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Surprising and quite refreshing \u2013 that\u2019s how Uhlmann employees described this year\u2019s works meeting on July 15 at the Cultural Center in Laupheim. Because this time they expe\u00adri\u00adenced a number of \u201cfirsts\u201d both in terms of visuals and content. \u201cWe aim to improve every year and make our presen\u00adta\u00adtions more inter\u00adesting,\u201d says Alexander Br\u00fccker, chairman of the Uhlmann works council, modestly. To this end, he and the works council members have put in quite an effort in recent years to raise the presen\u00adta\u00adtion to a new level in terms of both design and content. \u201cWe all agreed that the past prac\u00adtice of using a black curtain back\u00addrop for presen\u00adta\u00adtions was simply a bit old hat,\u201d says Br\u00fccker. With the help of an external agency, the colleagues there\u00adfore devel\u00adoped a new, modern concept. Tables designed in the Uhlmann \u2018look\u2019 featuring the works council logo, a digital screen in the back\u00adground, and a display behind the lectern, now ensure a uniform and appealing appear\u00adance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current works council: (Front row, from left:) Harry Reichert (successor), Alexander Br\u00fccker, Rolf Geiger, Fabian M\u00fcller, Sven Biesinger. (Middle row, from left:) Peter Jerg, Manfred Haaga, Anika Haydt. (Back row, from left): Peter Zeller, Kim Neuge\u00adbauer, Tanja Quintus, Stephan Traub, Mario Ils, Wilfried Betz (successor), Nuray Aktas. Not pictured are Stephan G\u00f6ller and Stefan Merath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Talented, \u201chome grown\u201d moder\u00adator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lot has changed \u2013 not only visu\u00adally, but also content-wise. Kim Neuge\u00adbauer has recently been giving the event a fresh boost as its presenter. A natural talent on stage, the works council member clearly feels comfort\u00adable in her role and hosts the event eloquently and profes\u00adsion\u00adally. Alexander Br\u00fccker is also a big fan: \u201cKim has a very posi\u00adtive, open, and charis\u00admatic style that goes down very well with the employees. She\u2019s really driving our works meeting forward again. We\u2019re almost bit scared that she\u2019ll start a second job as a presenter,\u201d he adds with a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initially, we were slightly concerned that no one would partic\u00adi\u00adpate in person if we offered a digital event. But as you can see, that concern was unfounded \u2013 the Kulturhaus was packed.<\/p>\nAlexander Br\u00fccker, chairman of the Uhlmann works council<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Current topics presented in a fresh style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A fresh wind is also evident as far as the evening\u2019s topics are concerned, like in July where the agenda featured a role-playing game about Gener\u00ada\u00adtion Z.  Alexander Br\u00fccker explains as follows: \u201cWe always collect ques\u00adtions from the work\u00adforce in advance and cluster them so that we can put them to the manage\u00adment during the works meeting and thus obtain infor\u00adma\u00adtion on issues that are preying on many employees\u2019 minds.\u201d The works council usually receives between 600 and 700 ques\u00adtions. Br\u00fccker adds: \u201cIn addi\u00adtion, we want to increas\u00adingly include more general issues that may not initially appear to be directly related to Uhlmann, but which we all encounter to some degree. That\u2019s why we decided to bring gener\u00ada\u00adtional change and Gen Z to the stage this year.\u201d And that\u2019s meant liter\u00adally \u2013 because instead of a pure lecture, trainees Selina Haber\u00admann and Anna Gayer, repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtives of this young gener\u00ada\u00adtion, stood in front of the audi\u00adence and presented their views in a role-play with works council member Fabian M\u00fcller. An enthrallingly staged and topical issue which went down well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saying \u201cno\u201d can some\u00adtimes be diffi\u00adcult, but it is an impor\u00adtant skill. It is an expres\u00adsion of self-esteem and clarity, and there\u00adfore of respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying no means saying yes to what really counts. Rather than saying no by itself, it\u2019s better to say: \u201cNo, not now.\u201d Or a no with an alter\u00adna\u00adtive sugges\u00adtion. And some\u00adtimes a \u201cyes\u201d is also appro\u00adpriate.\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Culture \u2013 it surprises us in many ways. Here are some aspects in which Gen Z thinks differ\u00adently than we might expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n