Tag: business

Das Couch-Potato-Syndrom: Warum Führungskräfte in der Komfortzone verharren

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Im Management ist die Fähigkeit zur Anpassung und Innovation entscheidend für den langfristigen Erfolg. Trotzdem finden sich viele Führungskräfte in einer sogenannten Komfortzone wieder, in der Veränderungen und Risiken vermieden werden. Dieses Phänomen hat gravierende Auswirkungen auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Innovationskraft eines Unternehmens. In diesem Artikel werden die psychologischen, organisatorischen und strategischen Gründe untersucht, die dazu führen, dass Führungskräfte in der Komfortzone verharren.

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Best practice guideline for team leaders: Effective and efficient team communication

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For you as a team leader, it is essential to establish and maintain efficient communication within the team. This requires not only the selection of suitable communication tools, but also the understanding and implementation of strategies that improve the flow of information and team dynamics. This checklist from the LEMA programme (Learning Meets Analysis) will help you as a team leader to communicate effectively and efficiently with your team.

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The balancing act between innovation and recklessness in management

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Managers and leaders are constantly faced with the challenge of mastering the balancing act between implementing innovative strategies and the risk of jeopardising existing success through overly risky decisions. This balancing act requires a balanced mixture of visionary thinking, careful planning and risk management. How can a balance be struck and boundaries set to distinguish fruitful innovation from potential recklessness?

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Management prepper: Precaution or disloyalty?

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For professional managers, the most important thing is to be flexible and far-sighted. An interesting development in this context is the emergence of so-called “management preppers” – managers who actively prepare for the end of their employment in a company well in advance, long before such a turn of events is even foreseeable. This phenomenon raises a key question: Is this form of precaution a clever self-protection measure or a sign of disloyalty to the company?

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QuickStart-Guide: Appreciative warnings for employees

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In the modern working world, one of the biggest challenges for managers is how to give employees constructive and respectful warnings. A warning is often necessary to draw attention to problems or misbehaviour in the workplace. But how can this be done in a way that helps employees to improve without diminishing their motivation or self-esteem? This guide offers practical strategies and steps for approaching this sensitive topic professionally and empathetically.

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Managementography: The fusion of tradition and technology – a metaphor for future-oriented leadership

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This image, depicting a classical sculpture with robotic, mechanical elements in the head and neck area, powerfully embodies the fusion of tradition and modernity. It serves as a powerful metaphor for an approach to leadership that combines the wisdom and best practices of the past with the innovative, technological possibilities of the future.

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QuickStart-Guide: Recognising and uncovering hidden agendas in meetings

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Hidden agendas in business meetings are hidden intentions or goals of one or more participants that are not openly communicated but can still influence discussions and decision-making. Recognising such hidden agendas is crucial for transparent and effective communication within the team and contributes to the integrity of the decision-making process.

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“Wie ausgeprägt sind meine Fähigkeiten im Future Management?“ Ein SkillScan für Führungskräfte

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Das Konzept des Future Managements spielt eine entscheidende Rolle für Führungskräfte, die in einer schnelllebigen, technologiegetriebenen Welt erfolgreich sein wollen. Es beinhaltet die Fähigkeit, zukünftige Trends und Entwicklungen zu antizipieren, sich auf Veränderungen einzustellen und innovative Lösungen für kommende Herausforderungen zu entwickeln. Dieser SkillScan aus dem FOTAN-Programm (Fortbildung trifft Analyse) ermöglicht Ihnen, Ihre Fähigkeiten und Bereitschaft im Umgang mit den Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu bewerten. Sie werden verschiedene Aspekte des Future Managements betrachten, darunter strategische Planung, Innovations-Management, Anpassungsfähigkeit und Führungsqualitäten im Kontext zukünftiger Entwicklungen.

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Managementography: Lonely at the top – The role of reflection in management

Managers are faced with the challenge of making decisions that not only have far-reaching consequences, but also have to be made under a high degree of uncertainty. The image shown here of a woman sitting alone in a restaurant can be understood as a metaphor for the isolation and reflection that managers experience.

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