Leaders, As it’s time to prepare for the mid-term performance evaluations with your teams, I thought it might be worthwhile sharing as to what could enhance the effectiveness of your feedback discussions. I will talk about formal and informal feedback in this blog post. Giving feedback can be one of the hardest leadership tasks. To [...]
„Whenever anger comes up, take out a mirror and look at yourself. When you are angry, you are not very beautiful.“ Thich Nhat Hanh, Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames Recently, my little 6-year-old niece, had a fit of rage. She burst out with fury out of the blue when she was at my parents’. [...]
Leaders, Have you ever found another mind that exactly thinks like you? When was your tolerant mindset challenged last? Is respecting other’s differences already part and parcel of your organizational DNA? What are the secret ingredients that you foster and encourage for a tolerant workplace?
I just got off the phone with a friend and fellow board member of the network for tolerance (www.netzwerk-toleranz.de) whose story truly inspires me. Let me tell you why. Jens is in his twenties and totally into social media, developing software, websites and apps. After a rough start, it took us a while to understand [...]
The significance of different cultural levels in the business world can not be overestimated for the company's success . And cultural differences is to discover exciting and fun . Weiter lesen (Download PDF)
Dear Clients, Colleagues, Friends, and Family, As the year 2013 draws to a close, we are taking the time to reflect on its highlights and challenges. It has been a year full of learning, change, and joy. Inspired Executives has two Managing Partners now, issued an eBook on change management, and immersed in more coaching-relevant [...]
Attitude matters and perception creates reality. Read more (PDF)
At the beginning of a New Year, we are presented with another opportunity to get things “right”. It is entirely up to you what you define as your personal criteria for success. Neuroscientists have proven that multi-tasking is an illusion; and time to achieve what you desire is limited (365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes [...]
Last week, around 80 fellow coaches attended the regional ICF conference. Key topic was utilizing diagnostic and psychometric tools in the coaching process; their range of use, limitations and opportunities. In general, diagnostic tools provide you with an idea of your preferences in terms of energy, behavior, communication, leadership, etc. They enhance reflection and introspection, [...]
Dear all, In 1897, eight-year old Virginia, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Philip F. O’Hanlon wrote a letter to The Sun inquiring if there was a Santa Claus. Francis P. Church, an associate writer, never thought that his answer to Virginia would become the most widely read editorial article ever written; it has been reproduced [...]