“With top managers and strategy, it’s often like with young teenagers and sex," a senior manager once told me, "they talk about it all the time but rarely ever get down to business." Well, while this may be painful for the teenagers at worst (*if* the observation holds true), for the managers it can have dramatic consequences. Swamped in...
Dear entrepreneurs, dear managers:
Whether we've met before or not – I expect you'll all agree with my hypothesis: Important and responsible tasks should only be delegated to capable, highly committed people. Which, in my experience, immediately raises the next question: Where can you find these "right", responsible people?
Apples falling far...
September 6th 2018, Vienna
MDI Open Doors 2018 - Panel discussion
September 2018 - February 2019, Vienna
Course "Agile Leadership"
November 6th-7th 2018, Vienna
Kirkpatrick Bronze Certification
VUCA is not only something you hear about in the daily press, but have more than likely already experienced to some extent. Things going on around us are becoming increasingly difficult to predict these days. Share prices can seesaw dramatically within a very short space of time – and have done so for some years now. Surprises seem to have become...
The upcoming product launch of a competitor not only casts a dark cloud over the future of your company, but also the market. Rumours about a merger at one of your top clients make precise planning almost impossible. And then just last week, one of the key people in your team collapsed due to illness, which will inevitably cause delays to current...
Top managers get tired, burnt-out and trapped in the complexity of today’s world – I observe the same thing time and again. Rapid change is happening all around us. We are feeling the full impact of VUCA, with the “V” (Volatility) representing the first of four key areas: For in every sphere of life, we are living with the constant risk of having...
Everything going on around us is becoming increasingly difficult to predict these days. Share prices, for example, can seesaw dramatically within a very short space of time – and have indeed lacked stability for some years now. The surprise element truly seems to have become almost a regular feature of daily life.
At the same time, products and...
For those of us in leadership positions, coping with challenging situations is a common aspect of daily life. The past 16 years of working in the field of leadership have certainly presented their fair share of typical, potentially challenging situations – both in terms of personal experience and through collaborating with clients in management....
Page 1 of 2.