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In this episode of packaging people speaks HR consultant Thomas Schmitt from insight - International Management Consultants talks to us about sustainable leadership, generational change, cultural change and how companies can find and retain talent today.
Episode 27: How the packaging industry can counter the shortage of skilled labour
The shortage of skilled labour is no longer a future scenario - it is a reality. And the packaging industry is feeling the effects particularly keenly. How can companies find, retain and retain qualified employees in an increasingly competitive labour market? What role does leadership play in this? And what needs to change in the corporate culture in order to attract young talent to the industry?
These questions are at the centre of the new episode of our podcast Packaging People, directly on site at the 20th German Packaging Congress in Berlin was recorded. Editor Matthias Laux has been working there with Thomas Schmitt, managing partner of insight - International Management Consultants, for a detailed discussion.
Thomas Schmitt not only has many years of experience in personnel consulting, but also knows the packaging industry from his own practical experience. In this interview, he shares his assessment of the situation on the labour market and explains why Resilience, openness to change and communication skills are the decisive competences of the future - and why leadership urgently needs to be rethought in many companies.
Resilience, openness, communication
I know of no other industry in which the diversity is as great as in the packaging industry. Anyone who really wants to change sustainability should work here.
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In addition to the challenges, Schmitt also talks about the opportunities in the industry: about the enormous variety of fields of activity, the potential for actively shaping sustainability - and the strengths of the medium-sized packaging sector, which are often underestimated.
Of course, the podcast is also about the Packaging Congress itselfWhat topics were discussed there, what impetus there was from politics and business - and why the keyword „People & Culture“ should not just remain a side note.