Kategorie: Allgemein
-
Time More Is More
Dobelli, Rolf (2013). The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions. Story behind the Passage Time has always been an issue for human beings. After all, we know that our life time is limited and that is why all of us, at some point in our life, discover that time really is the most…
-
Circularity
Lewis, Richard (2014). How Different Cultures Understand Time. Business Insider. Story behind the Passage In a meeting on a new project today we talked about the circular economy. I feel, this is one of these “trendy” concepts in economics that has been around for quite a while but now I am actually seeing it in practice — how…
-
Second Third Fourth Careers
Drucker, Peter F. (2008/1999). “Managing Oneself.” Harvard Business Review Classics, 47. Story behind the Passage Yes, I talk about change all the time. But sometimes I have the feeling — I am either missing out on changing my life or I am changing my life all the time without me even noticing it! As I said to…
-
Framing Our Minds
Scheufele, Dietram A. (1999). “Framing as a Theory of Media Effects.” Journal of Communication, 103–22, 2016. Story behind the Passage “It is all about your mindset,” a dear friend of mine said yesterday. Of course, I know this. But, after all, you are only inside your own head, right? So, we can learn all the techniques…
-
Story Struggles And Digitalization
Davenport, Thomas H., and Laurence Prusak (1998). Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know, 82. Story behind the Passage Why struggle with stories if I write every day? You know what, I am so sick of this back and forth. What I mean is: In some organizational cultures, storytelling is already a very well-known and…
-
Women And Power Redefined
Beard, Mary (2017). Women & Power: A Manifesto, 83. Story behind the Passage I am thinking a lot about the future of decision making these days because I am designing a project on it. This is also why I am thinking about the role of women in decision-making processes, especially with a focus on intercultural…
-
Beyond Alt Ac And Post Ac
Higgins, Sabrina C., and Megan Daniels (2015). “Alternative Academics: Moving beyond the Academy.” Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology & Heritage Studies 3:3: 238–246, 239. Story behind the Passage In a conversation with a colleague today I learned a new word: “alternative academics.” As always, I love learning new concepts, especially if they describe things that I…
-
Blended Academics Live Your Career Narrative
“How Nonlinear Careers Are Becoming the New Normal” (2017). The Atlantic. Story behind the Passage Today I received an inquiry from a graduate center at a German university. It contains an introduction explaining why there is a need to provide career guidance for junior researchers, particularly postdocs. And then it ends with the question whether…
-
Bureaucratic Bullshit Avoiders Save Lives
Bolzen, di Stefanie, and Antonello Guerrera (6 Feb. 2021). Kate Bingham: Why UK strategy on Covid vaccines has been a great success. La Repubblica/Die Welt. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, I happened to watch a report about the British vaccination success story. I had not followed up on this closely. But as soon as they…
-
Between Perfect And Messing Up
perfectionism | Search Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com) Story behind the Passage Yesterday someone mentioned the problem of perfectionism in German culture. He also explained how perfectionism had held him back for a long time. Well, he did not actually say it had “held him back” but rather that it had prevented him from being more…