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Perspectives
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: perspective (ahdictionary.com) Story behind the Passage Yes, I admit it, I am really in love with dictionaries. Today, I simply have to write about a word that has gained importance, I think. Look at what Ngram says below. Of course, that does not tell you much — it all depends on your perspective….
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Flippant Learning
Gallo, Carmine (2014). Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, 111. Story behind the Passage We all talk but talking in public makes a difference. And by “public” I do not just mean big audiences. I also mean group meetings with only a handful of people. If you personally believe…
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Book Of The Week Factfulness
Rosling, Hans, Rosling, Ola, Rosling Rönnlund, Anna (2019): Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think. Story behind the Book Choice As I mentioned last week, I decided to improve my reading habits again by reading (at least) one new book per week. “New” means: new in my list…
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Only The Bright Ones Are Full Of Doubt
Lorenzo, Giovanni di, and Helmut Schmidt (2013). „Eigentlich musst Du mal den Koran lesen.“ Interview with Matthias Nass. In: Auf eine Zigarette mit Helmut Schmidt, 138. English translation “It is commonly said that politicians do not find the time to read.” “I have always read at night, also during my time as a minister and as…
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The Iceberg Of Traditional Higher Education Is Melting
Kotter, John, and Holger Rathgeber (2005). Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding under any Conditions, 10. Story behind the Passage Change is everywhere, we just do not see it all the time. But there are people who notice and know that action needs to be taken. I talked about Kotter’s eight steps of change…
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Book Of The Week The Culture Code
Coyle, Daniel (2018). The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Story behind the Book Choice Personally, I am a strong individualist. But I was very privileged to learn in the past that there is some magic to group dynamics. This seemingly illogical formula that the sum can be more than its parts is ‘true.’…
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No Goals No Drive
Pink, Daniel H. (2009). Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates Us, 143. Story behind the Passage Today I picked a book about motivation because that is actually what I am lacking today. I do not mean the motivation to write. That hardly ever happens. And if it does, it comes back while writing. But I…
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Challenges And Women Gamers
Taylor, T. L. (2009). Play between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture, 111. Story behind the Passage It is so funny how you sometimes plan on writing about something and then you have a conversation and that shifts your mind completely away from the previous topic. It happens to me almost every day. So, today, I had…
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Thinking Class In University And Business
Kadi, Jo(anna) (1996). Thinking Class: Sketches from a Cultural Worker, 146–147. Story behind the Passage Hardly ever before have so many of my contacts in businesses talked about larger social, political, and education issues. There is something wrong with this. I mean, not with the talk but with the reasons. The fragmentation of the social spheres…
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The Coaching Market And The Liberal Arts
Dewey, John (2001/1916). Democracy and Education, 8. Story behind the Passage I got a request yesterday for a coaching session. The thing is: I cannot do it anymore. Yes, I am a trained (business) coach, even though I never turned it into a real business. I cannot make private people pay for it. I am…