Kategorie: Allgemein
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Change Is Driven By People
Kotter, John P. (1998). Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail. Harvard Business Review on Change, 9. Story behind the Passage This might sound quite funny but these days, I really have the feeling that the digital transformation is actually happening in Germany. Of course, revelations like these always occur due to the specific situation one is…
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How To Prepare For A Great Job In Business As A Humanities Graduate 3 Simple Steps
Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs, 494. Story behind the Passage Some of you who know me already also know that I am a rebel. I do not accept “no” as an answer if I am convinced that what I want to do makes sense for solving some bigger problem. And when I say “convinced,” this mostly…
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Great Coaches Listen And Ask
Schmidt, Eric, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle (2019). Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Handbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell, 90–91. Story behind the Passage Last year, I talked to someone who founded and successfully scaled a company that specializes in HR Search and Development. It was a true pleasure to get connected with this executive…
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From Dishwasher To Millionaire Writing Biographies Learning About Entrepreneurs
Amazon blurb: Haber, Samu (2020): Forever Yours. Story behind the Passage Today, I am violating a rule — actually, two of them. Since I was not too strict about defining my own rules when I started blogging more than a week ago, it is no drama. The first ‘unwritten’ rule is that I am writing about startup and…
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On Being Fearless
Huffington, Arianna (2006): On Becoming Fearless … in Love, Work, and Life, 203. Story behind the Passage Today I talked to two wonderful people who are changing the world in their current leadership positions. I know, this sounds like they are heroes and all of us are just “normal folks” who will never get to change anything.…
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Holding On To The Monkey With Decency And Responsibility
Lindner, Erik (2010). Wirtschaft braucht Anstand: Der Unternehmer Wolfgang Grupp, 88. English translation “1. Manageable company size, 2. Job protection in favor of enhancing one’s prestige, 3. Market- and consumer-oriented production, 4. Rate of return thinking instead of a sales focus, 5. Teamwork, human dignity, and freedom in the workplace. What did this program mean in…
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Actually I Am Not Stupid Letting Go
Gunz, Walter (2013): Ich war doch nicht blöd: Ein Gründer von Media Markt gibt Einblick in seine geistigen und spirituellen Wurzeln, 47. English translation: “Let go of everything that is not essential, that does not belong to you. Separation and changes are necessary.” Story behind the Passage This morning, I thought about a student of mine.…
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The Empty Chair And The Sausage Sandwich Man In The Sauna
Pink, Daniel H. (2012): To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others, 87. The Story behind the Passage I just had a little panic attack. I wanted to write about To Sell Is Human today but then I could not find the book. There is an easy explanation for this: I am (quite) messy.…
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Post Corona Leadership Commander S Intent And No Damn Chicken Salad
Heath, Chip, and Dan Heath (2008): Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, 29. The Story behind the Passage I am thinking a lot about leadership these days. Well, I have always been thinking a lot about leadership because, as I have come to understand, everything in life is about leadership in one…
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Predigten – Peter Unsinn
Unsinn, Peter. Predigten. Baptisten Wiesbaden. Story hinter der Predigtauswahl „Da gibt es eine Predigt zu Elia von dem einen Pfarrer bei uns, der eigentlich schon im Ruhestand ist. Die solltest Du mal hören. Die passt genau zu unserem Thema gerade. Wird Dir gefallen. Er predigt irgendwie ‚anders‘.“ Als meine Freundin das beim ausgiebigen Waldspaziergang sagte,…