Nice interview. Thinking you are the best is a short cut to loneliness and underperformance. “We have enough confidence and that’s very important for a leader. If I would expect from myself that I know everything and I’m the best in everything, I couldn’t have…
Work-Life-Balance – diese Idee war mir irgendwie schon immer fremd. Was soll da im Gleichgewicht gehalten werden? Wozu soll dies gut sein? Dies scheint mir definitiv ein veraltetes Konzept zu sein. Wer um eine Work-Life-Balance bemüht ist, geht implizt davon aus, dass es in seinem…
Menschen schaffen Wert. Nicht Spreadsheets. Hamdi Ulukaya ist ein türkischstämmiger Unternehmer und Slow Food Pionier. Er gründete in den USA “Chobani“, eines der am schnellsten wachsenden Food-Unternehmen der letzten 10 Jahre – und zwar “aus dem NICHTS”. Im TED Talk im Mai 2019 erzählt Hamdi…
Dr. Muir is an evolutionary biologist and professor of genetics at the Purdue University, USA. His research is dedicated to group behavior and measuring productivity. In the 1990s, Muir conducted a series of tests on the egg-laying productivity of chickens. His idea was to improve…
Have you ever heard about Bronnie Ware? She is an Australian nurse and counselor – worked in palliative care; taking care of terminally ill people, most of whom had less than 12 weeks to live. Bronnie did a comprehensive study on the life regrets of…
Inspired Leadership means that we try all we can for creating the jobs we love. Actually, this should be the number 1 responsibility of each job description – be it for corporate management, team leaders or for self-leading employees. Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash
Too often we complain about our job: stupid supervisors, nasty “collegues”, desastrous policies, untenable circumstances. Your complaints might bring you relief, but just in a short-term. Soon you need to complain and accuse again… Forgiveness doesn’t just bring short-term relief, but the long-term freedom necessary…
I admit. I am not a big fan of American management approaches. But I love the concept of the 5 levels of leadership, developed and trained by the New York Times best selling author and American leadership expert John C. Maxwell. Maxwell (2011) defines 5…
