Have you ever attended a formal meeting and your meeting partner showed up without any device or piece of paper and pen?   I have many...

While I tell people — especially women — to say NO more often, I will tell leaders to stop accepting no for an answer, if they want to...

Accept that some people don’t want to be helped.    You watch them suffering. You see them struggling. And you have to accept that they...

I would like to share a feedback with you which I received from my well-respected supervisor some time ago. “You are great, but you are...

One of the bigger stressors in my earlier years used to be my worries about how people might perceive me.    Would they get the right...

"Poorly handled terminations can affect your company morale because remaining employees can lose faith in the company and its leaders."...

Recently I have been challenged in one of my leadership principles and I want to share my reflection with you.    When leading my team, I...

“When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees.  And some of them are bent, and some of them...

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank ***   As the year is ending, I...

Nope, sorry, der Imperativ, also die Aufforderungsform, sieht bei folgenden Wörtern anders aus als viele denken. lesen - lies (nicht...

In team collaborations or when exchanging with any superior, think about the following: It is often not (only) what we say, but how we...

Approach: The process "Ignore the scoreboards. Don’t worry about winning. Just focus on doing your job at the highest level, every single...

It is again this time of the year where managers are asked to review their employees’ achievements and rate their performance. Processes...

As a leader you will sooner or later need to make decisions which touch you personally.  Many enjoy leading when everything is running...

What are your best practices to live a fulfilling life?   I observe that people who embrace life with an open mind and a lot of...

When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.  Alexander den Heijer I love this quote and I...

Believe in yourself, and find ways to express yourself, and find the discipline to keep growing. - Michael Feinstein *** Even after many...

When you are stuck in a situation and don’t know what you are aiming for, don’t worry.  Life is not single-purposed. There is no such...

We believe that we understand the world, but we don’t. Once we understand that we will always just see and experience a very small part...

One of my biggest challenges as a leader is to create PERCEIVED fairness in my team.    What is fairness? Is life ever fair? Can team...