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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Making It Somewhere
Abu-Jaber, Diana (1993). Arabian Jazz: A Novel, 330. Story behind the Passage You find me still preoccupied with thoughts about migration. It is not only because of Afghanistan and all the other crises that we are witnessing around the world which cause people to leave their homes and home countries. It is also because the topic…
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Strategic Iq
Tregoe, Benjamin B., and John W. Zimmerman (1980). Top Management Strategy: What It Is and How to Make It Work, 35. Story behind the Passage One of the lessons of blogging will definitely be that life and thoughts proceed in circles. It is just a matter of how deeply you dive into every loop, I guess.…
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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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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…
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Book Of The Week Das Neue Land
Pausder, Verena (2020). Das neue Land: Wie es jetzt weitergeht! Story behind the Book Choice Heute sind Bundestagswahlen in Deutschland und an einem solchen Tag, dachte ich, täte es gut, ein paar frische Gedanken von einer Nicht-Politikerin zur Politik zu lesen. Ich wurde enttäuscht. Ich kann es leider nicht anders formulieren. Stets versuche ich, in…