entrepreneurs wanted!
Experience and expertise
Acknowledgments
Contents
We ask: Why?
Innovative, impatient, future-oriented
J. F. Kennedy, the moon and the power of a vision
Goal-oriented living leads to success!
Does an entrepreneur need a vision? YES!
We will tell you: How!
The dream of a family business
Future-oriented companies
We are always learning!
Learn from the best!
Loved and feared
There is no such thing as finished learning!
Free yourself
We develop ourselves!
Turning the page
With heart and soul
Responsibility also means letting go
Recognizing and encouraging talents
Is self-employment really a 24/7 job?
“Nothing works without me!?”
Self-employed!
From tyrant to encourager
The “all-rounder“!?
I work, therefore I am!?
We need you!
Nothing works without them!
Further education for everyone!
“Big Five for Life”
Desired wage as motivation
“Silverware” instead of “scrap heap”
Grade A employees make companies innovative
Yes, we can!
No master has yet fallen from the sky
Degree, Master Craftman’s Cert. or “School of life”
Appearance and reality
Impaired = incapable?
We are living our dream of coffee!
We are the brand!
A company – a street name
“The best scaffolding for special purposes with the best employees!”
“Puff is part of the trade!”
You are the brand!
We love networking
Virtual and real life
Givers gain!
Mouse, vulture, penguin and chameleon
That extra edge
We build upon the future
Fast is a must!
Brave new world of media
New ways for apprenticeship
In the footsteps of my father
Information
Numbers – Data – Facts
Our guest authors
Contact
CHAPTER 1
We ask:
Why?
Values and visions
as the basis for success
He’s got the stuff!
Walter Stuber about his partner Dirk Eckart
Loyal, honest, inquisitive, a safety nut and a neat freak, friendly, humorous, fun to work with; those are the deciding factors for an ideal employee in my company. I was searching for a competent foreman, and then Dirk Eckart showed up, and he could offer all of that. I had to have him on my team! A wise choice, he quickly brought forth an above-average level of performance and I liked how he managed the scaffolders.
Then he became ill, and because of his illness, he was gone for months at a time. When he told me that he could no longer work as a foreman, it became clear to me that I did not want to lose such a motivated employee. For this reason, I offered him a job as a site manager. At that time, some people could not understand why I would do such a thing, but I remained steadfast in my decision. I had no doubt that Dirk was the right person for the job!
I had to have him on my team!
Growing to accomplish new tasks
He, however, had to get used to his new field of activities. Office work and all revolving around this position were are all new to him. He patiently allowed me to explain