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Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung

A German trade magazine for professional training and development professionals, published by Haufe-Lexware from 2009 to 2023.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung (stylised as wirtschaft & weiterbildung, subtitled Das Magazin für Weiterbildungs-Professionals) was a German-language trade magazine dedicated to vocational further education, leadership development and personnel development. It was published by the specialist publisher Haufe-Lexware in Freiburg im Breisgau and appeared eleven times a year from 2009 until 2023. Its editor-in-chief was Martin Pichler. The magazine addressed professionals responsible for developing people and their skills: HR managers, trainers, coaches, organisational developers and continuing-education providers. Typical issues combined practical guidance with reporting on trends in leadership, personnel development and the use of technology in learning. The title story of issue 11/2014, for example, examined Marshall B. Rosenberg's concept of Nonviolent Communication and what it means for managers; other articles in that issue covered evidence-based HR management, workplace health promotion and the state of the social-media hype. Regular sections included interviews with practitioners, book recommendations for holiday reading and coverage of trade fairs such as Learntec in Karlsruhe. Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung was distributed as a subscription magazine and also offered as a paid PDF download through the Haufe portal. Its content was indexed under topics such as conflict management, MBA programmes, workplace health management, continuing education, personnel, coaching, personnel development and HR management. The Haufe personal division also publishes related titles such as personalmagazin and PERSONALquarterly. The magazine ceased publication in 2023, after which its archive and selected articles remained accessible via the Haufe website. Because it was a specialist B2B title rather than a mass-market consumer magazine, its readership was concentrated among German-speaking HR and learning-and-development professionals.

History

Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung was launched in 2009 by the specialist publisher Haufe-Lexware, based in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. It was conceived as a trade magazine for professionals in vocational further education, leadership development and personnel development, and it appeared eleven times a year. Martin Pichler served as editor-in-chief. The magazine's editorial profile combined practical advice with reporting on current trends. Issues covered topics such as conflict management, coaching, evidence-based HR management, workplace health management, e-learning and the use of technology in training. A recurring feature was coverage of the Learntec trade fair in Karlsruhe; the 2014 edition, for instance, was reported as setting records for visitors and exhibitors. The title story of issue 11/2014 focused on Marshall B. Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication and its implications for managers, alongside articles on evidence-based personnel work and the state of social media. Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung was distributed by subscription and also made available as a paid PDF download via the Haufe portal. Its articles were indexed under keywords including conflict management, MBA, workplace health management, continuing education, personnel, coaching, personnel development and HR management. The Haufe personal division also publishes personalmagazin and PERSONALquarterly, and the magazine's pages occasionally cross-promoted these sister titles. The publication ran until 2023, when it ceased. The final issues continued to address forward-looking themes such as sustainability learning. After the print magazine ended, its archive and selected articles remained accessible on the Haufe website.

  • 2023

    The magazine ceases publication; the final issues address themes such as learning sustainability.

  • 2014

    Issue 11/2014 features a cover story on Marshall B. Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication; the magazine reports record visitor and exhibitor numbers at Learntec 2014 in Karlsruhe.

  • 2009

    Wirtschaft & Weiterbildung is launched by Haufe-Lexware in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Products and positioning

A specialist B2B magazine for HR, training and continuing-education professionals in the German-speaking market, published by Haufe-Lexware.

  • wirtschaft & weiterbildung (print magazine)

    Eleven issues per year covering leadership, personnel development and learning technology.

  • PDF edition

    Paid digital download of each issue via the Haufe portal.

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