Kategorie: Leadership & Coaching
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The Last Post
Pausch, Randy (2008): The Last Lecture, 52. Story behind the Passage Today is a special day. It is the last day of my 365-day blogging “challenge.” Well, I have to be honest, I did not really think it would be a real challenge. Yes, I was a bit worried that I would not make it on…
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Loving The Crazy Ones
Peter Economides, et al. Apple campaign „Think Different“ (1997). Last week was all about crazy people. On Tuesday, I had a crazy encounter with a colleague of mine which left me with the impression that universities are places where people can live out their mental disabilities without any borders or medication but with a high…
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Diversity S Gifts
Andrews, Andy (2002). The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success, 103. Story behind the Passage Today, I had the pleasure of moderating an event on diversity. When I say “pleasure,” I mean it, like I basically mean everything I say. So, what I want to say is that it was fun because I felt…
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Fathers And Women Leaders
Muna, Farid A., and Grace Khoury (2012). The Palestinian Executive: Leadership under Challenging Conditions, 127. Story behind the Passage Recently, I have come across several life stories which all shared that the protagonist lost his/her father quite at an early age. All of these stories became published, of course, because the respective people had achieved…
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Management Emotion And The University
Corrigan, Paul (1999). Shakespeare on Management: Leadership Lessons for Today’s Managers, 22. Story behind the Passage I really wonder why it is that there is so little passion among university folks. I mean, not in general, they become passionate when they talk about their research. But they are hardly ever passionate personalities in the sense…
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Book Of The Week Changing The Rules
Siebert, Muriel, with Aimee Lee Ball (2002): Changing the Rules: Adventures of a Wall Street Maverick. Story behind the Book Choice Sometimes you start out as a maverick and then you end up crossing the finishing line last. I am afraid that might happen to me. And maybe that fear is the exact reason why…
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Book Of The Week Sch Ne Dinge Unterwegs Band 3
Weißflog, Uwe, Hrsg. + Initiator (2019). Schöne Dinge Unterwegs. Band 3. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Seit bald 1,5 Jahren blogge ich jetzt sonntags über ein Buch, das ich neu gelesen habe. Meistens handelt es sich dabei um Bücher, die es „nur einmal“ gibt. Auch wenn ein Autor mehrere Romane schreibt oder ein Experte mehrere Fachbücher, so…
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Book Of The Week Menschen St Rken
Lammer, Kerstin, et al. (2016). Menschen stärken: Seelsorge in der evangelischen Kirche. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Auf meinem Schreibtisch steht seit einer ganzen Weile eine selbst beschriebene Karte mit einem Smiley. Darauf ist zu lesen: „EMPOWER“. Dieses Wort habe ich da mal notiert, als ich einen wichtigen Moment der Klarheit hatte, was meine eigene berufliche…
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Book Of The Week Mcdonald S Behind The Arches
Love, John F. (1995/1986). McDonald’s: Behind the Arches. Story behind the Book Choice This Sunday book blog is the first one I am writing in the air. I almost forgot what it feels like to get things done in the air while traveling. In fact, I almost forgot what it means to be traveling at all!…
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Book Of The Week Ein Ganzes Leben
Seethaler, Robert (2016). Ein ganzes Leben. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Dieses Buch war eine Empfehlung, und zwar eine wunderbare. Dabei ist das Buch alles andere als wunderbar, jedenfalls nach „konventionellen“ Maßstäben. Aber um Konventionen schere ich mich so gut wie gar nicht mehr. Seethalers Buch beinhaltet, was es verspricht: “Das ganze Leben” eines Mannes, der das…