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Articles by Robert Held
Potenzialanalyse im Spritzguss: Effizienz & Fachkräfte
Kolumne: Geht das auch mit Kunststoff? Anbieter zum Thema In der Spritzgussfertigung hinterlässt der Fachkräftemangel spürbare Lücken. Doch wie lassen sich ungenutzte Effizienzpotenziale in den Prozessen aufdecken und die Mitarbeiter passgenau qualifizieren? Eine strukturierte Potenzialanalyse verspricht hier den entscheidenden Hebel – mit Effekten für die Motivation der gesamten Belegschaft. Eine Potenzialanalyse optimiert Prozesse und kann zugleich die Mitarbeitenden motivieren.
Thought Leadership Essays
IPRA and the UN ITL #657 Earning attention: the new B2B currency By: Robert Held 15/12/2025 Brands must be extremely intentional about creating meaningful, relevant content that addresses their audience's needs, interests and pain points. By Robert Heldt.
Viewpoint: Navigating Strategic Capital Options for Insurance Brokerages
The pathway to M&A activity/liquidity in the insurance brokerage industry traditionally has followed a common pattern: small to mid-sized brokers were either traded between financial sponsors or bolted onto a larger strategic partner with minimal friction. While these approaches have worked for years, the headwinds of the past three to five years, most notably the higher interest rate environment, have introduced greater complexity into the M&A landscape.
Insurance News: Technology Spotlight
In this Technology Spotlight edition of Insurance News Analysis we delve into a couple of interesting niche topics that are primed for a new technology approach. Firstly, the upcoming switch to Blueprint Two has sparked a little bit of debate over Bordereaux management. We discuss whether these legacy processes that rely a lot on excel need to be reinvented or whether what’s really needed are modernized underwriting platforms.
Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften
The brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as macroeconomic conditions temper the tailwinds that have driven growth in recent years. High interest rates, historical valuations, and tighter access to capital have slowed M&A activity, with deal flow declining nearly 20% in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Trends im Werkzeugbau. Wird der Wettbewerber zum Kooperationspartner?
Die letzten Jahre waren für den deutschen Formenbau permanent herausfordernd. Erst Corona, dann Lieferkettenproblematik, Ukraine-Krieg, Mangel an qualifizierten Mitarbeitern und zuletzt steckte noch ein Frachter fest und hat große Teile der Logistik durcheinandergewirbelt. Fast hätte ich noch die allgemeine Unsicherheit in der Politik und die Zurückhaltung der Konsumenten vergessen. Wo bleiben da noch Kapazitäten oder Unternehmergeist, um Trends im Werkzeugbau zu setzen?
How Congress Can Moderate Donald Trump’s Proclamations About Trade With Asia
The United States could help protect Hong Kong’s democracy efforts from Chinese intrusion and safeguard its important place in international trade and finance. Last month senators Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton introduced a bill that would punish Chinese and pro-Beijing officials for suppressing freedoms in Hong Kong.
Local Weatherman is Accomplished American Ninja Warrior
Joe Moravsky maybe familiar to some New Britain residents for his weather forecast on News 12 covering Fairfield and parts of New Haven counties. However, other residents of New Britain and Connecticut towns are starting to get to know Moravsky from his phenomenal performances on the NBC show American Ninja Warrior. For those not familiar with the show, Ninja Warrior was originally started as a Japanese television show.
China: Why reciprocity in market access is pivotal
By Robert Held 2016 is turning out to be a rather profitable year for the monolith that China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have become. In this year’s first trimester alone, the combined value of Chinese outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) had already rocketed to roughly $68 billion, more than the total value of deals signed in 2015.
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