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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
On July 1, 2023, Martha Büllesbach, Head of the Women’s and Equal Opportunities Policy/Organization Department of the DGB district of Bavaria, and Lida Andric-Geuder from her team invited trade unionists from DGB district and city associations to a summer retreat. Goal of the retreat: Strengthen the participation of women on a full-time and voluntary level,…
A large part of the impairments of students are not visible. Eleven percent of students at German universities state that they have an impairment that makes their studies difficult. Of these, only four percent relate to movement restrictions. However, 53 percent have psychological impairments and 20 percent bring chronic somatic diseases with them. Restrictions that…
We never tire of talking about the concept of othering. Because othering is omnipresent. In armed conflicts, such as the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the rejection of “Western” values, in professional and in private contexts. We understand othering as an attitude and as a process in which a distinction is made between…
In May 2023, the event “Skilled crafts make things happen – Successes in development cooperation” was organized by the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) in cooperation with the Business Scouts for Development / giz and sequa gGmbH. Master craftsmen from different trades discussed with each other and with the BMZ about the successes and…
Where work is a passion and job is a vocation, there is often a contrary phenomenon: deadlocked group crises. Because flat hierarchies, working at eye level and flexible roles can not only empower and motivate, but also block a team or even make it unable to act. How can that be, even though there is…
Congratulations to all award winners for their great work, and especially to the compassorange consultant Dr. Philine Erfurt-Sandhu, who is at the forefront of anchoring diversity in management, executive boards and supervisory boards. Photo: pexels-cottonbro-studio
When management positions are filled, the willingness to take risks factor is often an assumed indicator in favor of the male applicant: a current, continuing study result (Helena Fornwanger et al, University of Exeter) from behavioral economics points to a twist worth considering here: the risk-taking, competitive orientation and altruism of cis men, cis women…
Anyone who wants to attract and retain PoCs as employees must deal with racism as a system, because racism from society has an impact on organizations. As a starting point, compassorange consultant Judy Gummich therefore recommends that organizations do not ask “are we racist?”, but “which racist structures are at work in our organization”? Unconscious…
In the online lunch talk of the Viadrina program “Women take the lead” designed by compassorange on January 20th, 2023, program participants discussed with Dr. Arn Sauer, co-director of the Federal Foundation for Equality on the following questions: What prevents and what promotes shared management? What are the respective advantages and disadvantages and which framework…
Congratulations dr Philine Sandhu on the presentation of the second exciting study “Investors4Diversity” in the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)! The new study sheds light on how many more investors have been demanding diversity in the top committees of German, listed companies in recent years, beyond the legal requirements,…
We congratulate! compassorange consultant Julia Sujin Noël (JSN) received a Landecker Democracy Fellowship for the Postmigrant Powerhouse concept and is supported in the implementation by Humanity in Action. Whether in politics and administration, in positions of economic power or other positions with social influence: in the existing structures in Germany there is a glaring lack…
In most companies, it is still predominantly men who hold managerial positions. In order to promote equality, they have not been given enough attention so far – but they are needed as important actors. What motivates male leaders to get involved? What are you already doing for more equality and what challenges are you dealing…
Innogründerinnen: For the first time, the results of the research “Women-friendly universities and colleges for Germany” were presented in an expert hearing by Dr. Tanja Schmidt, INES Berlin presented on November 4th, 2022 in Berlin. Together with experts from science and start-up advice, potentials, supportive framework conditions and hurdles were discussed. In the next step,…
A discourse & networking event for female founders and angel investors. Expectations of politics, wishes and demands for a founder-friendly start – up ecosystem, among other things INES Analytics GmbH / Institute for Empirical Social and Economiccommunity research, dr Tanja Schmidt and Dr. Verena Tobsch , (strategic partner of compassorange), valupa GmbH, Ulrike Böttcher and…
Congratulations to our strategic partners Dr. Tanja Schmidt and Dr. Verena Tobsch | Ines Analytics for the Digital Female Leader Award! Fair_Solution offers a highly innovative science-based software tool for companies and organizations that analyzes working conditions and shows options for fair working conditions. Coordinates such as payment, promotion, recruitment, and diversity, equal opportunities and…
On October 25, 2022, Patricia Redzewsky and Dr. Claudia Neusüß provide a digital interactive input on the topic: How do stereotypes and prejudices show up in everyday work and how do they influence professional development? How will recruiting and performance appraisal become inclusive, diverse and gender-focused? The organizer is Mission Female.
On June 24, 20022, the 3rd alumnae conference of the supervisory board program at the School of Economics and Law (HWR) took place under the academic direction of Dr. Philine Sandhu (3rd from left, standing), HWR and consultant at compassorange. dr Claudia Neusüß (bottom left), compassorange is the head coach in the program. The meeting…