Kategorie: Management & Entrepreneurship
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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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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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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…
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Why Always Either Or
Sher, Barbara, with Barbara Smith (1994). I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It, 102. Story behind the Passage The book by Barbara Sher was recommended to me by a doctoral student a few years ago. Actually, she did not recommend…