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Oh Jerusalem
Alpert, Herb. Jerusalem. Story behind the Passage Just turn on the news and you will see the reason why a writer has to write about Israel today — and probably for a long time to come. My Learnings Bombs flickering in the air, People in the shelter. Explosions and fire everywhere. Oh, Jerusalem. There were times of…
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One Mentor
Heiss, Marianne (2011). Yes, She Can. Die Zukunft des Managements ist weiblich,162. Story behind the Passage I do not think there has ever been a time in history when people talked more abou career…-everything. There is career orientation, coaching, further education, seminars, workshops, counseling, mediation, retreats — and there is mentoring. Well, I am not saying that…
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Sitting On A Lottery Ticket
Affleck, Ben, and Matt Damon (1997). Good Will Hunting. Story behind the Passage Yesterday I watched Good Will Hunting. I had never seen the movie before. I discovered it by accident. I am happy I did. The movie deeply affected me. It triggered something that I do not want to explain at length right now. But…
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Re Framing People
Scheufele, Bertram (2003). Frames — Framing — Framing-Effekte: Theoretische und methodische Grundlegung des Framing-Ansatzes sowie empirische Befunde zur Nachrichtenproduktion, 13. Story behind the Passage The book above was one of the major resources I used for writing my PhD. I first learned about framing theory in Communication Studies. It is one of these “common-sense” theories which we all tacitly…
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Annoying Your Audience
Weissman, Jerry (2009). Presenting to Win: Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story. Story behind the Passage Today I became the witness — or rather victim — of an online awards ceremony. It was actually quite a prestigious award in the field of science and technology studies. The two guys who did the livestream ceremony, however, do not…
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Book Of The Week Silent Spring Part I
Carson, Rachel (1962). Silent Spring. Story behind the Book Choice Today is one of these rare occasions when I have to break my promise of writing about a new book I have read. I simply did not manage to complete the reading load today. But I had a very fulfilling day. I worked my first shift…
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Too Rich To Be Courageous
Sandberg, Sheryl (2013). Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, 91. Story behind the Passage Currently as I am preparing my “educational turn,” if you want to call it like that, I get a lot feedback on the topic of feminism. It is so funny because when I call a seminar “leadership,” then women…
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Storytelling Misunderstanding
Barker, Randolph T., and Kim Gower (2010). “Strategic Application of Storytelling in Organizations: Toward Effective Communication in a Diverse World.” Journal of Business Communication 47.7, 299. Story behind the Passage Today in a meeting I really had a revelation of what words can do. The “story” is very simple. I had asked a colleague of mine…
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Not Fitting In
Grandin, Temple (2009). Thinking in Pictures. Story behind the Passage Whenever I talk to people about “drawers” in their head, I feel misunderstood. I mean, not because they do not understand what I want to say with this. I usually make this comment as a polite response to people who are talking about me in…
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Doing What You Love
Jobs, Steve (2005). “Commencement Address.” Stanford University. Story behind the Passage I keep thinking about Steve Jobs today. Especially people who are capable of doing many things, and who actually do them, can cheat themselves very well. I mean, I am talking about myself here. I do so many things because I think they are…