Kategorie: Allgemein
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Perspectives
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: perspective (ahdictionary.com) Story behind the Passage Yes, I admit it, I am really in love with dictionaries. Today, I simply have to write about a word that has gained importance, I think. Look at what Ngram says below. Of course, that does not tell you much — it all depends on your perspective….
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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…
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Book Of The Week Factfulness
Rosling, Hans, Rosling, Ola, Rosling Rönnlund, Anna (2019): Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think. Story behind the Book Choice As I mentioned last week, I decided to improve my reading habits again by reading (at least) one new book per week. “New” means: new in my list…
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Only The Bright Ones Are Full Of Doubt
Lorenzo, Giovanni di, and Helmut Schmidt (2013). „Eigentlich musst Du mal den Koran lesen.“ Interview with Matthias Nass. In: Auf eine Zigarette mit Helmut Schmidt, 138. English translation “It is commonly said that politicians do not find the time to read.” “I have always read at night, also during my time as a minister and as…
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Thinking Class In University And Business
Kadi, Jo(anna) (1996). Thinking Class: Sketches from a Cultural Worker, 146–147. Story behind the Passage Hardly ever before have so many of my contacts in businesses talked about larger social, political, and education issues. There is something wrong with this. I mean, not with the talk but with the reasons. The fragmentation of the social spheres…
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The Iceberg Of Traditional Higher Education Is Melting
Kotter, John, and Holger Rathgeber (2005). Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding under any Conditions, 10. Story behind the Passage Change is everywhere, we just do not see it all the time. But there are people who notice and know that action needs to be taken. I talked about Kotter’s eight steps of change…
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The Coaching Market And The Liberal Arts
Dewey, John (2001/1916). Democracy and Education, 8. Story behind the Passage I got a request yesterday for a coaching session. The thing is: I cannot do it anymore. Yes, I am a trained (business) coach, even though I never turned it into a real business. I cannot make private people pay for it. I am…
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Book Of The Week The Culture Code
Coyle, Daniel (2018). The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Story behind the Book Choice Personally, I am a strong individualist. But I was very privileged to learn in the past that there is some magic to group dynamics. This seemingly illogical formula that the sum can be more than its parts is ‘true.’…
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Miracles Happen If You Start Acting
Ash, Mary Kay (1994/1981). Miracles Happen: The Life and Timeless Principles of the Founder of May Kay Inc., 99. Story behind the Passage A student of mine sent me a message this weekend because she had read about the measures that German companies are going to take to get more women into top-level positions. I wrote…
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Flippant Learning
Gallo, Carmine (2014). Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, 111. Story behind the Passage We all talk but talking in public makes a difference. And by “public” I do not just mean big audiences. I also mean group meetings with only a handful of people. If you personally believe…