Continental Corporation is a German automotive manufacturer headquartered in Hanover, Germany. It has over 177,000 employees worldwide across 300 locations in 49 countries. Harald Schirmer's presentation discusses Continental Corporation's divisions and global presence. It also covers topics related to digital transformation, organizational culture, and the role of human relations in enabling change.

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Digital Transformation, Culture & Human Relations
Driving social adoption and change in the enterprise
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› Since 1871 with headquarters in Hanover, Germany
› Sales of €33.3 billion
› 177,762 employees worldwide
› 300 locations in 49 countries
Continental Corporation
Overview
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Chassis &
Safety
22%
Powertrain
19%
Interior
20%
Tires
28%
ContiTech
11%
Sales by division in %
Status: December 31, 2013

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Continental Corporation
300 Locations in 49 Countries
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Status: January 2014*Headquarters in Hanover
Europe
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Asia
South
Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab
Emirates
Algeria
Republic of South Africa
Morocco
Africa Australia
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany*
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Czech
Republic
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Turkey
North America
Canada
Mexico
USA
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Columbia
Ecuador

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Me @ Continental AG:
› Enterprise 2.0 - Social Business Adoption / Digital Transformation / GUIDEs
› Leading Change - Organizational Change Management Framework
› Culture Development - OUR BASICS / core values
About me …
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GALLUP says: my top 5 strengths:
Futuristic - Strategic - Achiever - Individualization - Activator
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3 Great Partners
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behavior
change
culture social
it’s all about attitude!

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find people
who want to make a difference
and 1000 brains are more than one ;-)

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What about culture?
You can not “manage” culture - it is how you / your company acts
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Control or Trust Delegate or Collaborate
Boss or Leader
› or
Engaged
Steered
› or
Freedom
Rules
› or
Network
Hierarchy
› or
Transparency
Protection
› or
Respect
Power
Role model
words are weak!

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same people
always
come up with
same results
use the power of
gender, internationality, age, education level, experience…
Culture / Diversity / Creativity
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culture is
not a problem,
it’s your asset
› invite
› listen carefully
› respect
› try
› share
› allow mistakes
› collaborate
› hand over

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HR responsible for:
› Leadership development
› Career planning
› Works Council
› Contracts
› Goals and Feedback
› Recruitment
› Retirement
› …
Role of HR > enable & develop people
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Human
Resources
Human
Relations
networking,
crowd-sourcing,
collaboration,
sharing…
is all
about people!

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HR and it’s possible impact!
3 levels of impact for people development
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Personal
level
Social
level
Structural
level
Human Relations set’s the speed for Digital Transformation

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Be the change
you want to see
in the world
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Mahatma Gandhi

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for your attention!
Thank you
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Love to get your feedback!
Twitter: @haraldschirmer
Web: harald-schirmer.de