Stefan Häseli
For their successful, good life Information you really need: Government-funded publisher, awarded the Global Business Award as Publisher of the Year: Books, Shops, eCourses, data-driven AI-Services. Print and online publications as well as the latest technology go hand in hand - with over 20 years of experience, partners like this Federal Ministry of Education, customers like Samsung, DELL, Telekom or universities. behind it Simone Janson, German Top 10 blogger, referenced in ARD, FAZ, ZEIT, WELT, Wikipedia.
Stefan Häseli is a consultant for organizational development. For over 10 years, the University of St. Gallen-certified coach and trainer for management, communication and marketing issues has accompanied well-known companies such as Omega, Swatch, Reader's Digest and the Swiss Post. Awarded the International German Training Prize in Gold, the former cabaret artist and book author is also in demand as a moderator and keynote speaker in German-speaking countries. More information at www.atelier-ct.ch and www.stefanhaeseli.ch
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Conflicts & communication using the example of the G20 summit: 4 theses & learnings
Do you remember the G20 summit in Hamburg? Already controversial in advance, it resulted in the violent pictures from last weekend. However, how difficult it is to communicate about this was also shown by various TV talk shows such as Maischberger, which Wolfgang Bosbach finally left under protest. Media consumption as an addictive substance Even if the scorched earth in Hamburg caused a lot of trouble...
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Communication as a lubricant: 5 theses on life between digital and real
More and more people use social media almost exclusively. You feel, or even afraid, that you're missing out on something offline. The question is how much communication is necessary as a lubricant between the "digital" and "real" world? Social exclusion as a result Digital media are conquering our lives. But what does “life” actually mean? I translate…
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Leadership satire: the new savings program
Hannes' fears have come true again: After the management meeting on Monday morning, he feels that he is once again the one who takes the most orders back to work. Always me! "Always me". Basically, he does not like such statements from his own employees at all. But if he finds himself in that role, that's natural...
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Leadership Satire: The Sabatical
Now it is time. This is the last part of our ten-part leadership satire Hannes Managt. And due to the seniority rule, he can take a three-month sabbatical. And has plans. I'll be gone then... It used to be the norm not to do that. That had originally been Hannes' plan. The times have changed.…
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Communication & marketing strategy using the example of election campaigns: When passion is missing
There's always an election campaign somewhere. The media spectacle then runs at full speed. But in addition to politicians, party programs and forecasts, the question arises: Can the election campaign in Germany score on a communicative level? Parties and draft horses not yet in step Somehow every year is a super election year - at least it feels like it. That's how it seems to never work at the moment...
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Chatbots Robots & Social Media: 6 theses on artificial intelligence in communication
Are chat boots "The next big thing" in communication? Or, despite the digital and mobile hype, will the impersonal manner of the chatting robots soon lead to disillusionment? Opportunities and limits They sneak into our lives almost unnoticed. Dialogue programs that make us believe there is someone on the other end who understands us. We will…
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Change management & reorganization: 3 tips for better leadership
In order to survive in complex markets and to be able to provide value-added benefits, companies have to adapt. Strategic realignment and organizational change are coupled. Corporate identity is also subject to change. The luck of new management structures Competitive solutions in a changed environment require new management structures. All operational and strategic steps must be coordinated and interlinked, should...
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Donald Trump & his brand communication: rule the world via Twitter?
Donald Trump moved into the White House as the 45th President of the United States of America. One thing was quickly clear: If the fear of his provocative statements is put aside, a lot can be learned from it in terms of communication technology. Blunt Statements In the beginning there was certainly this consideration: whether it is good for the world or how bad it will be...
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Leadership satire: Write log
Monday morning, 08:00 a.m. Hannes is sitting in the office preparing for the management meeting. A weekly ritual. Start at 08:30 am, coffee at 10 am. The preparation of the latter is spontaneously canceled due to the overloaded task list. The official closing time is 11.45 a.m., in fact never before 12.30 p.m. Therefore, Hannes allows himself the coffee prophylactically and leaves his apple between…
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Leadership Satire: The Speech & The Motto
"Hannes manages" is a satire from and about the management floors. And Hannes wonders how a manager can get good news out to people. How do you proclaim “good news”? Hannes sits listlessly in front of the computer. Time is running out. As CEO of an international industrial group, he has to inform the workforce this afternoon about the unfortunate financial situation...
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Satire: Beware of false friends on social media
Being at the top, one is quickly lonely and alone. Maybe social media can help? The first assessment of the situation Hannes' company has finally committed itself to the 360-degree feedback for personnel assessment. Hannes is relieved. The pressure to only be judged “from above” and by numbers is easing. Social behavior towards subordinates, colleagues and…
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Communication & verbal (creation) creation: Diesel peaks & TV duels
When important events are discussed in politics and business, people like to talk about a summit. And before elections there are many TV duels. Both contain dissatisfaction and potential for disputes, but also interesting communicative aspects. Playing on words Some time ago, leading representatives from politics and the (automotive) industry met in Berlin for the so-called “Diesel Summit”. Just the word “diesel summit”…
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Diversity communication & creativity at work: Buzzwords as a trend barometer
Communication is an important part of our professional life and everyday life. Accordingly, buzzwords are a key indicator of creativity and current trends in our communication and society. We have to endure the discrepancies. The Word of the Year: Jamaica-Aus Buzzwords and trending terms are always easy to spot, just think of powerful hashtags like 'Jamaika-Aus' before '#MeToo'...
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Home office vs. office communication: 9 tips for productive collaboration
IBM was a pioneer in 1980, for a long time it was common practice: working from home. But then the cut: After more than 25 years, the company is rowing back, along with many others. Employees should go back to the office, shoulder to shoulder. Annoying for many workers, but a big plus for our everyday communication. Benefits of working from home...
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Leadership satire: The IT user
Hannes is angry. He sits in his office at the PC and has to prepare the task for the next meeting in a Word document, format it and, if possible, send it to his colleagues in management before the start of the meeting tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning. Time is running out. Something is wrong here He writes and writes, his fingers hammering hastily...
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Lead situation-related: 10 tips on management at eye level
Management from the top down is not always the best solution. In more and more organizational processes in the economy, other forms of management are replacing the classic hierarchy. This is how lateral leadership, i.e. management at eye level, can succeed. Change of direction: This is what the management of the future will look like As organizations have become flatter, the strict hierarchy is becoming less important. At the same time, the network-like relationships…
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Communication in the company & the success of the banal: Learning from speed dating
Communication is always and everywhere. Challenging conversational situations are one thing. But ninety percent of business life is unspectacular normality. Success takes place in the supposedly banal, where there is often little time to make a good impression. Partial information: The milieu as a defining factor In every form of communication, content is conveyed - articulated by the spoken...
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Agility in the workplace through face-to-face communication: The end of the home office?
Working from home has been common since the pioneer IBM in 1980. But now many companies are pulling back, eg Yahoo. Annoying for many workers who have to go back to the office. A big plus for our everyday communication. Home office: communication falls by the wayside A short commute to work, no traffic jams or overcrowded buses/trains. And…
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Yesterday colleague today boss: conflict as an opportunity
When irreconcilable interests meet, a conflict arises. To clarify, a solution must be sought and found. It is important to recognize signals and accompany solutions. New perspectives can also open up as a result of the intensive discussion involved in reaching a consensus. Conflicts must be Conflicts are commonplace. You can find them wherever independent people live and work together.…
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Performing in permanent change processes: 3 tips for continuous change
Nothing is as constant as change. What the ancient Greek philosopher Herakles put in a nutshell 2500 years ago still applies. With one difference: the change that used to be required from time to time has mutated into a perceived permanent state. In many companies, one change process follows the other seamlessly. Permanent state “Transitional phase The official term…
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Situation related: 5 Tips for Generation Y Leadership
Situations in which managers should act and make the right decisions are as diverse as the employees affected. In addition to the general conditions of the company, the interpersonal aspect is a decisive factor. Generation Y! The X is followed by the Y – not only in the alphabet. Also in the succession of generations. Emancipation, growing prosperity, the replaceability of the individual shaped the baby boomers (born...
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From employee to manager: motivate teams as boss
Teamwork is an important part of business. Well-coordinated specialists work together to handle projects, find solutions, achieve goals and pool competencies. Reason enough to think about the team and its motivation and leadership. How do you lead a team? Leading a team successfully is a demanding task. It requires clear communication,…
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Situational lead: 5 tips for leadership from below
If employees exert influence on the thoughts and actions of their superiors, so that they behave consciously or unconsciously in the interests of their subordinates, leadership takes place from below. Even the boss has a boss Most executives in turn have a supervisor. Although you yourself are the boss of a team, an office, a department, a plant or a...
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Communication in everyday company life: Flurfunk vs. digital
“Corridor radio” is an important factor in information logistics in many companies. Almost in passing, important information is exchanged, passed on or obtained in this unofficial news center. Communication in everyday life: totally normal and just like that Everyday life determines our life, also in business. When dealing with employees, suppliers and customers, the question arises again and again: How do I communicate correctly? Comes…
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The power of clear everyday communication & language: Risk of populism!
After Donald Trump, policy pundits watched very closely how the so-called “populists” fared. In view of the risk, we citizens are sometimes simply at a loss for words. Differentiation instead of simple solutions Too many immigrants or room for more says nothing about the right balance. What cannot be easily communicated has no chance - neither in politics...
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Leadership & motivation of employees: change in 5 steps
Everything is constantly in motion. The disruptive change determines companies and executives. No wonder that the everyday management, leadership and communication madness sends its regards. Are people really still the focus? Jack of all trades Executives Executives are only human. But inhuman things are often expected of them: to always be up to date in terms of content, to be humane...
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Leadership satire: further education & training is a must
Hannes should register his need for further training. In fact, he could do without it. But for image reasons you have to do something. If only the decision weren't so difficult... The right to further training Monday morning 8 a.m., there's still an hour until the management meeting. Hannes has prepared his agenda items. No employees are absent, everything is running smoothly in the company. A won…
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Leadership satire: The new mission statement
Hannes returns to his workplace. The management has just drawn up a new mission statement. But what does that actually mean exactly? New mission statement – what now? He spent the past two days in a pleasant seminar hotel in a retreat workshop. Participants were the members of the management. They had withdrawn from the hectic everyday life to start a new...
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Communication in business: training is silver, rhetoric is gold
Positive results come from the interaction of many. A sporting requirement for managers to communicate in such a way that every single employee is happy to become an image bearer for the company. Successful athletes as role models Major sporting events awaken feelings of togetherness. You are proud of your country, of your record holders, of your world champion. Depending on the sport, the podium unites the masses...
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Leadership satire: Hurray, an employee appraisal!
It's time! Hannes hasn't liked the behavior of one of his employees for a long time. Something has to happen urgently – an appraisal interview, but quickly. Pressure from above Mustermann's performance is anything but exemplary, deadlines are met so tightly that it is often uncertain whether it will work. Otherwise, Mustermann falls above all…
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Chef for the first time: 5 tips for a new leadership role
Congratulations! From now on you are the “boss” and responsible for your team and its tasks. This career leap not only changes your responsibilities, but also your personal situation in the company hierarchy. First steps as a boss With the promotion, new challenges are already waiting. It is important to meet expectations. It is not uncommon for bosses who have emerged from their own team to start...
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Communication characteristics: Using the spirit of Olympia in everyday life!
Be honest: a successful interview doesn't always work out after a top sporting performance. But can we blame “our” athletes at the moment of greatest success or bitter defeat? World Event Winter Olympics The Olympic Games are fascinating! It's the environment. The history. The broad mix of disciplines. The atmosphere and much more make Olympia unique. Everyone looks...
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Communication analysis using the example of an election campaign: empty phrases & whitewashing
Communication in the election campaign - a perennial topic. And as is always the case: not every party is satisfied with the result in the end. And the first words after that are meaningful, at least from a communicative perspective. Clear results – clearer communication In every election campaign there are winners and losers. One time more clearly, the other time less clearly.…
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Leadership satire: bikers for self-marketing
Hannes is worried. A member of the executive board has just been elected who is a few years younger than him. When he is in the morning in the Spiegel considered, it can no longer be denied that he is gradually approaching the 50th anniversary of his birth. And now? The Decision Wrinkles can be smiled away, hair can be darkened with color if necessary, but the steadily…
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Communication in Business: 8 Questioning Techniques for Corporate Learning
The change also calls for new ways of communication, corporate learning is the order of the day. Questions help an organization learn. Critical creative exchange In companies, certain goals should be achieved through more or less planned measures. For successful implementation, these must be regularly adapted to the general economic conditions. For a long time this was only a…
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Alexej Nawalny or 6 Benefits of Social Media Communication: Freedom for Dialogue!
Thanks to social media! We often caress our cell phones more than our beloved partner - but when used correctly, digital dialogue is actually nothing more than the way back to original communication. The silent revolution Statements published online are irrevocable – whether they are thoughtlessly posted or deliberately disseminated. In fact, social media has changed our communication behavior…
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Humor as a success strategy in business: 8 tips for more joke
How important humor is right now as a business strategy - and how the subject is condemned at the same time already has Best of HR – Berufebilder.de®-Aptly described by author Jumi Vogler. 7 tips on how humor can become the engine of success in your business. How humor helps in everyday business Imagine the following situation: you need bone-dry content in the form of a training...
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Employee Leadership Agile Management: 4 Tips for Disruptive Transformation
There is a lack of trust in digitization. Industry 4.0 is overslept. People are skeptical about agile management. Employees see disruptive transformation as an enemy rather than a friend. What is behind these buzzwords? New Work requires people who work together In the discussion about New Work, it is often overlooked that agility and all the other…
