You really want to influence others? Play chess! Part 11 of the blog series: Influencing yourself and others
Only 50 centimetres wide and tall full of black and white squares and yet the whole world! Chess is not only a board game, but also a conceptual model for managers. Anyone who has seen the series “Queen’s Gambit” will understand why chess is so relevant for managers. Do you agree? Survey: What do […]
Be grateful? Now? Really? – Part 12 of the blog series: Influencing yourself and others
For many people this year has really been a tough one in terms of health, finance and emotions. People have been laid off, companies are at risk, in others the employees are working until they drop, society seems to be dividing. And yet one cannot help but think about the word gratitude. How do […]
Humility helps!
Looking at the bigger picture makes solidarity-based decisions more likely In recent years, the concept of humility has gained importance not only in management, but also in political and social communication. “Humility” in this context means knowing one’s own strengths/weaknesses, appreciating others, being willing to learn and be open, and understanding that we are only a small part […]
The power of humble leadership
Part 1 of the Series “The humble and powerful leader”: How humility and leadership go together – an introduction Leadership and humility – really? Many people wince, when they hear the words “humility” and “leadership” combined. The concepts seem too far apart. Humility and leadership – really? We love to greedily peruse – with a delicious shudder – […]
How can you measure humility and how do you compare?
Part 3 of the Series: The humble and powerful leader Now surely you want to know where you, your employees or your supervisor stand on the humility scale. As you may imagine, it is not particularly helpful to ask someone, “Excuse me, are you somewhat humble, medium humble, or very humble?” or, “Excuse me, your […]
Some more details on humility and leadership
We have by now once seen the definition of humility in the previous posts. As many of you will probably have to say humbly, that is not sufficient to truly understand what humility is all about. Therefore, in this blog, I want to shed some more light on what humility is a before we delve […]