Kategorie: Leadership
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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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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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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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Uncovering The Hidden Who Are The Cassandras On Your Team
Catmull, Ed, with Amy Wallace (2014): Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, 168–69. The Story behind the Passage Just a few minutes ago, I talked to my dear friend Eva on the phone. Eva is a former colleague of mine. She has a background in business studies…
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Take Them To Lunch Book Conversations Among Executives
Hsieh, Tony (2010): Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, 141. Story behind the Passage “Delivering Happiness” is a special book for me. It was recommended to me by my best friend Michael. Just like myself, Michael is a startup freak. We did not know this back in 2010 when we first met at…
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Prologue Startup Story Learning
Prologue: Startup Story Learning Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash My Story Today is day 1 of an experiment I am starting. As with any experiment, I have no idea where this is going. I just know that my fear is that it will end up nowhere. But that is not true, I know this already. It…
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Pots Pans And Millions A Study Of Woman S Right To Be In Business
Cummings, Edith Mae (1929): Pots, Pans and Millions: A Study of Woman’s Right to Be in Business. Her Proclivities and Capacity for Success, 167. The Story behind the Passage Today, I can already tell you that I am going to get myself into trouble. You will be the “victims” of that trouble because I am really…