Empathy – a key skill in leadership and life
The last few weeks and months have left me, next to feeling slightly lost for words, with an even deeper conviction that empathy is a key skill for humans: in life, in leadership, and in [...]
Learning about people
Phew, I made it. The other day I received my certificate in the post for my BSc in Applied Psychology and what felt like a mountain fell off my shoulders. There is no way my younger “if I’m going [...]
Coaching the underdog
The underdog, according to Collins English Dictionary is the party ” in a competition or situation is the person who seems least likely to succeed or win.” We all love a good underdog story don’t [...]
Why am I a business coach & how did I get here?
What did you want to be when you were a teenager? When I was 14 I decided I wanted to build airplanes. Originally I wanted to fly airplanes, the big Jumbo jets, that is; but I had been informed [...]
Belonging to a group – an organisational super power
Ungeschriebene systemische Gesetze. Damit haben sich meine letzten Artikel beschäftigt, zuerst in Deutsch und dann auf Englisch, zum Thema Geben und Nehmen, und zuletzt zu dem Thema Zughörigkeit. [...]
Heeding the laws of your organisational system
Humans are born with an intuitive knowledge of what balances a system and when red lines are crossed. For example: if the give and take in a system is unbalanced, people recognize this, actively [...]
Give and take – systemic laws in organisations, leadership and teamwork
Ungeschriebene systemische Gesetze – kommt Ihnen komisch vor? Dabei sind sie uns intuitiv bekannt und in Fällen von Grenzüberschreitungen sofort klar. Zum Beispiel: ist der Ausgleich von Geben [...]
Let’s talk about…… motivation!
Or not! I am sure you have read umpteen articles about motivation, some of which maybe on this website. Most time of my time spent with leaders focusses on what they would like or think they [...]
Inner team in leadership situations
A short while ago I introduced the inner team and how it can support introspection and self-leadership in difficult and ambiguous situations. Today I would like to go through an example with you [...]
Delegation made simple for leaders and teams
Wir versprochen in meinem Post zu Delegation Poker, hier Artikel zu Delegation und wie Sie Ihre Delegations-Prozesse in einigen Schritten erfolgreicher machen können. Vielleicht fühlen Sie sich [...]