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Diversity of Minds – Knowing Better
Effective collaboration asks for balanced contribution of everyone. Also, it requires a high degree of acceptance, that we do not know things better than others. The things we know are based on our own experiences and our own way of thinking. But, there is a limit to our experiences, which never allows a diversity of…
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Working Agile is no decision. It is a consequence.
Agile Frameworks are not made for taking decisions. They are made to provide guidance, how to cope adequately with consequences. Decisions have to be in place upfront. Agile Frameworks deliver procedures, roles, rituals, formats, principles, and tools. They do not improve quality, speed, satisfaction, collaboration, flexibility, risk management, and alignment by itself. This is a…
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Five Job Factors: Shifting Up Work Experience
Is there anything missing with your job, which keeps you away from being really happy with it? What is it, that would change your job significantly to the better? You might be surprised what is having most influence. Do your personal reality check! There are five job factors, which come to my mind, when considering…
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The Year they kill Agile
In 2018 even the last companies tried to jump onto the Agile transformation train. Agile and Digitalization is dominating new titles and people with Agile in their mind became the new heroes. And Agile transformation programs have gained a tremendous momentum and size. At the end of 2019 none of these companies will want to…
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The Science of What Makes People Care
If you want to run a proficient business, you will not come around, that good communication is key to success. But it is by far more than just sharing information. So how does a good communication strategy look like? In the article "The Science of What Makes People Care" five principles from social science are…
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Learning from a Penguin – Leave the rock and start to swim
A penguin is considered to be a clumsy, stodgy animal when placed on a rock in a zoo. But if it jumps into the water, it becomes one of the most amazing, economic swimmers you can find amongst all animals. There is a tremendous power in diversity and the contribution of people, which can work…
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We need more people who take care for the HOW
I am an engineer and I am working in the software industry for many years now. Nowadays I take care for people - developers, team leaders, but even many more employees involved in running a successful business. I try to be a servant leader, who works with the people. Decisions are taken with the people…
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Tales of Unicorns and Change Makers
For a long while I was chasing unicorns. Change was a wild creature of an amazing purity and grace. Like the horn of a unicorn, change was meant to be antitoxic, even having capabilities to awaken things from death. But I felt like I would never reach a level of expertise, which was of this…
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Oh. Oh. Oh. It’s Magic – Changing Organizations
Not only telling, but real involvement is the objective of my personal Meetup group in Munich. Changing organizations can be seen from a business perspective, but also from a personal point of view. Involvement and development come hand-in-hand and ask for experimentation and surprising changes of perspective. Often it looks like magic.
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10 Components for a Successful Self-Management Transformation
What are the ingredients for a successful self-management transformation? K2K Emocionado has successfully transformed 70 organizations. In a guest post at Corporate Rebels, Lisa Gill takes a closer look at them and how they do it.
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Learning Organizations look at themselves rather than “something out there”
Cite from the book The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge.
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Facets of Trust – from Platitudes to Motivation
Trust is the basis for friendliness and friendship - for getting support and for being loved. Being trusted is giving us a feeling of happiness. But did you ever think in more detail about the origins? It will tell you a lot about yourself. It is to be seen in close relation to success. Growing…
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Who gives purpose to a company?
A company is a group of individuals, running a business is giving a mutual purpose to them. Purpose is one key factor for motivated employees (other factors are autonomy and mastery). The first person in a company, the entrepreneur, starts a company from a vision. It provides the initial purpose. As people buy-in into the…
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The primary role of an Agile leader
Wise words about leadership by Mike Beedle.
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Planning a Hackathon? Read what others do
More and more companies plan to make use of hackathon. They want to bring innovation and hidden talents to their organization. Too compelling are the various success stories, which are telling about fabulous results. They are delivered by people, who invest a small amount of their time into an inspiring challenge. The return on invest…