How Puma’s director of people gets the best out of its global workforce

International sportswear giant, Puma, has found success with a policy of recruiting people from all over the world. Some 80 different nationalities are represented in its HQ, and more than 50% are non-German.

Building an international workforce has come with many benefits for the brand. Germany has a particularly acute recruitment challenge at the moment, with 86% of employers in the country reporting a talent shortage. Here, Sam Forsdick talks to Puma's global director of people and organisation Dietmar Knoess on how the company has found such success by importing talent. Read more.

Why losing his company was the best thing that ever happened to this CEO's career

If you start your career by creating and running a successful theatre production company, it might feel strange to look around 20 years later and see that you’re leading a supply chain finance firm. But such is life for Matt Wreford, CEO of Demica and former co-founder of Fat Bloke Productions.?

The secret behind this apparent diversion? Failure.?In the latest installment of our new Corporate Comebacks series, Francesca Cassidy spoke to Matt Wreford about how his first company failing may have been a blessing in disguise. Read more.

Your gen-Z staff need a helping hand – here’s how to offer?it

In the seven years since Josh Akapo founded his creative house Archtype at just 16 years old, coaching has been instrumental in shaping both him as a leader and his company structure in a way that he didn’t think was?possible.?

Once reserved only for C-suite executives or high-potential groups, coaching has recently taken off as a benefit at every level in the workplace. Many companies employ coaching programmes to cope with a crisis of disengagement, particularly when it comes to their employees from generation Z. Despite being the freshest arrivals to the workforce, gen Z is the least engaged generation at work. New Voices Programme alumnus Son Pham explores how coaching can help business leaders get the best out of their gen-Z staff. Read more.

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