Good and Bad Team Leaders
Could your negative thoughts be hindering your company's success? Here's how good and bad enery affects your organisation's bottom line. Read more (PDF)
Managing Resistance: Change is just a kiss away
No doubt you’ve experienced at least one of the following situations during your career: The announcement of a new Board member or a change in organizational structure A new IT system or software upgrade A company merger or the decision to outsource operations to a low-cost region An office move or a new player on [...]
Is there a magic formula for leading high-performing teams?
What makes teams that are continuously and consistently high-performing unique? Is there a secret ingredient that makes them click? How can executives support and accelerate this process? In order to be successful, every team needs a common goal that is known, understood and accepted by all members, each feeling individually responsible for its accomplishment. In their [...]
Energy Leadership™ – Energize, Manage & Lead, Inspire, Develop
The Executive Challenge: Channeling Energy for Inspirational Leadership In these times of fast-moving change and troubled economies, company executives are increasingly challenged to find new and effective ways of energizing and engaging their employees. Inspirational leadership continues to be one of the most valuable skills required by today’s corporate leaders. Leading is a conscious [...]
Got an executive dilemma? – Tell it to your rubber duck!
Picture this scenario: You are global head of a sales force in the financial industry, confronted with the decision as to whom to promote to the next level. You’re feeling very ambivalent about one particular candidate: He has generated the highest revenues, been very successful in pitching for new business and contributed tremendously to the [...]
Energy Leadership™ Assessment
Annette’s client, Emma*, is a young key account manager working for a mid-size consulting firm advising international companies in the financial industry. She holds master’s degrees in Economics and English and has spent half her life living abroad. Situation She contacted Annette because she felt stuck in her current work situation; having already tried [...]
Leadership Inspiration from the Dance Floor
Fred and I love to dance the slow fox. As the music begins to play, we adjust our posture to find our starting position and a comfortable stance. Concentrating on the beat, we focus our minds on the dance and each other and let our feet find the rhythm. Fred sets the pace, guiding me [...]
Tolerance in Diversity – Leadership Mission Possible?
I recently joined representatives of the Network for Tolerance on a trip to Palestine and Israel to make progress on two of their art projects. The Wiesbaden artist and initiator of the network, Karl-Martin Hartmann, created a symbol for tolerance, the so-called “Stele”. The six-meter high steel constructions filled with red glass bricks serve as [...]
Leadership by Example: Resolving Conflict
I’ve just returned from a trip to Palestine and Israel, where conflict is omnipresent on a day-to-day basis. All around, there are signs of a conflict with a long history and for which the prospect of long-term resolution seems doubtful. It made me think about how we can solve small scale clashes before they become [...]
Leadership Development Plan
Situation Annette’s client was a junior business strategy manager in the aviation industry who held an MBA from London Business School and who was fluent in five languages. His career had come to a turning point and he found himself in a professional crisis when he started working with Annette. Goals The agreed [...]