Body language is important in meetings! How does that work online? Some tips to consciously include body language in online meetings. May be not obvious , but it is simple enough.
Effective team coaching has to focus more on the distributed competencies in the collective Depending on the industry, most companies experience what it means to operate in a [tooltip text="Volatility-Uncertainty-Complexity-Ambiguity"]VUCA[/tooltip] driven market. In order to keep up with these dynamics and uncertainties organisations are changing…
My tested and proven ways to grow and sustain increased engagement of people in organisations The following ideas and tips are based on the assumption that intrinsic motivation is one of the key contributing factors for employee engagement. Intrinsic motivation comes from within a person and…
How to communicate as a subject matter expert and to influence senior decision makers effectively? If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that occasionally I share insights from my work as a coach. In such blogs I cover themes which have…
Self leadership is a key competency for sustainable and impactful leadership in a virtual context As announced in the opening blog post of this series this is the first of seven competencies I want to present, and reflect on how you can develop this further…
THE 7 key competencies which make you highly effective as a virtual leader Looking into larger organisations and how their structures have evolved over the past years I see the dispersion of functions and their teams across sites, national or global, as the norm. As a response…
It is important to pay attention to both the short AND longer term In my work over the years I noted that a lot of companies, people and organisations use the words management and leadership interchangeably. However, as pointed out by several big thinkers and…
My strategy to keep connected to myself in the high-paced business world Working with leaders in organisations I have noticed a continuous acceleration of the pace of business over the years. In some organisations it feels like they are breaking the sound barrier with their…
Although high IQ is a must have to be successful in your job, a high EQ, emotional intelligence, is the factor required to stand out as a leader. The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been spread widely since the mid 1990’s partly due to…
Three dimensions to manage your career in an organisation In part 1 of this blog, last week, I have introduced the PIE-model, developed by Harvey Coleman, based on research he did on the dynamics of careers in organisations. Here is a quick re-cap: Harvey Coleman…
Three dimensions to manage your career in an organisation Recently the question how to best manage one's career has surfaced several times in my coaching engagements. These clients held firm beliefs that their performance would speak for themselves and foster their career. In addition, they…
How I got myself and people around me out of a blame attitude There were times in my life when an attitude of "blaming others" had served me well in not feeling guilty and avoiding to accept responsibility for the situation I was in. On…
The mindset that drives your ability to recover from setbacks The first few weeks of 2018 have already gone by. Many people will have set resolutions for new behaviour or goals in private or business life at the beginning of January. Sometimes they are easy…
It is a key element in leadership effectiveness. In the first part of this blog I outlined the WHY, our purpose in life, and explained why I believe it is important for you to know and talk about it. In this second part, I will write about how you…
It is a key element in leadership effectiveness I have split this blog in two parts. In this first part, I will write about what I mean with the WHY and explain why I believe it is important to know about it and to talk about it. In the second…
How often have you experienced bosses you worked for giving you the impression that their behaviour was not really authentic but more of a simulated role they have learned in some of their training courses. How strong was your followership to those bosses? In the…
Leading at a distance, being a virtual leader, is becoming the norm in international organizations. Yet research shows that less than 30% of virtual leaders are perceived as being effective and successful. I am sure no leader in that position is happy with such an…
Are you familiar with VUCA? Do you wonder what this four letter acronym means? If you know what it is, just skip the following paragraph and continue reading further down. The usage of the term VUCA began in the 1990s. It originates from military vocabulary…
The recent Charlie Hebdo affair in Paris has brought the topic of free speech into the news. It has reawakened the debate about the balance in free society between the right to say what one wants to say and the duty of not causing deliberate…
For the first time, the ICF (International Coach Federation) Germany organised a two-day Summer-University in August 2013 with a focus on the latest results of neuroscience and what leaders and coaches could learn from these. Over the course of two days eight key speakers, experts in the…
Subject matter: self management Author: Dr. Chris Johnstone Publisher: Permanent Publications, May 2010 Find Your Power describes how to strengthen your ability to bring about positive change, both in your life and our world. Drawing on insights from addictions recovery, positive psychology, storytelling and holistic…
The following is a conversation I had with Dr. Chris Johnstone about his new book about resilience and positive change. About Chris Johnstone: Chris Johnstone is a medical doctor, addictions specialist and empowerment coach with over twenty years experience…
Please note: as this book is only available in German language, we have not translated the following outline into English. Thank you for your understanding. Wie entscheiden wir und wie sollten wir entscheiden? Die besten Entscheidungen gelten als diejenigen, die möglichst stark vom Verstand und…
