Get inspired – attend TED
Last Saturday I attended my first TEDx conference in Mannheim, Germany (http://www.tedxrheinneckar.de). It was a great, inspiring event. TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences curated by the American private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate „ideas worth spreading“. … They…
Saying it without a presentation
For more than 12 years I have been in the consulting world. It is a fascinating environment. It gives you a chance to prove and apply your knowledge and skills to the benefit of your client. At the same time you challenge your peers and…
Out on a limb? Working for difficult clients – Cont’d
Dear Friends, I still owe you a response to the question what I ended up doing in the situation described in my previous post. Recall, the question I posed was, “What experience do you have advising clients which on the one hand asks you to…
Crisis = danger and opportunity
Everybody is talking about the crisis. What about you? Are you lamenting about the present situation? Do you see a light at the end of the tunnel? Or do you actually embrace the crisis, take it as an opportunity to learn? Yesterday I have come…
Remember Lee Iacocca
A good friend of mine, James Bowman, Ph.D, MSEd, Director and Founder of MOTIVATE2B, has forwarded me this excellent read. Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He’s now 82 years old and has a new book, ‚Where Have…
My own contribution to an upcoming book
As mentioned in my post of earlier this week I got the chance and honor to having contributed to a forthcoming book. The title is „Corporate Bold: What Every Corporate Professional Must Know“. Information about this book can be found at http://www.corporatebold.com/cb. From the official…