitment and your ideas. A special highlight this year: our…
The latest MIT study on AI assistance such as ChatGPT introduces a fascinating concept: ‘cognitive debt’. Researchers understand this to mean the risk of a deficit in deeper engagement and sustainable learning when essential thought processes are outsourced to AI. The insight: Intensive use of generative AI / large language models (LLM) can lead to…
‘If I were starting out in change management today, this is exactly where I would begin.’ That’s what the CEO of a large organisation recently told us – referring to our series of workshops on diversity and anti-discrimination. Our workshops are about more than just knowledge. They are about understanding and embracing diversity, exploring similarities…
Today, more than ever, age is a topic in the debate about equity, participation, and diversity. Yet we hear it again and again: “too young for a leadership role,” “too old for a startup.” This is called ageism, or age discrimination, and it exists, even though it’s actually regulated by the Equality Act. It affects…
Artificial intelligence has long been part of decision-making processes in human resources, culture and organizational development – whether in recruiting, career development, communication or project management. As consultants and process facilitators, we ask what skills ( future skills ) are needed to use AI competently and effectively. But at least equally important: How can we…
AI has now become an integral part of our lives and work. The crucial question is not whether we use AI, but how: Can we use it as a tool that supports us without losing control? How can we succeed in working with AI – and not for it? It remains to be seen in…
Recently, experienced women from various areas of the healthcare sector gathered in Wiesbaden for a kick-off workshop as part of the Healthcare Women’s Network . The goal was to further develop their mentoring skills and launch the current mentoring program with fresh ideas. Dr. Claudia Neusüß from compassorange was delighted to accompany the workshop as…
At our last compassorange swarm evening, we met with experts and activists from civil society, political foundations, equality and diversity work, and the human rights context to discuss intersectional strategies for feminist perspectives and diversity. We thank all participants for the inspiring exchange and especially Dr. Ines Kappert, author, journalist and compassorange swarm partner, for…
You know that feeling? The day was intense, your head is full of ideas – and as soon as you go to bed, your thoughts keep whizzing along. High performers in leadership positions and excellence clusters, and not just those, tell us repeatedly in workshops and coaching sessions, that getting a good night’s sleep can…
Our Managing Director Dr. Claudia Neusüß is enthusiastically on board as a mentor – and reports: A successful kick-off! At “Meet the Mentors,” mentees and mentors met in person for the first time – and immediately, this special vibe was there: lively, open, inspiring. The mentors present were Isa Grütering, Katja Hentschel (thanks for the…
Doubt as a driver of development in science and research Doubt is part of it – and that’s a good thing Anyone who works in science and research knows the feeling of doubt: Is my hypothesis sound? Are my results reliable? Am I good enough? Do I want to stay in the scientific system? Doubts…
Inspiring evening: The creators of the BeginenVilla as guests at the WeiberWirtschaft Great atmosphere, exciting conversations and lots of women power! Yesterday’s visit by the initiators of the BeginenVilla – an innovative women’s residential and cultural center in Cologne – to WeiberWirtschaft eG was a real enrichment. We had the opportunity to meet impressive women…
On International Women’s Day 2025, we celebrate community and solidarity and look ahead! In an increasingly uncertain world where equality, inclusion and diversity are under pressure, we, as a women-led company with our diverse team of consultants, stand for these goals. With our strong team and professional expertise, we have been supporting people and organizations…
In the “Investors4Diversity” study series, BIGL, the Berlin Institute for Governance and Leadership, examines how institutional investors are promoting diversity on the supervisory boards of DAX and MDAX companies. The BIGL 2025 study shows that the quality of the guidelines of investor and proxy advisors on diversity has improved and the guidelines have been further…
At the invitation of the Uzbek ambassador Dilshod Akhatov on February 24th, our managing partner Dr. Claudia Neusüß and Dr. Katja von der Bey, board member and managing director of Berliner WeiberWirtschaft eG, discussed challenges for women in rural areas, opportunities for supporting female entrepreneurs, sustainability and forms of cooperation. Thank you for the exchange…
Why Gender is Important in Research – and How It Benefits Us All In science and technology, there is increasing evidence that taking gender and different realities into account not only ensures greater justice, but also drives innovation. The concept of “Gendered Innovations” (Prof. Dr. Londa Schiebinger) aims to integrate gender and intersectionality into research…
Our managing directors Dr. Claudia Neusüß and Katrin Unger have started the compassorange learning journey on the topic of artificial intelligence. It kicked off with a trip to the Kurpfalz region to the pioneer laboratory “Organizational development meets artificial intelligence – practice-oriented perspectives on the future”, organized by isb Wiesloch. First impressions: Ambivalence – the…
Hendrikje Brüning is a moderator, initiator, coach, leads workshops and accompanies processes over the long term. Communication and creativity are important to her in order to initiate new things and strengthen the joy of action. Their approach is interdisciplinary, experience- and science-based. She makes profound insights from media, economics and social sciences available to her…
We are starting the new year full of energy and drive. With our experienced team of consultants, strong strategic partners and a vibrant swarm network, we are well positioned to tackle the challenges of the coming months with creative solutions and specialist knowledge. In 2025, we will look at the potential of AI for our…
A big thank you to our customers, partners and all our team consultants for their trust and commitment in 2024. We wish you a happy end to the year!
On November 11th and 12th, 2024, the specialist conference of the KOK – Federal Coordination Circle against Human Trafficking eV (KOK) took place in the ballroom of the Berlin City Mission. Dr. Claudia Neusüß from compassorange moderated the conference. The event marked the 25th anniversary of the KOK and brought together outstanding representatives of civil…
by Patricia Redzewsky Already in the early 2000s, remote leadership became increasingly important as a result of the changes brought about by globalization and digitalization. Faster internet connections and cloud technologies create the basis for cross-location collaboration, which is increasingly used by teams in internationally operating companies and organizations. Teleworking and mobile working models are…
Flexible Work: Opportunities and Challenges for Managers and Employees Flexible work is increasingly becoming the norm in our rapidly changing (working) world. Various models based on at least partially self-determined choices of working hours and locations have become established. Many employees, whether in management or other positions, put into practice different models of flexible work…
Many thanks to all participants of the compassorange learning workshop at Haus-am-See in Jeserig! The inspiring atmosphere and the open exchange enriched us. Thematic impulses on remote leadership, AI, peer consultation and creative exercises were our highlights. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the success: Bastian Bretthauer, Daphne Lucas, Hendrikje Brüning, Judy…
At the beginning of September, an analog meeting took place between the development team and the expert advisory board. The app was tested with great enthusiasm and feedback was given. Dr. Claudia Neusüß from the compassorange consulting team is always enthusiastic about moderating the agile and interactive development process! With the AI-supported, gamified platform, founders…
At the end of June, decision-makers from business, associations, civil society and science met in the compassorange office to discuss the topic of “circular economy”. Nora Schmidt-Kessler, General Manager of the Northeast Chemical Associations Dr. Marianne Kuhlmann, CEO & Co-Founder , Circularity Prof. Dr. Christa Liedtke , Head of Department of Sustainable Production and Consumption,…
There are still too many structures that hold women back from becoming entrepreneurs at universities. The project “Female Entrepreneur-Friendly Universities for Germany” of the nationwide female entrepreneur agency (bga), funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, got to the bottom of this. Dr. Claudia Neusüß from compassorange has accompanied the project from the…
On the 12th German Diversity Day (#DDT24), an exciting series of events for managers at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on diversity-conscious and discrimination-critical leadership came to an end. Two big concepts that needed to be brought to life. The format was initiated with a kick-off, three thematic forums and conclusion by Dr. Maria Lau,…
Trust is a cornerstone for the functionality and success of organizations. Where teamwork and synergy are essential for innovation and problem solving, trust promotes smoother interactions and more effective communication . In an atmosphere of mutual trust, ideas are shared, problems are addressed at an early stage, calculated risks are taken more courageously, opportunity structures…
This is how Dr. Claudia Neusüß describes the atmosphere at the great SME conference and trade fair “500EntrepreneursPlus” in Ljubljana, Slovenia in April 2024, which was attended by over 600 female entrepreneurs this year. They came from Slovenia, Austria, Cyprus, Serbia and Germany to accept the invitation of the committed entrepreneur and networker Marta Turk…
In their pursuit of equality, diversity and competitiveness, organisations have recognized the importance of creating an environment that empowers female professionals. One effective tool is mentoring programmes specifically tailored to women. But not without challenges. Especially in larger, often internationally active organisations, it is important to ensure that the programme is accessible to women with…
This was one of the key questions of the “Learning Journey – Women in Leadership. Co-creation Leadership” (2022-23) at the European University Viadrina. Dr. Claudia Neusüß (program director), Bastian Bretthauer, Patricia Redzewsky from the compassprange team and our wonderful swarm partner Deborah Ruggieri accompanied the program with great joy. The concept explicitly focused on leadership…
We will meet on March 20, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in person in the conference area of WeiberWirtschaft eG in Berlin , together with Lukas Herrmann and moderated by Dr. Claudia Neusüß , to discuss ideas on Theory U and Embodiment (according to Otto Scharmer) and test out selectively. What potential does…
To all extraordinary women, business partners, colleagues and friends – whether they are starting or leading companies, advancing science or enduring hardship in conflict zones – your strength, resilience and determination show us a path forward. Your stories inspire us to overcome borders, defend democracy and build a world of equality. We feel honored to…
Pay equity stands for fairness and job satisfaction. The Gender Pay Gap (GPG) is unfair. It’s good that legislators are also constantly dealing with this in order to create a better normative framework. Around a year ago, the European Parliament and Council passed the Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970, which aims to further close the GPG…
Dr. Philine Sandhu is researching how more diversity can be introduced and maintained in management positions, executive boards and supervisory boards. More diversity promotes better risk management and better ESG performance in companies, she explains in the Berlin University of Science and Law podcast . Philine Sandhu was recently named one of the leading 100…
The networking and exchange of experiences with Ukrainian businesswomen will continue in the digital event “Crisis Management Experiences from NEDS in Ukraine” on February 16, 2024. Hosted by Women on Boards Ukraine | WoB.ua and the Berlin School of Economics and Law / HWR. Here is the link to the event (English). The co-founder of…
Here’s to a new year full of action. What we can do? Exchange ideas, pool skills, broaden perspectives. Overcome obstacles together. In good company. We look forward to working together and exchanging ideas with you this year! Let’s make change. “I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They’re really wonderful, but nothing…
Führungskräfte wollen die Kreativität, Diversität und Eigenständigkeit von Teammitgliedern und Mitarbeiter*innen unterstützen. Sie wollen Innovation und einen sichtbaren, nachhaltigen Wandel der Organisation ermöglichen. Gleichzeitig agieren sie häufig unter großem Zeit-, Effizienz- und Ergebnisdruck. Wie können Führungskräfte entscheiden, ohne gleichermaßen relevante Dimension zu vernachlässigen? Mit dem französischen Philosophen Jaques Derrida kommen wir hierbei nicht ohne Zweifel…
KITE II has gained momentum. The AI-supported application to be developed in the KITE project is intended to support female founders in becoming more resilient in dealing with discriminatory experiences in the start-up process. At the first advisory board meeting in an extended circle with the new project management by Nicola Marsden Lab for Social…
We are pleased to support the empowerment of Ukrainian women entrepreneurs and their market access to the European Union, even in times of the Russian war of aggression. Claudia Neusüß & Sabine Hübner from the compassorange team support the conception, speakers and implementation of the “Women in Business” event with giz / giz Ukraine .…
As an independent trainer, consultant, coach and process facilitator, I am primarily concerned with the question of how we can learn to interact constructively and benevolently with one another and how we can succeed in sustainably changing societal structures of inequality and discrimination. I am committed to a society in which connection and constructive cooperation…
The hybrid Career Days also met with great interest in 2023. The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg organized the Career Days with partner institutions, including the German Research Foundation and the Female Scientist Network. The welcoming speech was given by Prof. Dr. Daniela Dieterich (Dean of the Medical Faculty, OVGU). Organization and inputs from Dr.…
Ukrainian businesswomen working in the export sector are welcomed to participate in the #WomenInBusinessInspirationalTalks on November 2, 2023. The talks take place to stimulate the empowerment of the sector’s businesswomen and their market access to the European Union, even in times of the Russian war of aggression. In collaboration with giz and giz Ukraine Claudia…
Feminist foreign policy is discussed a lot, thanks in part to Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and author and activist Kristina Lunz, co-CEO of the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy. But feminist leadership? Feminist leadership does not describe women in leadership positions. It’s more about questioning common attitudes and translating feminist principles into forms of…
In times of great upheaval and economic, ecological and political uncertainty, business decisions become a challenge. Because the contexts in which decisions have to be made are becoming increasingly complex. If we want or have to decide, we look for orientation. We try to apply rules. Here, rules do not only mean fixed instructions that…
In the 2nd expert hearing of the project “Female founders promote green business”, organized by bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga), women brought together their concentrated (practical) know-how about founding, digitization and sustainability. Because women are already rocking a lot in social enterprises, reports the German Entrepreneurship Monitor, but are underrepresented in the start-up scene. Senior consultant Katrin…