Kategorie: Allgemein
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Book Of The Week Profit From The Positive
Greenberg, Margaret, and Senia Maymin (2013). profit from the positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity. Story behind the Book Choice On some Sundays, I just know that I cannot make it through an entire novel or biography. This is when I choose non-fiction, particularly management and leadership literature. I still read the entire book — which…
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No Yes No
Breitman, Patt, and Connie Hatch (2000). Sag einfach Nein und fühl Dich gut, 38. Story behind the Passage I have been talking a lot about corporate careers with people lately because I have been reflecting on what the value really is. For a long time, I really rejected corporates because I could not stand the way…
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Cultivating The Soil
Crèvecoeur, John de (2009/1782). Letters from an American Farmer, 45. Story behind the Passage I just finished mowing 600 square meters of wilderness. It was the first time that I mowed this year and it was definitely too late. But now I did it and I feel happy. I feel happy in the way that you…
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Book Of The Week State Building Governance And World Order In The 21St Century
Fukuyama, Francis (2004). State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century. Story behind the Book Choice Today’s book choice is related to a research idea. It is not even an idea anymore, it is a plan now. I have not read Fukuyama that much — or not at all, actually. But today was the right time. The…
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Intellectual Trouble
Butler, Judith (1999/1990). Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, xi. Story behind the Passage Today in our feminist philosophy reading circle we read Butler’s Gender Trouble. We did not read it because I like reading Butler. Whenever you do something on gender ‘anything’ you still have to include her. Of course, this is bullshit. Nobody…
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Projection
Thun, Schulz von (2002). Miteinander Reden 1: Störungen und Klärungen. Allgemeine Psychologie der Kommunikation, 176. Story behind the Passage Asking questions is what people do who do not pursue any purpose. They ask because they know that the questions will lead somewhere. It only works if you really have no intention of getting anywhere in…
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Editorial Wer Was Zu Sagen Hat Wartet Nicht
Editorial: Wer was zu sagen hat, wartet nicht! Heute startet das neue Magazin für die Macher unter den Denkern Liebe Leser/innen, seit über einem Jahr haben diverse Hochschulzeitschriften Interesse an einem Artikel zur Anwendungsorientierung von mir. Diesen hatte ich nur wenige Wochen nach Erscheinen eines Papiers des Wissenschaftsrates zum Thema “Anwendungsorientierung in der Forschung” geschrieben, just…
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Scouts
West, James E., and William Hillcourt (1944). Scout Field Book, 371. Story behind the Passage This morning when I walked the dog, I heard the boy scouts sing. They are camping in the neighborhood. For hours afterwards, I had this earworm in my mind. Here is the refrain of the song: Ich bin ein gemeiner, zerlumpter…
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Better Than A Lemonade Stand Maybe
Bernstein, Daryl (2012). Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids, v. Story behind the Passage Today I had a meeting with people who have nothing to do with business. And I really mean nothing. The reason why I am stressing this so much is because it actually hit me quite late that they…
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Book Of The Week Cradle To Cradle
McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart (2002). Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Story behind the Book Choice The reason why I have chosen this book is very simple: Yes, I am reading a lot but I have not read much about sustainability yet. That also means, to simply admit it: I do not…