Pressure in companies is increasing. The crucial question, however, is: How do organizations deal with it?
In our current article in personalmagazin, Heike Bruch and Marvin Neu show why some companies fall into a negative spiral under pressure, while others build energy, focus, and performance precisely during challenging times.
Our analyses show two fundamental patterns:
➡ High-Pressure companies pass pressure inwards.
➡ High-Energy companies translate pressure into positive energy.
During the pandemic, the proportion of High-Energy companies initially increased. Shared focus, greater personal responsibility, and flexible collaboration unleashed new forces. Since 2023, however, we have observed a clear development towards High Pressure.
The difference is clear:
- High Pressure leads to exhaustion, negative energy, and pressure-amplifying leadership, cultural, and work systems.
- High Energy creates inspiration, meaning, trust, and effective work systems.
How can companies become High-Energy organizations? Initial approaches include:
- Overcoming the acceleration trap
- Developing a Heartbeat DNA
- Emotionally involving all generations
- Designing work systems flexibly and digitally
- Successfully shaping the AI transformation with a clear strategy, empowerment, and digital leadership
Heike Bruch and Marvin Neu elaborate on these and other approaches in their new book Heartbeat.
The book can already be pre-ordered:
We are happy to provide you with the complete article from personalmagazin upon request. Simply write to contactifpm@unisg.ch.
