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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…

  • Biologically healthy throughout the day: strengthen the natural rhythm even in stressful times

    Modern working life is changing our daily routine. Nevertheless, our biorhythm is our universal organizing principle. How can we strengthen it? Our life is polarity Life takes place in polarity. If you are concerned with a holistic, healthy lifestyle, there is no way around it: Yin and Yang, the two energetically radiant forces with the sections sleep and...

  • Success factor Humor at work: Change management instead of hierarchy

    Change management, digital transformation and working environment 4.0 are trendy terms. What is often forgotten: humor helps to overcome hierarchies and initiate changes. It should therefore become a model of corporate culture. Humor increases the value of companies Is that a joke? Increasing the value of a company with humor? No, this is not a joke. What…

  • Body language & psychology: interpreting handshakes correctly – 2 x 10 tips

    The handshake is a typical form of greeting from which a lot can be learned psychologically. How do you interpret it correctly? The history of the handshake – how did the gesture come about? The handshake is a ubiquitous social gesture that is considered an expression of respect, trust and kindness in many cultures. Its history is long and probably goes back to...

  • Electronic signature in application management & HR work: Efficiency for HR & recruiters

    Digital processes are efficient, also in personnel management. But when concluding contracts, you quickly reach your limits. Electronic signatures can solve problems here. Employees and applicants benefit from this. This is how electronic signatures can make HR departments more efficient The digitization of processes is considered a productivity booster - and is therefore particularly popular in chronically overloaded HR management. As a technical…

  • Employee Leadership - Improving Team Performance: Pygmalion Effect in 5 Steps

    Managers often underestimate the effect that their expectations have on the motivation of the team - especially when it comes to leadership. In 5 steps you can increase the performance of your team. The Pygmalion Effect: Those who lead must expect! We often underestimate the effect our expectations have on others. We should know better: if we're lucky...

  • More money by saving: financial minimalism & shopping

    It is said that clothes make the man. One hears less often that clothing makes you richer and more productive. However, those who live and shop in a minimalist way benefit from both effects. More productive thanks to minimalism In any case, the increase in productivity depends heavily on the choice of the right piece of clothing. Ever since I've been traveling a lot for work, I've realized the importance of choosing the right clothes.…

  • Networking: Use holiday contacts for work – 10 tips

    Networking is easier in a relaxed atmosphere. Why not use holiday contacts for everyday working life? We show how it works. A vacation can also promote professional advancement. A vacation offers much more than just picturesque landscapes and relaxation - it is a unique opportunity to make new contacts that can have a positive impact on your professional life.…

  • Leadership Agility: Which type of leadership has grown for the future?

    The growing complexity and dynamics of changes in the global economic structure are well known as a challenge for companies. Having the right leaders is crucial. Manager: To the level of your own incompetence? Joachim Sauer, President of the Association of Personnel Managers, sees the basic problem in the fact that too often pure experts rise higher and higher in the hierarchy based on their specialist knowledge.…

  • 3 Examples of crowdworking as a future trend in the working world: This is how your job becomes a modular system

    Gold mine for innovations on the one hand – your own boss and work when and where you want on the other? That's what crowdworking platforms promise. The Zukunft Personal trade fair in Cologne recently dedicated a separate focus to the topic. Work becomes a modular system Strikes by the railways and that shortly before Christmas – this danger has now been averted. Yesterday, the railway...

  • Perfect communication strategy: save time with structured talking!

    Most people are usually short on time. Even if you gather to listen to your talk or presentation. Therefore: Save your listeners time and mental work with a well-structured speech. Why lectures should be well structured You know this yourself: You are sitting in a lecture, but the thoughts…

  • Esotericism in recruiting & personnel selection: 5 reasons against profilers, physognoms & clairvoyants

    Oracles and clairvoyants are as old as mankind, but esotericism is also booming in the 21st century - and in an area where you would hardly expect it, namely human resources. There is a heated discussion going on there about the Social Recruiting Days and esoteric HR experts. Esotericism is absurd A few years ago I called…

  • Mobile teamwork: 2 X 4 tips for the perfect workflow on the go

    Work wherever and whenever you want – this dream can come true. With the right boss and the right equipment, this can work even in a team. Why offices often seem like a torture chamber to us Have you ever sat at a desk for so long that it seems like a personal torture chamber? It is generally accepted,…

  • Body language: suppress feelings & bodies?

    We have learned to develop and refine our language. We have learned to hide behind beautiful words. But we have forgotten how to naturally integrate our body into our communication. Consciously suppressing feelings? On the one hand we suppress certain movements, on the other hand we consciously promote muscle movements, the effect of which seems positive to us - typical...

  • Pressure on the HR department is increasing: Talent management to the boss!

    HR needs to demonstrate leadership and take a strategic approach. Otherwise the battle for the best talent in line with business growth cannot be won. Increasing pressure on the HR department Companies depend on well-trained employees in order to remain competitive. But the battle for qualified talent is tough. The pressure on HR to attract top talent…

  • Power & Communication between Men & Women: Field Studies on the Playing Field [+2 Checklists]

    Communication in everyday work is usually, implicitly or explicitly, about power. Upon closer inspection, there are many misunderstandings between men and women. How a top dog dominates the hierarchy game A top dog dominates a group. So he has to prove to the team or to the public that he is the greatest. And that’s exactly how the…

  • Leadership competence of the future & essential leadership: manage with ease!

    Time is short, the requirements are high and the deadline pressure is immense. Deadlines are often chased, time is managed, things are organized - there is another way, with calm and composure - even if many managers believe it is not possible. Manage calmly – how does that work? Take your time, be relaxed, look through something in peace,...

  • Delegating correctly and setting limits in a team: 10 tips for efficient collaboration

    Great - someone else does it - that's the meaning that many secretly ascribe to the word "team". You could do a lot better with less selfishness. Teamwork: bad reputation but important! Teamwork has a bad reputation, at least on the quiet. Because working with others is often associated with endless discussions and little result. Included…

  • Personality Traits of Self Employed: Using 10 Mann as World Market Leader?

    Globally successful companies are mainly found in large, innovative centers, less often in hidden mountain valleys. And: A 10-man company is not expected to be very successful. But which personality traits must successful self-employed people have? Approached by BMW Many company founders dream of landing the next big thing: They are therefore looking for investors, want as soon as possible...

  • Home office health management & precarious employment: What will work be like in the future?

    What will the future of work look like? Does the future belong to the free, flexible home office or are we steering into precarious mass employment and total surveillance, e.g. through company health management? The world of work will change decisively Digitization and the Internet will also change our world of work decisively - this is demonstrated, for example, every year at the re:publica, the annual event that is...