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 being defined. They shall help us to become better in doing efficient communication. Anyhow, the really remarkable subject is the link of strategy to the feelings and values of people. What does make people act based on what is being told to them? Quite often it is not a missing information, but the disconnect to…
Learning Organizations look at themselves rather than “something out there”
At the heart of a learning organization is a shift of mind – from seeing ourselves as separate from the world to connected to the world, from seeing problems as caused by someone or something “out there” to seeing how our own actions create the problems we experience.
The primary role of an Agile leader
Autonomy, self-direction, self-management, self-organization are great goals. But you can’t force people into that either. Therefore, the primarily role of an Agile leader in an Agile organization is to empathize with what people need in the current context and help them grow. ~ Mike Beedle – Title Photo by Jerry Kiesewetter on Unsplash
The Single Biggest Problem in Communication is the Illusion that it has Taken Place
Knowing is not telling. A major issue in our day to day communication is the things we already know. Either it makes us bad listeners or it we simply assume, we have shared our knowledge with others already. Especially the assumption, that we have told others about what we have on our mind, is a reliable source of fierce disputes. A conversation, which starts with “I have told you…” too often is countered by a “No, you didn’t tell me…” – a really bad start, as you assumed things are going, but you find yourself in the middle of a serious conflict. The escalation level for these kind of dialogs…
The four big Hs of an organization
Many people are talking about agile today. Decreasing costs, increasing speed and quality, and the urge to empower employees to contribute their full work force to the growth and success of an organization. Even though there is a great side effect of agile. We start to realize the importance of responding to human needs. Employees will contribute their full power only if they are happy with what they are doing and will find their motivation in their day-to-day exercises. It will keep them healthy as well as the whole organization.
You’re responsible for your rose
The fox in "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry points at the responsibility we take for each other
Trust is like a paper
Trust is like a paper – once it is crumbled it can’t be perfect again.
There is no certification for Agile
There is no certification for #agile, like there is no certification for #democracy. — Harald Dietrich (@haralddietrich) September 16, 2017
Stupidity or Information Overload
The amount of information is growing tremendously day by day. Any kind of knowledge is encapsulated in articles, blog posts, status updates, or tweets. No one can believe that mankind is getting that smart that wisdom is being derived from that information overload – even not in the future. So what are the factors we consider when we need to take decisions? When we try to do our best to comfort others? Where is the know how we would like to consider? Just because someone tells, it cannot be taken for granted. Do we really consider the eligibility? Be careful how you consume information, how you gather knowledge, how you…
Knowledge without Wisdom
For many topics, we are facing an overexposure of information today. Too much information stresses us. It leads to wrong decisions. When do we ask ourselves if we need all of this information? What do we gain? Information fasting can help us to take a step back and observe what (missing) information is doing to us. One day or one week without laptop and phone can do wonder. Just processing information. Wisdom we have to extract for ourselves. It is the essence of information, which never can be told to us. Removing all the overhead by distilling ideas and come to conclusions is the challenge for each of us nowadays.
Doing things that others can’t
Today I will do what others won’t and tomorrow I can do things that others can’t.
Communication leads to community
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
There is no finish line in life
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