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COLLEGIAL LEADERSHIP – AN UTOPIA?
In classical organizations there are hierarchical leadership structures whose origin goes back to the beginning of the industrial age. At that time it was assumed that there was a mass of ignorant and above all unwilling workers in front of you, who had to be led by a...
CHECKLIST – PREPARING FOR A NEGOTIATION
How do you prepare a negotiation? negotiation goal My negotiation goal is Price: Wish - Target range - Limit My idea of a fair negotiation outcome If there are several people in the negotiation arena: Are the goals of all members of the arena the same? If no, set...
DEALING SUCCESSFULLY WITH TIME-STEALERS
"Who keeps order is only too lazy to seek." Some of them are "only" obstructive habits. But the longer these habits have become ingrained, the more difficult it is to change them. It helps to make the benefits of a change of behaviour tangible, to be lenient with...
AGILE SELF-CHECK
Questionnaire - Agile Self-Check With this questionnaire you have the possibility to reflect the state of your own organization. In each topic, please tick the status you think describes your organisation best at the moment. This assessment represents a snapshot and...
REPORT FROM COVERDALE TRANSFORMATION LAB 2018
Many of our customers are confronted with major changes in the market and have to react accordingly. There are some influencing factors that are "to blame" for this pressure. For example, the demand for warehouse logistics tailored to the needs of end customers is...
WITHOUT A PLAN, EVERYTHING IS NOTHING! or “Don’t plan, the future is uncertain anyway.”
Effectuation as an alternative in a dynamic environment Companies in the VUCA world operate in an environment of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. The proven classical methods and instruments are reaching their limits. Goals can only be set under...
THE EISENHOWER PRINCIPLE
Important and urgent tasks The Eisenhower principle is one way of dividing upcoming tasks into categories. It was practiced and taught by US President and Allied General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Definition The application of the Eisenhower principle enables priorities to...
THE SUCCESSFUL ME – The four pillars of brain research for a fulfilled life
Brain research shows that it is not money, status and luxury but the quality of our relationships that is essential and that we speak of a happy life. Our thoughts are the result of electrical excitation patterns. Which ones will prevail depends on various factors....
CASE STUDY INNER TEAM
The inner team is particularly suitable as an intervention in individual coaching. The aim is to make the customer aware of his different inner parts and to develop a resource and strength from the often existing heterogeneity of this team. In the coaching process...
SEVEN STEPS TO STRATEGIC SELF-MANAGEMENT
Planning and implementing personal goals The pace of change of the companies and our work continues to increase. In this environment, assuming responsibility for one's own personal development has become a decisive part of a manager's self-management. This also...
CHECKLIST PRESENTATION SKILLS
Clarification of the assignment, occasion and context What's the occasion, what's the theme? Who is the target group, who should be addressed? (For whom - primary and secondary clients/listeners) What is to be achieved with the presentation? Goals/purposes of the...
NO MATTER HOW YOU PRESENT….
…routine or improvised, with many pictures or just your hands, rhetorically brilliant or deliberately simple. Two elements are really central to making your presentation a success. The following explanations focus on these two elements and will support you in the...
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