The Future of HR? Dim to None
What’s the future? – Who knows? It depends how we want to live in the future. What’s the future of HR? – Dim to none when it comes to life and work in the digital age. But there is hope and a key for the…
Calmness – or a black swan for too many meetings
Yes, there is a black swan for too many meetings: CALMNESS. Calmness? Yes, calmness How? Or what makes me think so? Well, maybe you, too, at times experience an inundation of meetings. Some are more useful and purpose-driven than others, some of them are a…
The Art and Magic of Making Joy the Driver of Your Business
Inside a Human Business. An interview with Richard Sheridan, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Menlo Innovations Menlo Innovations is not yet another software development company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is unique in many aspects. Face this, every year more than 3.000 people visit this firm to watch…
Playing in the digital age
Dear friends, I like to ask you for input for my new book „Being Human in the Digital Age“? How would you answer the following questions? What do you associate with playing? What are your playgrounds? Why don’t we play (any) more? What does it…
Tango and Life. Or, how I found flow
Last week I finally went to my first Milonga (Tango Argentino). Was I nervous? Yes, I was. I only started to learn Tango only a few months ago, consider myself an absolute beginner (I am), didn’t want to make a fool of myself , didn’t…
In Search for the Ideal Company
Over the last two decades I have worked for a number of companies, consulted even more. Some of them were outstanding, others were, well, less so. It is time to reflect and share what I believe are 3 characteristics of a well-run business and desired…
2016: what’s to BE
Yes, I do have a number of new year’s resolution. Here is a list of topics I would like to write about: Building a Happy Workplace Forget HR: Why „HR“ is detrimental to organizational health and business growth (and what we need to do instead)…
4 simple questions that can help boost team spirit, performance and results
Every morning our team got together for our morning stand-up session. It had become a daily routine. The structure of these 15-minutes standups was simple: we reflected on our accomplishments of the previous day, our planned deliverables of the new day and any impediments we…
Why ‚Job Satisfaction‘ May Be The Wrong New Year’s Resolution
As the new year is just around the corner it’s this time of the year many of us come up with glorious (or not so glorious) New Year’s Resolutions. Unfortunately, most of these don’t last long. Makes you wonder how sincere they were in the…
This Season Give Yourself One of the Greatest Gifts Possible
Holiday Season – It’s the time of the year when we spend extra time with our beloved ones, family and friends, celebrate, exchange gifts, having a wonderful time. And be happy. What is it that makes us happy? Is it the special time of Christmas?…