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The second element of a good strategy: The Guiding Policy This is the fourth article on our five part series on Richard Rumel’s book “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” –> Hier clicken [...]
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 [...]
WHAT IS A BAD STRATEGY? –> Hier clicken für die deutsche Version <– According to Rumelt, a bad strategy is not simply the absence of a good strategy, but rather [...]
WHAT IS A GOOD STRATEGY? –> Hier clicken für die deutsche Version <– According to R. Rumelt, a good strategy contains at least three elements: 1) diagnosis, 2) guiding policy [...]
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 [...]
