Kategorie: Allgemein
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The Last Post
Pausch, Randy (2008): The Last Lecture, 52. Story behind the Passage Today is a special day. It is the last day of my 365-day blogging “challenge.” Well, I have to be honest, I did not really think it would be a real challenge. Yes, I was a bit worried that I would not make it on…
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Managing Rewards
Taylor, Frederick Winslow (2011/1911). The Principles of Scientific Management, 72. Story behind the Passage Currently, I think a lot about the time after blogging. I mean, this has been part of my life for almost a year now. Will it be easier when I do not have to do this anymore? And, by the way,…
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Loving The Crazy Ones
Peter Economides, et al. Apple campaign „Think Different“ (1997). Last week was all about crazy people. On Tuesday, I had a crazy encounter with a colleague of mine which left me with the impression that universities are places where people can live out their mental disabilities without any borders or medication but with a high…
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Excellence What For
https://erc.europa.eu/about-erc/mission Story behind the Passage Wissenschaft ist toll, wenn sie einen auf Reisen schickt. Das habe ich immer genutzt. Nun sitze ich in Brüssel. Ich höre, wie man Spitzenforschungsprojekte einwirbt — als Frau. Ich bin dankbar für diese Reise. Sie hat mich viel gelehrt. My learnings So viele Worte, noch mehr Ideen. Für alles ein Programm, Millionenbeträge….
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Fathers And Women Leaders
Muna, Farid A., and Grace Khoury (2012). The Palestinian Executive: Leadership under Challenging Conditions, 127. Story behind the Passage Recently, I have come across several life stories which all shared that the protagonist lost his/her father quite at an early age. All of these stories became published, of course, because the respective people had achieved…
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Old Language Old Sins
Raveh-Klemke, Smadar (2013). Ivrit Bekef: Hebräisch für Deutschsprachige, 156. Story behind the Passage A few months ago, I went hiking with a former teacher of mine. We talked about education — my favorite topic — and she mentioned how she had chosen a secondary school for her daughter. Or, rather, it was her daughter doing the choosing, of course,…
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Mother Theresa
Spink, Kathryn (2011). Mother Teresa: An Authorized Biography. Story behind the Passage Today I had a short conversation with someone I really admire for her insights, her clarity, and her devoted way of doing good deeds in a system that is not that good over all. This is a perfect transition to the church already!…
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Neither Defiance Nor Fear
Graham, Katharine (1997). Personal History, 605. Story behind the Passage Today I watched a few minutes of a movie about a girl who works in a nursing home. One day she takes an old lady, who is really treated like a senile idiot by her children who just want her money, to her former work place — a…
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Investigative Reporting
Russ-Mohl, Stephan (2003). Journalismus: Ein Hand- und Lehrbuch, 148. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, I had the privilege of being “interviewed” by a very experienced reporter. No, it was not for some kind of publication. We know each other and we basically talked about personal matters but in the course of the long and intense…
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Diversity S Gifts
Andrews, Andy (2002). The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success, 103. Story behind the Passage Today, I had the pleasure of moderating an event on diversity. When I say “pleasure,” I mean it, like I basically mean everything I say. So, what I want to say is that it was fun because I felt…