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Many leaders experience a lot of mental pressure. The good news: it is self-made and an illusion! This episode explains 5 mindset techniques how to radically reduce mental weight.Continue readingIt’s summer – reduce some weight!
Optimization, improvement and constant growth are deeply anchored in our DNA – especially in German culture and even more in business context. Sounds good at first glance. But the message behind: You have to improve, you have to become better, and you are not good enough in the moment. The bizarre part of the story: in most cases you cannot reach the goal – no matter, how hard you work. The result: a permanent running behind with a feeling of insufficiency. Continue readingSuper-Power Mindset: Learn how to develop a healthy leadership mindset that will inspire your people!
It’s like sports: talent alone is not enough to be successful. Through a very personal story, you will learn today what body tension is all about and why body tension can also be observed in everyday business life as a key success factor.Continue readingDOES YOUR TEAM HAVE THE NECESSARY BODY TENSION?
Most change projects fail, and only one in five is successful. That´s not new to us. The day-to-day business of organizations suffers under permanent change projects. Employees are under enormous pressure: 76 percent complain about the time pressure that projects cause in addition to day-to-day business. On the other hand, the top-management often complains about missing ownership & motivation to drive the change. So, who is right?Continue readingsuccessfully driving change part 2 – ownership
Most change projects fail, and only one in five is successful. That´s not new to us. The day-to-day business of organizations suffers under permanent change projects. Employees are under enormous pressure: 76 percent complain about the time pressure that projects cause in addition to day-to-day business. On the other hand, the top-management often complains about missing ownership & motivation to drive the change. So, who is right?Continue readingsuccessfully driving change part 1 – motivation
Amundsen and Scott raced against each other in 1911/12 to South Pole. They choosed two contrary strategies, tactics and leadership styles to be the first one at the pole: extreme versus balanced leadership. Immerse yourself in two completely different paths to one goal: making the impossible possible.
We wish you all a merry christmas and a healthy, fulfilling and lucky new year!Continue readingExtreme leadership versus balanced leadership
This companion channel episode is all about dealing with bullshit at work. How do you recognize, voice and prevent bullshit? Continue readingHow to deal with bullshit at workspaces
Annual performance reviews are often seen as a necessary evil that is usually squeezed into the tight end of the year schedules of managers and employees. In this week’s post we illuminate how you can transform these rather unpleasant and unproductive meetings into fruitful learning experiences. Continue readingThe annual performance review for your employees: Time well-invested!
This companion channel episode is all about leadership communication in daily business. Do you know the situation when several people want to say something, and everyone is “fighting” to finally get the word? When leaders talk without full stops and commas and without an end? In meetings, in 1:1 conversation, in briefings in project reviews or even when your boss takes a deep breath and starts talking again? We react annoyed! An enjoyable conversation? No chance at all! For those of you who are willing to critically review their communication habits we introduce a simple but powerful method – the “speech cake”.
Continue readingDear leaders, stop talking – cake is for everyone!