“We can’t plan right now. Things are too uncertain.” If this is what you think right now, think again. But before you do, have a look at this 2-minute video [...]
Curt Blattner is a former Nestlé exectutive and author of the book “The HEARTBEAT of EXCELLENCE – The Design of Changing Sustainably, the Swiss Way” In this interview you will [...]
Normally we do our strategy workshop as highly interactive sessions with all participants in one room. For the workshops and training we had planed next week, we needed to find [...]
Mastering the human side of business – In this interview with Thomas Himmelrich, my entrepreneurial sparring partner based in Vietnam, you will hear things that are also relevant for entrepreneurs [...]
Coherent action is the third and maybe most important element of a good strategy. Unfortunately, many leadership teams, when then engage in a strategy process, call the strategic objectives [...]
In this interview with Giuseppe Conti, founder and managing partner of Conti Advanced Business Learning (CABL). Giuseppe has successfully managed to transition from corporate to entrepreneur. In this video you [...]
This interview is first in a series of conversations we plan to have with business builders. The purpose of these interviews is to learn from successful entrepreneurs about their experiences [...]
The second element of a good strategy: The Guiding Policy This is the fourth article on our five-part series on Richard Rumelt’s book “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” –> Hier clicken für [...]
The first element of a good strategy: The Diagnosis This is the third article on our five part series on Richard Rumel’s book “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” –> Hier clicken für [...]
A bad strategy is not simply the absence of a good strategy, but rather a result of misconceptions and management deficits. The four characteristics of bad strategies are (1) Fluff [...]
A good strategy contains at least three elements: 1) diagnosis, 2) guiding policy and 3) coherent action. This is this the KERNEL of a good strategy. Just formulating revenue, profit [...]
In this post written by Janet Shaner, you learn how to adapt your network for the country where you live / work Certain vs. uncertain business environments Did you know [...]
Story I recently started a new habit. Every Saturday, I go for a 90-minute walk. The trigger to this was reading a book that a friend recommended to me: “The Road [...]
Collaboration is the glue that every team or organisation employs to achieve sustainable high performance. Collaboration exists in many forms and guises, some of which are stronger and more effective [...]
Human error and poor judgement are commonplace in business. When someone makes a mistake, it is often tempting to admonish them on the spot. Doing so can give a manager [...]
One could also say that people are not disturbed by things, but that they disturb themselves by holding rigid and extreme beliefs about things. Psychologist Albert Ellis said that rigid [...]
Apparently, people in India use a simple trick to capture monkeys. The trapper fastens a piece of cord to a tree. On the other end he attaches a coconut. The [...]
Video: In this video, I look into the question Why so many people who want to delegate fail to do so effectively? Before I answer this question, let’s look at [...]
As coaches, we have a suitcase full of tools and are constantly developing new ones. However, if we were to talk about minimalism in team coaching, I’m convinced that one [...]
Use your intuition for better decisions in uncertain situations Have you recently had to make a big decision such as taking a new job, hiring a new employee, starting or [...]
You might already be familiar with the COIN acronym, which provides an easy-to-remember, four-step process to plan and structure constructive feedback conversations: CONNECTION – OBSERVATION – IMPACT – NEXT STEPS [...]
Multiple challenges arising at the same time can threaten the very existence of a start-up. Here are some tips for surviving a meltdown. For new organisations, survival is the first prerequisite [...]
“Use your brain”, said one of the workshop participants when I asked about the kind of behaviour they would like to see in their company. “What do you mean?” I [...]
October is a great time to review your choices and decision. But don’t confuse the two, because the two words mean different things. “We are our Choices” – Jean Paul Sartre [...]
STORY I wrote this memo after a great family vacation, travelling down the North-West Coast of the US, and managed to completely disconnect. But back home, I found myself [...]
