TOOLBOX – Leading at a distance

TOOLBOX – Leading at a distance

Matthias Varga von Kibed defines four main tasks in leadership: Deciding and ensuring implementation Empowering employees Strengthening personal responsibility and self-organization in cooperation Providing support and orientation Let’s look at these main tasks...
Toolbox Agile Mindset

Toolbox Agile Mindset

When introducing agile working in my organisation, I should first get an idea of my team’s agility and which adjustments I should still make. With the following questionnaire, you can find out how agile your team already works according to the agile principles....
Orientation comes from Orient

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...
TOOLBOX: DESIGNING A RETRO

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...
Toolbox – Ambidextry

Toolbox – Ambidextry

Take a white sheet of paper and a pen and write a few sentences. If you are right-handed, first write a few sentences with your right hand, then the same sentences with your left – or vice versa. Try it for a few minutes.Reflect briefly:How did you feel about...
Conflict as an opportunity

Conflict as an opportunity

From April to December 2020, the Institute for Conflict Research and Preventive Counselling at the Rheinische Fachhochschule Cologne surveyed companies about conflicts during the Corona crisis. While at the beginning of the crisis, many things had to be rethought and...