Workhack: Transformation

Workhack: Transformation

An important first step at the threshold of transformation (e.g., from combustion engines to e-mobility or from analog to digital photography) is to gain clarity about the stage of uncertainty that the project entails. As a tool for this, I introduce Uncertainty...
Handling Provocations with Confidence

Handling Provocations with Confidence

“After death and illness, the worst thing that can happen to a person is losing face.” This ancient wisdom, deeply rooted in many cultures, describes the fear of public humiliation, loss of status, and the erosion of one’s credibility. A striking example...
My birthday in effectuation mode

My birthday in effectuation mode

or “When life offers you lemons, make lemonade.” Effectuation In an increasingly less “predictable” and “foreseeable” environment, causal logic is no longer always helpful in achieving predetermined/agreed goals. The effectuation...
Conflict issues? Work topics!

Conflict issues? Work topics!

In one of my last conflict management training sessions, I found the feedback from a participant exciting: “This is no longer a conflict discussion at all, but simply a project meeting.” Participants often come to conflict management training with the...