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Impress with a top-notch meeting
I don’t really care which generation you belong to. I believe that every individual is different and my management style needs to be so flexible to work with a Gen X or a Gen Y equally well as with an...
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Starting a project….is not so difficult
You just got a new task or project? And now you see the big mountain in front of you and don’t know which way to go, which step to take? Maybe you are...
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Coaching in business: 4-step-approach for ‘feedback-on-the-spot’
I remember it so well. My first meeting in Marketing as Assistant Brand Manager was over, and I was on my way back to the desk. Thinking about the meeting and whether or not I did a good job, I hear my...
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Coaching performance improvement: 7 things your employee deserves
As a leader in any business you come across situations when a person in your team is not performing and needs a step-change to be competitive amongst peers and to succeed in your company. In this case...
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When a boss takes credit for your work
It is the worst thing that you can do as a people manager, and it is the worst thing that can happen to you yourself. You can never ever ever take away the credit of your people. And your boss should...
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A goal is a dream with a finish line
I was always wondering what would be the first post after my ‘blogging maternity leave’. Despite many stories and learnings from living and working in Russia, which I definitely want to share, I...
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7 things to consider doing on your job this summer
It’s finally summer! Summer brings us back the good mood and nothing and nobody can take us our happiness away, not even entering the office in the morning and finding another impossible...
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8 rules to make your project succeed
I am a strong believer that you are the one that makes a project succeed or fail. Yes, there are always a million circumstances why things might go wrong. There are valid reasons for a project to fail,...
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Consistency goes over Correctness
No- don’t misunderstand: I am not saying we should not be correct. I am just saying ‘Consistency goes over Correctness’. This is what my first Finance Director in P&G used to say. This Finance...
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What makes a good Coach
This is a video you know. It is Al Pacino’s inspirational speech in the movie ‘Any given Sunday’. Surely it has been shown in hundreds of meetings as motivational or mood video. I love to show it to...
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Strategy meets execution – A turnaround plan for Germany’s Football Team by...
When Germany won the Football World Cup last Sunday it was the end of a long journey for Germany’s Football Coach Joachim Loew and his team. Loew has developed and executed a turnaround plan for...
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Not passing on credit to your team is an absolute No-Go.
Funnily enough there are brand managers who tell you they are so busy in the meeting, that they totally forget to pass on the credit to their team. Even worse, they tell you that it doesn’t matter who...
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