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Nissan Motor Corporation has invited CLSimmons Consulting, LLC to speak for their September Career and Development Month. We will be speaking with employees worldwide about business etiquette and cultural differences. Stay tuned for tips as we lead up to the big day. #businessetiquette #clsimmonsconsulting #consultant #organizationaleffectiveness #humanresources #traininganddevelopment #nissan #manufacturing

Getting pumped for next week's #NissanCareerAndDevelopmentMonth webinar! Hope to see you all there! Follow Candie Simmons now for business etiquette tips leading up to the webinar!

Are we facing a massacre? A Call to Action for Executive Interim Managers 🥸 🤜 Eissmann Automotive has declared bankruptcy, impacting 5,000 employees across 17 locations. 🤜 ZF is looking to reduce its workforce in Germany by 12,000. 🤜 Bosch is in discussions to reduce its employee count by 4,000. 🤜 Continental plans to cut 7,000 jobs. 🤜 Michelin is ceasing the production of truck tires in Germany. 🤜 Levi Strauss is closing its Polish factory after 30 years of operation. 🤜 Fiat has announced the closure of its Polish factory, a staple for 75 years. This list is indicative of a broader industry trend, and we're witnessing a pivotal shift in our interim projects from focusing on achieving Operational Excellence to navigating through Restructuring, Closing, and Relocation. In this evolving landscape, the role of Executive Interim Managers and Management is more critical than ever. What do you think lies ahead in the next 3-6 months for Europe? Let's share our market insights, knowledge, opinions, and expectations for the near future to master this market situation. #InterimManagement #CorporateRestructuring #StrategicInsight #EuropeanBusinessTrends

Often on the journey to new opportunities, we encounter moments that may be disappointing, yet serve as important lessons about how we relate to ourselves and the world around us. I have sent my resume to various companies multiple times, hoping to find the perfect fit for myself. However, I didn't always receive the responses I expected. For instance, I applied to Bridgestoneemea several times, confident that my skills and experience made me an ideal candidate for the positions offered. However, I only received a response after the first inquiry. Pirelli, on the other hand, did not respond at all. These situations prompted me to reflect on how I react to such moments. Instead of succumbing to despair or disappointment, I chose to see them as opportunities for growth. Perhaps my skills and experience didn't perfectly align with these specific companies, or they had their own hiring strategies. It's just part of the process. So even in challenging times, it's important to remember that rejection doesn't always mean failure; it can simply be a stepping stone to something even better. The key is to remain persistent and believe in oneself.

This week I was talking to a client about the hiring process for a business critical role that they need to secure this side of Christmas. I've never been compared to a vehicle before (no puns please, thank you 👀) but I will take this... "You're like the Mercedes Benz of Utilities recruitment." If you aren't getting a Mercedes for Christmas this year, but have a business critical hire to make and want the Mercedes Benz experience - then let's have a conversation! #customerexperience #leadershiphires #utilities #utilitiesleadership #executivesearch #mercedesexperience https://lnkd.in/enfFArB6

This week I was talking to a client about the hiring process for a business critical role that they need to secure this side of Christmas. I've never been compared to a vehicle before (no puns please, thank you 👀) but I will take this... "You're like the Mercedes Benz of Utilities recruitment." If you aren't getting a Mercedes for Christmas this year, but have a business critical hire to make and want the Mercedes Benz experience - then let's have a conversation! #customerexperience #leadershiphires #utilities #utilitiesleadership #executivesearch #mercedesexperience

How the fusion of a poor boy's relentless passion and a genius marketer's visionary mind has gifted world, the epitome of luxury on wheels! Henry Royce was born in a humble family in 1863 in England. His father was a miller who faced financial hardships ,leading family to move to London in search of better opportunities. His father died in early age. To support family henry had to leave school and work various jobs like selling newspapers , apprentice in a factory etc. Despite these challenges Henry demonstrated a keen interest in engineering and mechanics. He founder F.H Royce and company in 1884 and started manufacturing small electrical components. Royce's meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality quickly earned his business a reputation for excellence and gain good profit. With that amount Royce bought a second hand two cylinder Decauville (A french brand). Disappointment with its performance, noise and reliability, Henry decided to build a better car himself and named Royce 10. This decision marked the beginning of Royce's journey in automobile. A common friend named Edmund orchestrated meeting between Henry Royce and Charles Rolls in 1904. Rolls was a car enthusiast and got impressed with craftmanship of Royce 10 and agreed to do partnership with Royce. This collaboration birthed one of the most iconic and luxurious automotive brand in the historty, what we all know today as Rolls- Royce! The success what Rolls-Royce enjoys today is a result of numerous amount of learning they got by passing hardships throughout its history: World Wars, Economic Turmoil, Aviation business, Ownership changes and market evolution. Despite these hardships, Rolls-Royce has consistently emerged stronger, maintaining its reputation for excellence and luxury in both automotive and aerospace industries. #EngineeringExcellence #RollsRoyce #TimelessInnovation

Ford’s South African Operating Committee spent a morning working on the Silverton assembly line last week, joining operators at various parts of the line that builds the Ford Ranger. While I have been humbled many times this year, working (half) a shift fitting window regulators will go down as one of the most memorable. We met people that have worked that line for 40 years, others that have spent a decade in a particular station, repeating the same process 200+ times a day. In a chat with the wonderful operator that taught me the ropes last week, she asked what my day looks like and what we do. I told her that we have a lot of meetings, and that we sit for most of the day talking about things. Contrasted with her reality – where there is no sitting and there are no meetings, and she is producing a tangible output every day – it felt a little empty. But on reflection this kind of contrasting reality is one of the reasons the automotive industry is so fascinating to work in. Whether with our Dealers, Suppliers, Head Office or Assembly Line, the experience of working in an industry that produces a physical product alongside ideas that will shape the future is a privilege. It is complicated only by the fact that we don’t take the time to understand each other’s reality. Listening is the first step but doing the work to really understand – and then finding compromises underpinned by every individual taking full accountability for their part of the puzzle – is what’s building a winning team. #Gemba #Collaboration #Manufacturing #FordSouthAfrica