Kategorie: Allgemein
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Trust
Black, John, Nigar Hashimzade, and Gareth Myles (2017). Oxford Dictionary of Economics, 535. Story behind the Passage Sometimes I think about trust a lot. Obviously, other people do that as well, especially because of the impact of the virus on people’s overall life situation. Yesterday, they ran an entire talk show on the topic. It…
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Book Of The Week The Nothing Book
The Nothing Book: Wanna Make Something of It?: Amazon.de: Crown: Fremdsprachige Bücher Story behind the Book Choice I have to start with a confession: I had two major deadlines today and I simply did not manage to read a new book on the side. So, the good news is that I happily met the deadlines.…
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Making Digital Humanities
Svensson, Patrik (2016). Big Digital Humanities Svensson, Patrik, 172. Story behind the Passage Sometimes it is hard to believe what life does to you. You think, you are lost, but then you realize that everything you have been doing makes complete sense. You have just been using different names for what you have been doing than…
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Job Crafting By Square Thinkers
Job Crafting In Public Sector (cscjournals.org) Story behind the Passage We do live in a funny world. Today I just realized this again in the context of people in the public sector talking about jobs and how to tailor applications. You know, I am very good at reading what people want and how you can…
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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…
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No Goals No Drive
Pink, Daniel H. (2009). Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates Us, 143. Story behind the Passage Today I picked a book about motivation because that is actually what I am lacking today. I do not mean the motivation to write. That hardly ever happens. And if it does, it comes back while writing. But I…