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Many of our colleagues are sports enthusiasts. We love running, climbing, diving, horse-riding and other activities. In 2019, we boosted our training routines with a big challenge: Our aim was to run a distance which equals crossing the European continent. And we made it! For every kilometer, Grosse-Hornke is donating to charity – a total of 1,500 euros.

The fossil distillate Naphtha is one of the most important resources in petrochemistry. Its price fluctuates strongly. In her master’s thesis, Stella Buchmann showed how companies can optimally deal with this fact. Yesterday she was awarded the Study Award Business Chemistry 2019, granted by Grosse-Hornke and the University of Münster.

IT security in the Cloud remains a hot topic. Grosse-Hornke took the opportunity to find out about the latest developments at the leading international IT-SA trade fair in Nuremberg. This year, 750 exhibitors from 25 nations took part.

If you want to introduce new values, strategies or working methods in your organization, the best method is usually a classic: the workshop cascade. We show how to implement this evergreen perfectly, avoiding mistakes that stand in the way of success.

IT security is a building with several essential elements –the way employees handle systems and data, a fire-proof infrastructure and many other aspects. With our “House of IT Security” concept, companies can determine the most important fields of action, including all interdependencies.

It can be very stressful for employees when their company goes through a difficult time. But not everyone reacts to problems in the same way. How can you overcome such a phase of uncertainty as relaxed as possible?

In a surprisingly large number of companies, employees can use USB flash drives without restrictions. Thus, confidential data can easily fall into the wrong hands. What is the best way to deal with the tiny storage devices?

If agile methods don’t work as expected, this may be due to smaller or bigger construction errors. There is usually no standard solution.

It is difficult to change everyday behavior – attitudes and habits cannot be altered overnight. How can organizations change the way their employees think? Six tips from our change practice.

Companies invest a lot of money in their IT, in the best case only in the most useful projects: IT Portfolio Managers prioritize projects according to defined criteria. But how often do you put this ranking to the test? Not just once a year but several times, according to supporters of agile methods.