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Wolfgang Grupp is known for controversial statements.
However, dm boss Christoph Werner completely agrees with one that made waves two years ago.
Karlsruhe - While the global economic challenges are currently forcing even the largest companies in the Baden-Württemberg economy to take drastic measures, the drugstore chain
dm
from
Karlsruhe
is still on the road to success.
Last year, the drugstore giant from Baden-Württemberg retroactively increased salaries and paid out special benefits.
The fact that Germany's largest drugstore chain, which has been considered the most popular for many years, is doing well even in challenging times is partly thanks to its management style.
The dm founder Götz Werner, who died at the beginning of 2022, created a culture that focuses on humanity and enables managers to have the courage to take risks.
His son
Christoph Werner
, CEO of dm since 2019, is also of the opinion that you can definitely make a mistake if you make a decision based on bold assumptions.
He explained this in an interview with
Wirtschaftswoche
.
The dm boss also agreed with a controversial statement by Wolfgang Grupp.
dm boss Christoph Werner: “Mistakes will not be made – because that would be sabotage”
A culture of error is anything but the order of the day in the management circles of large companies in the economy.
Christoph Werner uses a precisely formulated principle to ensure that things still work at dm, one of the largest companies in Baden-Württemberg with almost 80,000 employees worldwide.
“Mistakes are not made – because that would be sabotage,” he explained.
“Mistakes happen.” If you make a decision based on a bold assumption and then carry it out with good craftsmanship, the end result could well be a bad result, according to the dm boss.
Surname |
dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co. KG |
|---|---|
founding |
1973 |
Headquarters |
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg |
Industry |
Drugstore trade |
Employees |
79,745 (2023) |
Sales volume |
11.39 billion euros (2022/2023, dm-Germany) |
But you can also make a decision based on a correct assumption and then carry it out carelessly.
“That has nothing to do with courage and willingness to experiment, but rather poor workmanship.” This statement is reminiscent of a statement by the former Trigema managing director Wolfgang Grupp, to which Christoph Werner refers directly in the interview.
“Trigema boss Wolfgang Grupp once said: Managers who have big problems are failures,” said Werner.
“Because they could have solved the problems when they were little.”
dm boss agrees with controversial statement by Wolfgang Grupp: “Observation is accurate”
Wolfgang Grupp's statement, which
BW24
reported on, made waves in 2022.
Among other things, she was quoted again by presenter Micky Beisenherz at a live recording of the successful podcast “Apocalypse & Filter Coffee” at the end of 2023, but without any evaluation.
However , dm boss Christoph Werner agrees with the polarizing entrepreneur from
Burladingen
.
“This observation is correct,” he said in an interview with
WirtschaftsWoche
.
“They need to review their decisions regularly.
And as leaders you have to feel responsible for your decisions.”
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A statement from Wolfgang Grupp (left) made waves in 2022.
dm boss Christoph Werner (right) agrees.
© Philipp von Ditfurth/Christoph Schmidt/dpa
At dm the management consists of eight people.
“And with every decision we pay attention to consensus so that it is supported,” said Werner and made it clear: “But so that there is no misunderstanding: consensus does not mean cozying up, but hard work to reach an agreement.”
The Baden-Württemberg software group
SAP
is also considered a company with great decision-making options, but employees currently feel “betrayed” by the board.