|
2005 |
JPB launches the syntonists.net
network, the first Franco-German
networking platform. It is designed
to be an informal exchange network
between the former (and future)
participants of JPB's bicultural
open and in-house Syntony workshops. |
|
2004 |
JPB celebrates 20 years as the
reference in transcultural business
relationship counselling, during
which over 10.000 managers and
engineers from France, Europe and
elsewhere have received expert help
and coaching. JPB has always
recognised that different cultural
values should be seen as
complimentary; it sees its role as
helping international companies
liberate latent transcultural value. |
|
2003 |
JPB launches Synergo Sum®, an
international training course
designed to improve transcultural
relations. The course, offered
through a network of multicultural
associate consultants,
systematically brings JPB’s 3
Decoding Keys approach to a
clientele beyond France and Germany. |
|
2003 |
ARTE’s second collaboration with JPB
to shoot a further documentary on
Franco-German mergers. The 25mn
documentary Le train Matra – Siemens
/ Szenen einer Firmenehe is aired in
both countries during the 40th
anniversary of the Franco-German
treaty. Germany’s ARD channel
conducts a live interview with
Jochen Peter Breuer at Airbus’ plant
in Toulouse to explore current
Franco-German relations. |
|
2002 |
Publication of JPB’s second
management manual in German
Deutsch-französische
Geschäftsbeziehungen erfolgreich
managen, a reference work designed
specifically for German managers to
help them better understand and
accept their French counterparts. |
|
2000 |
JPB evolves to JPB Consulting–The
Mental Mergers®. Although most
clients are French and German,
managers of other nationalities
increasingly contract JPB for
consultancy and corporate
counselling, which now largely
overtake JPB’s training activities. |
|
2000 |
Transformation de « JPB – La
Synergie Franco-Allemande » en JPB
Consulting – The Mental Mergers®.
Bien que la clientèle reste
principalement française et
allemande, les clients de JPB se
composent désormais de toutes les
nationalités, notamment européennes.
L’activité de conseil a largement
pris le pas sur l’activité de
formation. |
|
1998 |
JPB takes part in Bonn and Paris
exhibitions on Franco-German
relations entitled Vis-à-Vis:
Deutschland-Frankreich, under the
patronage of Chancellor Kohl and
President Chirac. |
|
1998 |
mentalmerger®, a methodology
devised to maximise the efficiency
of intercultural mergers is launched. |
|
1997 |
As
part of its series Clichés et
Malentendus Franco-German TV channel
ARTE shoots a documentary at
l’INSEAD, with support from JPB.
This film which observes young
competing French and German
management teams has become a
reference for the differences in
approach to teamwork between French
and German managers. |
|
1997 |
JPB’s moves from Le Vésinet, west of
Paris, to La Rochette near
Fontainebleau, south of Paris, where
the La Feuilleraie Team-Building
Centre is inaugurated. |
|
1995 – 1997 |
Growing demand for consulting and
counselling for mergers. Clients
include Gehe-OCP, Merk, Lipha and
Thompson-AEG. |
|
1996 |
Publication in German by JPB of
the handbook "JPB Know-How-Paket - Deutsch-französisches
Kooperations- Management". |
|
1994 |
JPB celebrates 10 years with a major
symposium in Munich chaired by
former French Prime-Minister,
Raymond Barre. In partnership with
the respected Süddeutsche Zeitung
and Libération, the symposium asks:
what can German managers learn from
French managers? Ten German CEOs
provide their testimonials on the
complementarity of both managerial
methods. |
|
1993 |
JPB launches Synergogram®, a two
tier behavioural technique which
uses a new methodology to deal with
personality structure and national
culture |
|
1991 |
In
Germany, JPB receives the Management
and Strategy award Best Performance
EKS, presented by KPMG and the FAZ
press group. |
|
1991 |
Inaugural Bicultural Syntony Seminar
on Franco-German Management.
Specifically developed for CEOs,
this workshop is regarded is now
regarded as the reference event in
transcultural business relations. |
|
1989 |
Publication by JPB of the book Study
on Franco-German Management, which
has now run to 10 editions. |
|
1989 |
The inaugural JPB Franco-German
Management Forum held at La Défense
(Paris), in partnership with the
Franco-German Chamber of Commerce
and other sponsors. |
|
1989 |
JPB concentrates on advising
Franco-German management and
especially with joint-ventures and
mergers. Clients include Airbus,
Thomson, Merlin Gerin. |
|
1989 |
FR3 French TV Channel reports
extensively on JPB during its
coverage the 25th anniversary
Franco-German treaty. |
|
1988 |
JPB is awarded the Grand Prix de la
Performance Commerciale (€30.000)by
the Ministry of Industry. |
|
1988 |
First Syntony seminar for French and
German managers in partnership with
the Franco-German Chamber of
Commerce. |
|
1986 |
FAITES® inaugurates the first
Visio-conference between French and
German CEO’s. French business
magazine L’Entreprise and its German
equivalent Impulse cover the story,
and German television covers the
event |
|
1986 |
Pierre de Bartha joins Jochen Peter
Breuer as equal partners and
incorporated the company as an SARL,
“JPB – La Synergie Franco-Allemande”. |
|
1986 |
Launch of FAITES® France Allemagne
Innovation Transfert En Synergie.
With the help of the European
Commission, DREE, ANVAR, DRIR, CFCE,
and high patronage of several
government ministers between 1986
and 1989, the FAITES® mission was to
bring together advanced technology
companies from both countries.
FAITES® was sponsored by the Ile de
France General Council, Crédit
Lyonnais, Heppner Transport and
others, and over 100 press articles
on JPB and its FAITES® programme
were published in both countries. |
|
1984 |
First intercultural seminar on
differences in business in France
and in Germany. |
|
1984 |
Jochen Peter Breuer launches “JPB
Export-Communication”, the first
consultancy company to specialise in
optimising Franco-German business
relations.
The vision:
“To bring
companies together,
you have to
bring people together” |
