Kategorie: Allgemein
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Seeing The Things Of The World Again
Aurel, Marc (2013/1558/59). The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antonius, 57. Story behind the Passage Ever since I read that Helmut Schmidt, one of the former chancellors of Germany, used to read Marc Aurel during his time as a soldier in World War II, I started reading Marc Aurel’s Meditations. I read a verse every morning.…
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Always Carry A Dictionary
Axtell, Roger E., ed. (1993/1985). Do’s and Taboos around the World, 18. Story behind the Passage Of course, the title today is quite dumb! We live in the age of smartphones — so, you always carry around your virtual dictionary. But you know what? That does not help you at all when we are talking about the really…
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Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons. “Whatever It Takes.” LyricFind Story behind the Passage They played this song on the radio in the car just now. I do not like the song, actually. It is not my kind of music — too loud, too modern, too violent in my ears. Still, the lyrics got me today. I am dealing with people…
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Soft Skills Hard Consequences Solution Oriented Communication
Grimley, Bruce (2020). The 7Cs of Coaching: A Personal Journey Through the World of NLP and Coaching Psychology. Story behind the Passage Would it not be nice to go to an agency in your city, bring all your documents and get help with whatever you are there for? Sure — but it hardly ever happens. Well, of…
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Intercultural Communication
Kumbier, Dagmar, and Friedemann Schulz von Thun, ed. (2006). Interkulturelle Kommunikation: Methoden, Modelle, Beispiele, 24. Translation “Dear God, please give me the courage to openly discuss things that divide us, give me the discretion to skillfully override delicate moments, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Story behind the Passage Once again, I had to…
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Book Of The Week Philosophy And Logic Of Quantum Physics
Dapprich, Jan Philipp, and Annika Schuster (2016). Philosophy and Logic of Quantum Physics: An Investigation of the Metaphysical and Logical Implications of Quantum Physics. Story behind the Book Choice Today, I am entering new territory. I am going to write about something that I really have no clue about (yet). Or, at least, very little. The…
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Visionary Leadership Living In The Future Reading About The Past
Dogru, Caglar, ed. (2020). Leadership Styles, Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship in the Era of Digitalization, 9. Story behind the Passage I am thinking a lot about how much I ignored the fact that people think differently. This sounds quite stupid, right? Is it not self-evident that we all think differently, especially to someone who talks…
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Digital Thinking
Dix, Alan. “Digital Thinking: See the World with Digital Eyes.” Story behind the Passage Some insights change your thinking irreversibly. For me, this was the case when I finally discovered the full magnitude of what digital technology can do (I wrote about this before). Since then, everything I had previously thought of as smart or important…
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Book Of The Week The Ultimate Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy 1
Adams, Douglas (2002/1979). The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Story behind the Book Choice It is pretty simple. The more you get into tech, the more you are interested in the future — or what the future looked like to people in the past. Hence, you end up with science fiction. Actually, when I bought my “new”…
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Writing Change
Sinclair, Upton (2003/1906). The Jungle, n.p. Story behind the Passage Upton Sinclair was a muckraker — one of the investigative journalists in the 20th century who uncovered social evils, especially in the economic sphere. I wish I had never read this book and others from the period. Not, because I did not like them. I loved these books…