For family businesses, generational change represents a profound transformation. It becomes particularly challenging when the company transition coincides with a strong growth phase, a far-reaching digitalisation programme and a pandemic. This is precisely what happened to the cleanroom specialist Schilling Engineering GmbH in Baden-Württemberg. We talked to Ute & Gaby Schilling about the challenges of this multidimensional change. The siblings will soon take over the company, which was founded by their father Günther Schilling in 1998. Incidentally, they also have a view on the women’s quota.
Chapter:
00:00 Introduction and presentation of the Schilling twins
01:15 Do employees sometimes mix you up?
02:40 Does the generational change lead to joy or uncertainty in the company?
03:55 How company relocation changed internal communication
05:55 How did you manage to keep the company’s family character despite its expansion?
06:40 The four phases of company ownership succession (optimisation, qualification, transition, succession)
09:38 Change initiative “Digitisation” or digital transformation (new ERP system and new DMS)
13:42 Corona crisis as a driving force for innovation
16:06 Development of the ventilation air filter ‘Windfried’ durng Corona crisis
16:44 What role does the women’s quota play in your company?
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