blog – artiClES
In this section you will find our articles, case studies, book reviews and toolboxes.
Book review – On the way to an agile organisation
How to make your company more dynamic, flexible and efficient Thorsten Scheller illuminates all facets of agility in his book "Auf dem Weg zur agilen Organisation". For a long time, companies were regarded as permanently stable and products and projects were...
Agile Mindset – the new magic bullet?
We have been hearing from clients repeatedly that they need to become more "agile" to survive in the market. Agility is not an "all fit one" solution. Before we get into the topic of agile Mindset in detail, I would like to classify which situations / organisational...
Orientation comes from Orient
Orient - the direction in which the sun rises, the day "sees its light". The term "orientation", or "to orient oneself", comes from the historical representation, where maps were often aligned with Jerusalem = above. Providing orientation is one of the most critical...
You probably wouldn’t have thought so – this is how you make better decisions.
Congratulations - you have just done it again. By opening this article, you have made a decision. One of an average of 20,000 decisions you make every day. Most of them probably in a split second and unconsciously. Some perhaps after days of weighing up the pros and...
Facilitating meetings – live or virtual
Does it make a difference, whether meetings take place virtually or live? We think so - there are a few differences, which we will discuss in more detail below. As soon as You want to work with small group settings, virtual meetings need a declared facilitator...
How learning (and teaching) can also be fun in the future!
"The ability to learn is a basic prerequisite for humans and animals to adapt to life and the environment, act meaningfully within them, and, if necessary, change them in their interest." (Wikipedia) Since I had a 30-year-old seminar...
TOOLBOX: DESIGNING A RETRO
Those who have participated in a Coverdale training already know it: the process review after each work order. You can also design a retro in the OKR process in a very similar way. One of the essential tools in collaboration - whether in classic or agile environments...
Book review – The agile operating system
Being able to react quickly and flexibly to unpredictable events is one of the significant challenges for companies in the currently prevailing corporate world. Objectives & Key Results (OKR) creates a framework for agile strategy development that supports...
Case Study OKR Introduction
Starting position The client in this case study was a medium-sized company that produces components for the automotive industry. One of the two managing directors learned about OKR during leadership training and was so enthusiastic that he convinced the second...
OKR – Objectives & Key Results
- an agile framework to pursue and achieve longer-term business goals In many organisations, management teams are faced with the problem of having to deal with increasingly complex structures and fast-moving markets. Working with OKR offers a way to reduce complexity...
Motivation
"You can only set off the fire (of enthusiasm) in others if you are burning with confidence." Augustine What motivates our employees and us?Food for thought about motivation When someone asks me for help or advice, I am happy to help. When someone needs...
Appreciation – a crucial factor for motivation
Wikipedia says: "Appreciation refers to the positive evaluation of another person. It is based on an inner general attitude towards others. ... It tends to be independent of deeds or performance, even if these influence the subjective assessment of a person and...
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