Leadership

Particularly in an age that is hard to beat in terms of fast pace and uncertainty (at least in retrospect 😉 ), people’s values take on even greater significance. The more open the future and the more unclear the need for knowledge or skills, the more important values become. They provide a kind of universally […]

Every society, every company, every gathering of people needs values. But what are values? In organizations, we often talk about values; after all, everyone knows what is meant. But the concept of values is by no means clearly defined. (In fact, the concept of values would have to be redefined every time we talk about

“An entrepreneur is a person who jumps off a cliff and assembles an airplane on the way down.” This quote from Reid Hoffman makes a few key things about entrepreneurship clear from my perspective: 1. It takes COURAGE to kick things off. Sometimes we need to tackle things, even if it seems risky or the

It almost sounds like a curse. We are constantly interrupted. There have never been as many interruptions in our everyday working lives as there are today – a logical consequence of networking through the Internet and mobile communications? Nowadays, the average office worker is interrupted every 11 minutes. The latest studies now even speak of

Those who reluctantly say “yes” are not following you! How you can effect genuine agreement. The modern working world is fast-paced and demanding at the same time. Almost everyone has more work on their plate than they would like. At the same time, complex projects require a high degree of cooperation, even across departmental boundaries.

In a survey conducted by the trade journal managerSeminare in October 2021, 74% of the participants answered that the importance of appreciation is still misunderstood in the job.* In other words: 3 out of 4 of the respondents would like to see this topic given a higher and sustainable priority in companies. Unfortunately, these figures

“The hybrid way of working […] is the bridge between digital and analog collaboration and is thus neither fish nor fowl. It requires special cutlery.” (Quote from Holger Nauheimer) For some months now, it has actually been a lived reality in very many companies, the “new” hybrid world. Even companies that could not have imagined

90% of the reasons for persuasion (leading, motivating, cooperating, solving conflicts, buying, etc.) lie in the emotional area – So how can we influence this emotional level even more consciously and effectively? The answer is: consciously designed resonance by activating the mirror neurons. Mirror neurons Yawning or laughing is contagious. We cry at the movies