A manufacturer of components, systems and solutions in the field of electrical engineering, electronics and automation is one of the top innovators of 2014: Phoenix Contact. The company from Blomberg was founded 90 years ago as a small commercial agency for electrical products and now employs 13,000 people worldwide, 4,000 of them in Germany alone. Top management creates so-called target maps, from which specific work packages and key figures are developed to guide the innovation process. This clearly defines what needs to be done, when and where. In this process, management is involved in the teams, in which internal or external method experts are also involved if necessary, in addition to the business units involved, who structure the processes. The strategic goal is to assert itself as a full-service provider for automation technology and solutions. The managing director ...