Highheels
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STOP! Don’t do a career!
In the newspaper of last weekend was an interesting cartoon – the hierarchy of needs by Maslow reframed for a classical consulting career. It named this order from bottom upwards: Finalize high class MBA Buy a Porsche Become shareholder of the consulting company Become naming partner of your company Hike Camino de Santiago (and find yourself) If you know some consultants you might find a person for each stage. Because there is some truth in it: Some are doing the career for money and status. They are good in what they do, get rewarded and walk on. Only when the reward is so high that it is hardly possible to…
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Do you have a leadership mindset?
Do the test and find out what kind of leadership mindset you have. Is your behavior attractive for other people to follow you? Check on your attitude to discover areas to grow next.
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Be a LEADER – without holding a management position
If you love to lead, get inspired how you can influence people without being an officially assigned leader yet.
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Use feedback to speak potential
If you ever had a leader who spoke about your potential you will never forget how much power that released in you. Therefore learn how to address the hidden potential in your mentees to grow your team.
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Are you successful?
In a corporate career you will answer this question within the career framework provided by your company. But does that external measurement align with your core values? How do you define success?
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Teambonding
A team that sticks together because they like each other is much stronger than a team just focussing on the same cause. Get some inspiration how you can intensify the bonding in your team.
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How to have a great team meeting
Having sat in way too many boring meetings, I set up an agenda that involves all participants and makes our weekly meeting fun. Get some inspiration in this article.
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Words have power
There are words I will never forget - for good and for bad. The power of words can be used to build people up or destroy relationships - How do you use your words?
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Small stuff matters
"Unconditional kindness is the glue that sticks your team together." If you react with cynicism towards this statement, you might be in the middle of a toxic environment.
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How do I decide what to do first?
If you already know the common principles of work prioritization, check this article for some new - fun - aspects to structure your work week.