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Why The Survival of Companies Depends on How We See Them

Have you founded your company 20 years ago or do you know someone who did? Well, statistically, this company is moving towards its end. If we want organizations to develop well, we all need to realize that it is us who make organizations exactly what and how they are. If we want them to be different, we have to start with ourselves and change. Here is how…

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It’s Not a Machine, Darling!

Vielleicht möchtest du ein Hobby in etwas Größeres verwandeln. Oder vielleicht hast du ein kreatives Projekt, das du mit der Welt teilen möchtest. Was auch immer es ist – die Art und Weise, wie du deine Geschichte online vermittelst, kann einen gewaltigen Unterschied ausmachen.

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Forces of Transition: Truth (Copy)

In my series “Forces of Transition” I talk to female entrepreneurs who have dealt with the forces of change fear, truth, clarity, courage and love in their entrepreneurial existence. In this episode I am in conversation about truth.

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Leading with Authority? Oh, yes, Please!

Authority doesn’t sound smooth. But as leaders we will desperately need it to lead through uncertainty. Here are my thoughts on authority, what it really means and how to recognize it.

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Managing Is Not Leading

Let’s take a closer look at what leading actually is all about: Unlike a production task, leading people is detached from a visible and tangible product. At the end (if there can be an end to leadership) there is nothing tangible or a service that can be experienced, e.g. in the sense of an event. Rather, leadership is an experience of action that conveys orientation and security. And what is management then?

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