Kategorie: Allgemein
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Introverted Output
Cain, Susan (2013). Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, 71. Story behind the Passage I am running the risk of repeating myself by being a bit critical about the current status of social, political, and business affairs. Still, I have to talk about all this again. Someone today mentioned that…
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Learning Detachment
Chopra, Deepak (2007/1994). The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocketbook Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams, 80. Story behind the Passage The best things come to your life when you do not expect them. Does that sound familiar? If yes, you have one ability that sets you apart from all those who never experience this mystery…
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Thinking About Artists Maybe
Hesse, Hermann (1974). Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend, 113. Story behind the Passage It is not easy to not know what you do exactly. This afternoon, a dear friend of mine asked me to send her some info about me because she wanted to pass it on to someone who was interested in getting…
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Leadership Learning
Burns, James MacGregor (2010/1978). Leadership, 63. Story behind the Passage This morning while taking my run, I had a herureka moment. It was facilitated by the fact that I had to write an intro to someone yesterday and I completely messed up. Everything I wrote about me and my business was true. But the problem…
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Online Education Before And After
Ries, Eric (2011). The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, 131. Story behind the Passage A few days ago, my mother actually raised the question whether it is such a drama if the schools go on Christmas break a lot earlier than planned because of the current Covid…
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Intercultural Being
Trompenaars, Fons, and Charles Hampden-Turner (2003/1997). Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business, 13. Story behind the Passage I am not on any dating platform. But I have blind dates quite often. Today, I had another one. It turned out to be such a wonderful conversation. No, it was not meant to…
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Strategy Stays
Mintzberg, Henry, Bruce Ahlstrand, and Joseph Lampel (1998). Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Strategic Management, 15. Story behind the Passage I love strategy. Yes, that might sound old-fashioned but I am convinced strategy is important — and will remain important. The thing that I am seeing these days is that many are claiming…
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Africa
Gallmann, Kuki (1992). Ich träumte von Afrika, 97. (English version from Google Books) Story behind the Passage A few days ago I caught myself saying: “Covid is bothering me now.” That was the first time I really thought so. I believe, as soon as human beings see the light at the end of the tunnel (vaccines…
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Experiencing Grief
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1844). “Experience.” In: Norton Anthology, Vol. B, 1192. Story behind the Passage Emerson’s essay “Experience” counts as his masterpiece. I do not care. To me, all of his writings are masterpieces. I have read all of them, I think. All my books by him are filled with plenty of marks and notes. There…
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The Why Counts
Sinek, Simon (2009). Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, 140. Story behind the Passage Life is really strange. You try to understand things for many years but it simply does not happen. Yes, you move forward a bit but the really big thing simply remains hidden. And then, all of a…