CEC European Managers welcomes the European Commission’s announcement on the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe, to be started on Europe Day (9 May). Under the condition that the Conference will be sufficiently inclusive and that citizen’s and social partner’s opinions effectively translate into concrete policies, this format promises to be an enrichment for […]
CEC European Manager’s Swedish member organisation, Ledarna, has recently published its landmark report on Artificial Intelligence. Based on the responses of 5,446 managers in Sweden, the study shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used within their organisations and what role AI may play in the future. The results show that human skills, competent management and […]
The European Commission has presented parts of its European Green Deal, namely the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan and the Just Transition mechanism. The EU‘s own contribution to their funding is too low to be effective. To achieve a net-zero[1] and well-being oriented economy by 2050, the EU should increase its contribution and allocate the funds […]
CEC European Managers starts the year 2020 with a European project aiming at piloting a training scheme to mainstream sustainable leadership skills. Only 17% of European managers are trained on sustainability, as our recent report shows. Therefore, CEC will commission a European survey to assess the challenges and opportunities of managers’ specific skills needed for […]
As a result of an EU project on psychosocial health risks, new guidelines for managers to prevent stress and burnout at the workplace have been published. Today, 79% of European managers are concerned about work-related stress, while less than 30% of organisations in Europe have procedures in place for dealing with it. The publication gives […]
The “Managers in Europe: today and tomorrow” report takes stock of the situation of managers in Europe. A decreasing number of managers manage increasingly complex challenges, including stakeholder-expectations, stress and environmental impacts. While the 20th century was about linear growth based on oil, the 21st is about interdependency and information. To succeed in building a […]
CEC European Managers, who represents one million managers at EU-level, has published its landmark report “Managers in Europe: today and tomorrow” at the occasion of a meeting with Members of the European Parliament. To avoid a looming shortage of managers in the future, the European social partner organisation highlights, it is urgent to better recognise managers […]
The European Parliament has approved the new, almost gender-equal college of the European Commission, composed by 27 Commissioners. At this occasion, CEC welcomes the ambition of the European Commission to lead the European Union into a courageous future. In her speech on 27 November at the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen rightly […]
Members’ news from the CEC newsletter 109: CCP – SPAIN CCP participates to agreement saving 600 jobs CCP has actively contributed to the agreement between the Alcoa company and Partner Capital Group. The deal ensures the conservation of 600 workers following the takeover of Alcoa by Partner Capital Group, at least for two years. Secretary-General […]
On 5-7 November 2019, CEC European Managers conducted an EU pilot training for managers. The scheme was introduced to equip managers affiliated with CEC European Managers with expert-level knowledge about EU institutions, policy-making and advocacy techniques. During the 3-day programme, participating managers could experience and learn about decision-making mechanisms, the European social dialogue, manager representation […]