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6 exciting locations in historical places: days of team building & histotainment {reader travel tip}
Unusual locations for meetings and company events are in vogue. All the more exciting when they are also steeped in history and offer the right supporting program, as these examples show. 1. Bad Ems – meet and relax in the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Great Spas of Europe” In the course of history, spa towns have often played an important, even global political, role. Likewise...
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Procrastination & time management in the open-plan office: Working efficiently despite difficult colleagues – 2 X 3 tips
Notoriously gossiping, nagging or freaking out colleagues can cause an immense loss of time, especially in the open-plan office. How do we best deal with them? Clarity, recognition and serenity are the cornerstones of the strategy. Procrastination - Out of the Line of Fire I already got on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® shares how I personally evade people who...
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Job Search with Social Media: Time Savings or Waste of Time?
Networking on social media channels such as Twitter or Facebook is experienced by many as a waste of time – leisure time maybe, but looking for a job? Certainly not. But are the traditional ways of finding a job more efficient these days? Looking for a job on the internet: incredulous astonishment I like to write about job hunting with social media from time to time or give presentations about it. And quite often it is...
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10 tips for applying via job exchanges & job advertisements: Looking for a job in leftover recycling?
Are you looking for a job on online job boards and only find junk? This is probably not because of you, but because of the offer. The reality of online job exchanges Finding vacancies shouldn't be a problem in the internet age with the growing number - one thinks so! But the reality is different: Many applicants simply cannot find anything in job markets...
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Management from the bottom: 10 Leadership Tips for Cheffing
Many employees are dissatisfied with their boss. But job frustration up to and including termination does not have to be; because sometimes simple measures help to break out of the usual framework and take the lead yourself: 10 tips. The silent suffering under bosses The boss freaked out again because the pencil crossed…
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Cover letter: 10 sample tips to get started creatively
HR professionals usually have little time to read an application, and it often takes just a few seconds to decide whether it's a top or a flop. The creative start in the application cover letter is therefore of crucial importance. Writing a successful application is an art Even if the job market is recovering a bit, good jobs are hard to find. And a successful application to...
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Work more efficiently in the home office On the go & in the office: 10 tips for organization
Not only since Corona has there been a heated discussion about whether it is better to work at home or in the office. In doing so, we have often criminally neglected one aspect: the furnishing of the workplace also plays an important role for the organization. 10 tips. Set up offices productively According to studies, the majority of employees in companies only do…
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Achieve goals vs. Mindfulness & Self-Love: 7 resolutions to forget
How do you become more productive and achieve your goals? Some good intentions can simply be wrong if they don't fit. 7 typical resolutions that you should at least reconsider. Goals or Self Love? Books and texts on the topic "Don't give a fuck" seem to be very trendy, self-love is "in". This also includes simply...
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The 6 best hotels for meeting in the country: eco meetings in nature {reader travel tip}
Green meetings in nature and seclusion are very trendy, they promise healthy enjoyment, sustainability and relaxation. Can they live up to this claim? We present the best locations. 1. Team Building in Design Eco Hotel: Casa das Penhas Douradas – Burel Mountain Hotel, Portugal I don't know about you but when I think of Portugal…
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Decision avoidance & procrastination: still achieve goals
Every day we have to make many decisions, big and small, that help us achieve goals and work better. Sometimes these are simply avoided. Why? And can that be changed? Decisions: Every day, every hour, dozens of decisions are made every day, even every hour. Some are bigger and rob us of sleep, some are so...
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Communicate successfully on the job: 8 tips for good behavior & politeness
Actually, it goes without saying that one behaves well and is polite, especially at work. Of course you shouldn't put up with everything, but the old rule applies: if you're polite, you have a clear advantage, especially when it comes to your career. 8 tips! Where there is communication, misunderstandings arise. Everyone probably already has that...
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Digital change in recruiting: fear of the robot?
Studies show that they think German HR professionals are relatively safe when it comes to their own substitutability by robots. But digital tools are already doing a lot. And who knows, maybe HR managers will soon feel like Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, whose career came to an abrupt end. Changes, Rise and Fall This could also be a story of rise…
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Negotiate salary correctly: 10 strategies for more money and success
The cliché goes: “Women are interested in fashion, hair, diet and relationships. Men for salary, business, status, influence." Unfortunately, there is a lot of truth in that. And everyone gets what they are interested in. How can companies realize their desire for higher salaries? Have you thought about a raise? The desire for more salary throws many…
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Well-paid jobs: 2 X 10 tips on career choice & attractiveness
Which jobs are safe and attractive? And what makes a job attractive in the first place – e.g. when changing jobs and choosing a career? 2 X 10 tips. Higher salary a decisive criterion for changing What professions are attractive and what makes people change jobs that they think are secure? Some time ago, the research institute forsa surveyed more than a thousand Germans between the ages of 25 and 45…
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Job profile! Health, service and care professions: market opportunities for resourceful people
Services that are tailored as precisely as possible to the customer, especially in the health and care sector, will boom in the future. Individual care desired for those in need of care In 2030, there will be an estimated 100 people of working age in Germany compared to around 50 people of retirement age. Most of these old people wish to live in their familiar surroundings for as long as possible...
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Find the right business idea: Thanks to customer feedback for the right positioning
How do I find the perfect business idea? The best way is through the correct positioning in a niche. This is where customer feedback is most helpful. Some success stories. Positioning for entrepreneurs and employees The topic of positioning has long since not only affected the self-employed, but also employees in companies and, of course, their bosses. The following questions will be answered: How can...
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Fail better: bankruptcy & mistakes as an opportunity
Many founders are afraid of bankruptcy. But even if it is big: "Failure is also an opportunity - if you learn from the mistakes" - that says someone who has gone through all the stages of insolvency and is still successful again today. First mistakes Everything had started well in Krefeld in 1992: Joachim Niering noticed that…
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Perform meetings really well: 10 tips for an optimal meeting
Meetings are considered tedious, annoying and a waste of time. "Hours wasted again in pointless meetings and the real work is left undone" - that's what many think. But meetings can also be used efficiently for your career. Meetings: organize them better instead of eliminating them Some companies and managers proudly announce that they have reduced the number of their meetings to one a week...
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Fear of Internet addiction: why switch off is not a solution
The fear of internet addiction and excessive demands of modern technology is reversed. Is simply switching off a solution? Barely. What helps is a smart approach to technology. Digitalization and the Internet are life? Again and again we have on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® the topic of being overwhelmed and stressed by the internet and new technologies was discussed.…
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{Replica} Demographic change vs. AI in recruiting: Are you also annoyed by the whining about a shortage of skilled workers?
After the Corona crisis, there was a lot of whining in Germany about the shortage of skilled workers. The problem is old and often homemade. Are you also annoyed by the whining about the shortage of skilled workers? Do you feel the same way? Personally, I can no longer listen to the whining about the shortage of skilled workers that I read about every day. This is of course a…
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Choosing a career in the VUCA world: migration and crises change the job search
There is a social paradigm shift in the world of work. Jobs in the luxury industry used to be cool, but in times of climate change and other crises, ethical jobs are in demand. Because giving makes you happy! The Rio Olympics: between waste and poverty No other event in recent years has stood so much for this social paradigm shift, the contrast between…
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Procrastination & time management in a team: watch out for time thieves!
Who does not know that: everyone constantly wants something from us and steals precious time from us. This can only be prevented by switching to tunnel vision and radically blocking uninteresting inquiries. That can have consequences. Telephone calls without a goal or purpose? We had it on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® quite often of how to deal with time-consuming eMails bypasses.…
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Co-moderating boring meetings: 3 typical situations & their solution
A weak point of many meetings is the moderation. Because often the moderator himself does not really know what he wants. But what can you as a participant do about it? If the boss moderates poorly You may be familiar with the situation: You are sitting in a meeting and colleague X has far too much speaking time. For example, because the moderator of individual participants...
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Be hardworking or have a career? The worker bee myth
No pain, no gain - that's true, but to be successful in professional life you still need some self-marketing, efficiency and negotiating skills. That's why worker bees rarely make a career. Worker bees achieve incredible things, but the recognition is lacking There are people in companies who achieve incredible things, almost overturn themselves with good ideas, work with tremendous vigor until they drop -...
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Time management 2 X 5 tips: Identify time traps, overcome obstacles
Time management helps to get things done efficiently. From time to time, however, you should question your daily routines for time thieves and similar obstacles - a suggestion for a personal time analysis. Time management: Every day has only 24 hours Every day has 24 hours, every week seven days. Only: how sensibly and productively we use this time - or...
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Personal Skills: Modesty and the ability to criticize brings you further
Soft or personal skills are often mentioned as desirable qualifications, but hardly anyone knows what they mean. What hardly anyone believes: the ability to take criticism and the right amount of modesty are actually effective. Self-marketing - isn't that annoying? Humility is an important skill these days, and for good reason: quite a few people engage in…
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Growth agile from StartUp to Mittelstand: How does transformation in companies work?
Growth is the death sentence for many startups: because they often arise spontaneously, disruptively, chaotically, but also flexibly. But the drama begins when the company grows: How can companies grow and still remain agile and maintain efficient structures? Why do startups fail? According to Best of HR – Berufebilder.de®-Author Eric Ries, who founded the lean startup method with his bestseller of the same name...
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Sleep disorders what to do? 2 x 8 first aid tips
Many people suffer from insomnia. The consequences: waking up at night, lying awake for hours tormentingly and leaden tiredness the next day. 8 tips against it. Why is getting enough sleep so important? Not even falling asleep is a problem for many people, no, waking up much too early at night is. Because sufficient good sleep is important for the mental, spiritual…
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Reinhold Messner method for teams & job search: Find exactly the right employee!
How would you select collaborators to accompany you on a march to the South Pole. An interesting mind game, triggered by an interview with Reinhold Messner. And how are employees actually selected in many companies? It ends badly with the wrong people When I interviewed Reinhold Messner a while ago, it became clear how important it is for companies to…
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Multi-jobber career changers & the future of work: Goodbye safety thinking!
Life planning, professional security and self-realization seem important, but more and more people have several jobs at the same time or in a row. The end of security leaves room for creativity. Goodbye safety thinking! A certain security in life, especially of a material nature, is one of the wishes and hopes of many people in our society. So far, it seemed to be mainly due to a solid,…
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Change to dream job: Better small steps than escapism
Just quit the job and start from scratch: Who hasn't imagined that? However, a radical cut is often less promising than you think. dream job? No way: the majority have internally resigned According to the annual Gallup Engagement Index, just 13% of employees in Germany are emotionally attached to their company. The majority is…
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Kevin Spacey & digitization in medium-sized companies: regional jobs on the rise?
Digitization does not stop at German medium-sized companies and in recruiting. Multiple Oscar winner Kevin Spacey also sees future potential here. Hollywood star and German medium-sized company Hollywood star Kevin Spacey had a message for entrepreneurs in Munich: “Use the opportunities of digitization, take risks. Find out what's in the black box!" That the two-time Oscar winner...
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Virtual teams: Lead like Google, Skype & Shutterstock
In many German companies there is still a presentational culture, but collaboration in virtual teams is on the advance and companies like Google, Facebook or Shutterstock have been doing it successfully for a long time. How does it work at a distance? Virtual management: leading decentralized teams For large and small companies, especially in the IT industry, leading…
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Conflict management in companies: 10 tips for communication behavior of men & women
A harmonious professional world in which everyone respects one another and works together as a team – a nice ideal that unfortunately has little in common with reality. Therefore, conflicts are inevitable. But men and women communicate differently. Communication behavior: women are different - men men too, it is said, usually manage well at work to communicate with others...
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Job profile! Shopping Consultant & Assistant: Shopping helper in the online jungle
Sustainability is booming and customers can value quality more than quantity. But the offer is overwhelming. What helps? A shopping assistant. Online shop of the future: Fast and cheap, but the service falls by the wayside? Our shopping behavior in particular is being significantly changed by the Internet: We want it to be quick and cheap. What often comes up...
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Learn self-determined & motivated: 12 tips for effective further training
Effective further training, which should really bring something, of course requires more time. And learning content tailored to each employee also costs more money than standardized run-of-the-mill seminars. 08 tips on how to find the perfect training course. Fun in the subway Sometimes you discover funny things while riding the subway - for example this successful advertising idea from damago GmbH...
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How Job Seekers Face Difficult Questions in the Job Interview: 10 Job Advice Tips
The subject of job interviews cannot be killed. Anyone who has managed to get an invitation to an interview has already been shortlisted once, but now has to sell themselves as the perfect candidate for this job. In plain language, this means skillfully answering even tricky questions. Job interview – great demand for tips I actually thought that slowly…
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Business start-up insolvency & restart for companies
Because insolvency is such a taboo subject and because of the legal framework, it's so difficult in Germany to get back on its feet afterwards: for example, when it comes to financing. What's so bad about bankruptcy? Apart from the fact that the debt relief period has traditionally always been quite long in international comparison, many banks do not give bankruptcy credit...
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Professional reorientation & new beginning: Get off the dead horse!
Which job suits me is a frequently searched term in Google. Many people are looking for a job that fulfills them. Because in reality it is more difficult to implement this, we will show you here why new beginnings often fail and what you can do specifically to ensure that it still works - also for...
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Stop! Say “No” in good time: 7 tips to avoid conflict
Many conflicts also arise because people do not simply express what they want, but the suppressed aggression smolders in them to the point of explosion. It would often help to say “Stop!” in good time. accept. 7 tips. Worker bee until late at night A situation that many people are probably familiar with: You are looking forward to your well-deserved…
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Recruiting vs. professional reorientation: When Barbie & Ken make personnel decisions
Learning a job and doing it for a lifetime - this is how the German standard continues to look. But that's like Barbie and Ken making hiring decisions. What is the result? Professional reorientation is a trending topic among the most-read articles Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® belongs to the subject of professional reorientation. Also on Google...
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Resilience is learnable: how to train success
Nobody likes failure. But it is important to get back up from failures and setbacks. Resilience helps. How can you learn to be resilient? Resilience: The ability to see things calmly We see this again and again: Some people are successful. You seem to be able to do everything without effort, while others are stressed from morning to night...
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Bullying in the workplace & bullying in a team: How to show the red card
"Hell is the others" said the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, describing what is part of the bitter everyday life for many employees, especially in times of crisis: being harassed at work. It often starts out harmless, but can spread if you don't do something about it. Attention top dog scramble Bullying is actually top dog scramble: whoever bullies has…
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Tidying up & organizing: order in 1 hour [4 steps, 5 tips]
Tidying up is one of those activities that we like to put off - usually much longer than tidying up would actually take. Now that's over - in four easy steps. Clutter: Not seeing the forest for the trees You probably know this: been out and about for a few days, every morning hectically…
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Learning to organize and working properly during your studies: University time management
At universities, the curriculum is very well organized, there is not much left of the cliché of the lazy student. How can students efficiently organize their daily routine at the university? How students cope with the mass of demands While everything was usually pretty well laid out at school – timetable, exam dates, homework and material – you have to…
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More creative & productive through rituals: learning from successful people
Creative and productive work processes are as individual as people themselves. It therefore makes sense to take a look at the work processes of famous personalities. Rituals and habits help us in our work Rituals, that sounds a bit spiritual and habits, if we are honest, seem boring at first glance. But if we take a closer look, then...
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Recruiting per employee: Search your colleagues themselves!
For many companies, finding good employees is almost more difficult than winning customers. So it sounds tempting to get employees to look for their future colleagues themselves – after all, they also have to work with them. But the method has its pitfalls. Minimizing the risk of new hires New hires always come with risks for companies...
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Team competence at the assessment center: Applicant cooking with Reinhold Messner & the LinkedIn founder?
Posting a job, applying and being hired is common recruiting practice. But there are also exciting, alternative recruitment methods: hiking, cooking and extreme sports. How does this work? Alternative recruiting - can that work? Some time ago, when I moderated a panel on team building in recruiting at Zukunft Personal, Europe’s largest trade fair, one question in particular always came up…
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Present as Hitchcock: 10 tips for exciting lectures
Our author Michael Moesslang found out some time ago: 97% of all presentations are - well, boring as a snore. But how do you make it better? 10 tips. Boredom or action? Do you want to bore your readers or offer them an exciting presentation? However, this requires two things above all: optimal preparation and full concentration on the presentation show.…
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Perfect timing at eMail-Shipping: 25 tips & etiquette rules for good communication
eMails may be practical, but they are not always appropriate. We will show you which etiquette rules you need to pay attention to. eMails: time-saving, but not always appropriate eMails are one of the most important means of communication today, used on almost every occasion - especially at work. But not always are eMails also the best means of communication in a…
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How the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) makes life difficult for applicants & 10 tips on how to get the job anyway
The General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) is actually intended to ensure more transparency and less discrimination in the application process. Often, however, the opposite is the case. An overview. The Ossi discrimination An unusual dispute before the district court of Stuttgart caused a stir in German HR departments in 2010: An applicant had not been invited to an interview and then had a window construction company because of discrimination…
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Termination & job loss: 11 tips for unemployment & re-entry
Increasing flexibility in the world of work, weakening of protection against dismissal, weakening of works councils and trade unions: the signs on the labor market are stormy. But what can you do to avoid being blown away by it? Job security is being lost bit by bit Trade unions in Germany are repeatedly making themselves unpopular with strikes that, for example, paralyze train traffic or…
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Assert yourself & stay nice at the same time: Sovereignty as squaring the circle?
Can you assert yourself and still stick to it nicely? And what actually constitutes real sovereignty? A topic that also drives our female readership - but not only. 2 X 3 tips about it. Clear, unambiguous communication: what are the benefits? Some time ago I got on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® called upon to...
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Just start instead of panic: how positive thinking makes you productive
Our society is dominated by fear. In principle, it is not a bad thing to be careful. Because only what we think is possible is possible. Unfortunately, our fears often slow us down. We decide how we see things We often decide for ourselves what is possible and what is not. Recently a friend from vacation sent me one eMail: "Here…
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This is how gift ideas for colleagues and bosses promote a career: 7 etiquette tips against embarrassment
Giving gifts is something positive and should bring joy, but it can quickly damage your own career, especially in a professional environment. 7 tips to avoid embarrassing gifts at work. The psychological effect of giving gifts Giving gifts is a matter that has many positive associations: We usually show other people that we...
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Learning to be innovative for companies and employees: 8 tips
Germany tends to be rather hostile to innovation. According to a study, 59 percent of Germans share this pessimistic assessment. But what does that really look like in practice? Can companies and employees learn to be innovative? And don't we have to look at our own noses too? Innovative pioneers in the digital industry? Especially in the digital industry, many people describe themselves...
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Solve problems thanks to waiting time: 6 tips to use dead time more effectively
We all do it daily and constantly get annoyed about it: waiting. On something or someone. How can you bridge such dead times? Or: maybe that doesn't make sense at all? A third of your life is spent waiting I've often heard or read that you apparently spend a third of your life waiting: Eg...
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Meetings without bosses: 9 tips against self-actors in the team
Many go in, little comes out - this is the popular opinion about meetings. The fact that meetings often fail can be due to many factors. One of them, which we want to shed light on here, is the self-expression of team members. But what can you do about it? Meetings suffer from the human factor What do we have at Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® not all about...
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Teamwork time management risk analysis: overcoming fear makes you productive
What does extreme sports have to do with the job? Much! Because with both you have risks and fears that you have to learn to deal with. And it's all about team spirit. Both make you productive. Taking risks releases productive forces Taking risks, daring to do the unimagined, often releases unimagined productive forces in the end. At least that's how it was for me...
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Employee loyalty: emotions Networks & boomerang hires against a shortage of skilled workers?
Companies do well to bind their employees emotionally to the company. But many employees have internally resigned. What to do? Company: Just madhouses? Books put into words what many workers feel. Studies confirm it, and brain research backs it up: Our motivation decreases because the emotional bond to the employer is decreasing more and more. It likes...
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Easier & easier life without perfectionism - 6 tips: Stop standing in your own way!
The desire to do everything well and properly is not a bad thing. However, if you exaggerate, you will quickly get in your own way. 6 tips against excessive perfectionism and for a simpler life. Perfection: The desire to do everything right! Last week, I came across a nice example of how someone could…
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Cheating & recognizing mistakes in the job reference: 10 tips for HR managers
Job references are a constantly controversial topic. And of course you, on the one hand, are fully entitled to do so, but nowhere is there so much cheating. Inflation of good ratings? There is no doubt that job references help employers and HR managers to better assess employees in Spe. This also applies to executives, as our author Tanja Merkens explains in her article 6 tips for managers. On the other hand…
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Negotiating in hopeless situations: rushing forward wins!
Quit, important customer dropped out, stress with colleagues: Standing with your back against the wall, seeing red is not a good feeling. But one that often unleashes unexpected powers. Seeing red: There is always an alternative! Peter Maier struggled for months, planned, calculated, negotiated - and in the end he didn't get the important order....
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How companies find the right employees: Reinhold Messner on personnel marketing
That's probably what every company wants: employees who fit the requirements and the advertised job profile like a glove. Extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner explains what helps against this. Reinhold Messner gives tips for HR managers in an interview A common problem with many job advertisements: Although the companies actually have a precise picture of the…
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Psychopaths as bosses: 10 tips for handling
Ruthless, efficient to the point of dropping, greedy for money and power - often the guarantor for entry into the executive floor. But what many employees accept as normal may in fact be a mental disorder that is said to affect 10 in 5 top executives in the US. To the choleric in XNUMX seconds? The boss has just given the employee…
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Virtual work & bring your own device: More than a question of trust
Virtual, decentralized forms of work are on the rise. What does the new work culture mean for companies? When in doubt, there are many legal and technical problems. New technology, new questions There is no doubt that virtual work is on the rise. Offices, working hours and even personal presence are actually superfluous. That raises questions. The technology is not…
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University degree, end-of-year training: What can go wrong when looking for a job
We have written a lot here over the years about the difficult career start of humanities and social scientists - for example Gianna Reich's call to leave your comfort zone. Now I realize: The problem also affects many other groups of graduates. A plea to persevere! On the hard ground of reality Best of HR – Berufebilder.de®...
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OPINION!plus Reinhold Messner on goals & failure: “I have always followed my passion”
Some time ago I interviewed the extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner at Sigmundskron Castle near Bozen/South Tyrol. In the video interview, he reports on extrinsic motivation and how to achieve even extreme goals. Reinhold Messner is one of the most famous mountaineers in the world. In 1978, together with Peter Habeler, he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the help of…
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Implementing strange ideas with strategy & planning: 7 tips for a structured business start-up
There are many original ideas with real potential that fizzle out. A lack of stamina and a lack of structure and planning are often the reasons. Ideas often fail when they are implemented The self-proclaimed start-up metropolis of Berlin is, it sometimes seems to me, the city of 1.000 ideas, each one crazier than the last. Meet people who have big plans...
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The 5 Best Lifestyle Design Locations for Creative Meetings {Reader's Travel Tip}
Many meeting rooms are still boringly furnished, with simple, sparse, carelessly arranged tables and chairs. A creative environment has been proven to have a significant impact on productivity and thus the success of a meeting. Creative atmosphere improves productivity Unfortunately, many meeting rooms are still furnished rather boringly, with more or less plain and sparse, carelessly arranged tables and chairs.…
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Mixed leadership & communication between women & men: 8 tips
Companies are recognizing more and more that mixed leadership is important for corporate success. But there are often problems in communication. 8 tips to solve them. Mixed leadership in German companies When I was looking for examples of mixed leadership a while ago, many companies turned me down: Apparently, even if they…
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The home office of your dreams: 12 tips for an efficient workplace
One aspect that is criminally neglected in remote work in particular is ergonomics at the workplace. Working in a coffee shop is considered cool, but who thinks about the back pain caused by unsuitable chairs? 12 tips on how to do it better. The ideal workplace? On the left the empty bag from which you hastily wolfed down the sandwich at lunchtime, on the right...
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Downshifting - just don't become the boss: 10 tips for avoiding a career
Career, success, money, power - these are the paradigms of our society. Always striving for a higher position, developing further - that's what employees expect today. But some resist the pressure - and that doesn't have to be the worst thing. Tobi Schlegl - or we are too used to careers right now The story went…
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StartUps: Fear of failure prevents innovation
Germany has an anti-corporate and anti-founder mentality. And bankrupts are always the bad guys. This is also reflected in the handling of errors. Unfortunately, this also avoids innovations. The start-up mentality of the series founders Although Germany would like to have more founders, start-ups are always a hot topic, especially in the self-proclaimed start-up capital of Berlin. At the same time is…
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Change Management Digitization Automation: changing thinking patterns - but how?
In order to make our workflows more efficient, it makes sense to automate them. But change management can only be implemented if you think that far ahead at all. Practical tips. Change management in Germany: euphoria vs. refusal In Germany there are currently two factions, it seems to me: those who are euphoric about progress and those who refuse to progress. And the former simply don’t make it, the…
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Job search & application for humanities & social scientists: 12 tips for starting your career
Even if a slight rethinking of employers can be heard in the course of social change: The job market for humanities and social scientists is still tense. Why is it and what can the graduates do? Right on trend? It used to be said that humanities and social scientists can only become taxi drivers. Today, as times…
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Rethinking study and career choices - 9 tips: Setting the right course
Those who have the choice are spoiled for choice – this saying applies in particular to career and study choices. Because the offer is sometimes so confusing that it is difficult to set the right course for your own future. 9 tips how to make it anyway. Eyes open when choosing a career? Many school leavers are familiar with the…
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Organize more efficiently, live and work more easily: order and minimalism
In recent years we have dealt extensively with the use of technical devices. And it was found that they are fundamentally changing our entire lives, including the non-digital areas. How much digitization is changing our work and life How much digitization as a way of life and work is penetrating all of our lives, explicitly including non-digital…
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Secure job even in times of crisis: 12 tips against anxiety & stress
The bad news first: No job is truly secure. Globalization, job cuts, digitization, climate change - there are many crises that threaten jobs. But the constant turning in the hamster wheel is the wrong way. Hamster wheel of job anxiety or new productivity? Especially in times of crisis, job anxiety is rampant and many employees worry about how safe their job...
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Focus on dual careers: children, careers, equality?
When both partners want to pursue a career, it is often difficult. After all, a high degree of flexibility and usually also mobility are mandatory in many jobs today. How can a double career be shaped when there are still children? Dual career: There are two variants A study by the German Youth Institute (DJI) identified two variants for the dual career of the future. The…
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Change Management in Personality Development: 8 Tips on how to deal with change
Change management and innovation have recently been high on the agenda of many companies. What is often forgotten is that every single employee has to change their habits. And that's often harder than you think. Human beings are creatures of habit Because much of our behavior is often unconsciously controlled by habits. And most people love these habits and feel...
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Organize data optimally: Electronic planning and paper do not have to be enemies
Who doesn't dream of a paperless office? But many still use paper for their notes or for collecting addresses (business cards). A reason to once again compare the two systems with their advantages and disadvantages. Does the dream of a paperless office remain a dream? The dream of going paperless is probably as old as...
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Prejudices, the trap of simplification: pigeonhole thinking: 4 + 10 tips against the sluggish brain
Many people want simple solutions in an increasingly complex world. Our brain tricks us. What can we do about it? Simplification and its Consequences People tend to generalize their own point of view and think in categories. This is due to the brain, which wants to process information as quickly as possible. Where does that...
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Studying digitally & networked: What can students expect at universities today?
Even at most universities, nothing works without the Internet these days: Whether applying for a place at university, registering for an event, learning together and even taking the exams themselves are now possible online! An overview of how such a networked student life could work. In the past... Those who used to apply for a place at university first went to student counseling and...
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Sorting Sorting - 4 Tips: The Marie Kondo dilemma
Marie Kondo recognized that storing is rarely smart and turned it into a veritable business model. But how do you ensure that nothing accumulates in the first place? Marie Kondo - rich and famous by tidying up Marie Kondo has become rich and famous by mercilessly sorting out other people. She works with it practically…
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Advancing innovations & changes: a long path to inspiration
Even if there are many good ideas, as the top management consultants Assig+Echter found out in an interview: Innovations often have a hard time. This is also due to the resistance of the long-established people - and the lack of transparency in the communication channels. StartUp safaris for more innovation? Whether sugar-based vaccines, surface analysis for quality control, laser production, research into more effective solar cells or the production of new optoelectronic devices...
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Work better & more efficiently thanks to criticism: Every feedback helps me advance
Constructive criticism can help to improve your own way of working. Nevertheless, she is not particularly popular in perfectionist Germany. In other countries it is different. Successful culture of innovation and feedback: In other countries people are ahead Some time ago I wrote about the American feedback culture in my column in the daily newspaper “Die Welt”. A topic that…
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Job profile! & Dream job hotel manager: cancel Paul McCartney once
For many, a management position in the tourism sector is a dream job: working internationally, dealing with people, and maybe even getting to know celebrities are the incentive for many to aim for this goal. Dream job hotel manager A management position in the tourism sector is considered a dream job for many: working internationally, dealing with people, and maybe even getting to know celebrities are the incentive for many to achieve this goal…
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More money or better life? How to finance a trip around the world
Three years around the world – “doesn’t work!” will probably be the reaction of most of us. Or is it? And what about financially? The Dilemma of Traveling Traveling is not only a beautiful and enriching experience, it also teaches you life lessons. However, the thing about travel puts many people…
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Live happier & better: positive attitude, change thought patterns
Just dare something! Julia Malchow, who took a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway with her little son, shows how it's done. Her example can be wonderfully transferred to our everyday life. Here, too, positive thinking and courage often encounter resistance and prejudice. Just be more optimistic! Is it that easy? There are those days when…
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OPINION! Edible Canada CEO on Productivity: "When I get up at 3 a.m., I work my best."
Edible Canada CEO Eric Pateman is a self-confessed workaholic. His productivity tip: get up at 3 a.m. In an interview, he explains how it works: Eric Pateman began his career as a chef and started his own catering business at the age of 18. In the meantime, he completed an MBA degree and works in Namibia, Australia and Great Britain, among other places. Today operates four companies…
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Digital Teamwork: 5 Steps to Collaborative Working on the Net
Teamwork on the Internet can be great if it promotes community and leads to better solutions with the knowledge gained in the team - keyword swarm intelligence. But how do you organize digital collaboration? Digital, networked communication: curse or blessing? There is no question that digital, networked work can be great. With the wrong means of communication, however, it can become a torment. What conditions...
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Procrastination: waste time efficiently 7 times - & how to do it better!
Procrastination is so easy. You just have to do it intelligently and you'll always have the right excuse ready to join in the dirge about too much stress and work. It also makes your job easier to do. Important things are unattractive - but why? There is this law of nature that you probably know:…
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Suitable employees as an image problem? Just make yourself the specialists!
In sectors such as IT or social professions, companies complain about a shortage of skilled workers. But that is partly homemade, for example due to a bad image. What to do? Skilled workers don't grow on trees Discussions about the shortage of skilled workers are always surprisingly contradictory: While some claim that there is no shortage, others complain that they cannot find any suitable…
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The 5 Best Hotels for Creative Conferences: Learn & Experience while Playing {Reader's Travel Tip}
Business trips and conferences are generally considered boring and hardly arouse enthusiasm among the participants. But there are creative exceptions that easily lead to success. So much playful creativity is good for a hotel People have a visual memory and remember things much better if they associate them with special events or places. I…
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Recruiting - IT specialists desperately wanted: 5 tips for better personnel search
Companies, handicraft businesses, doctors - they are all looking for qualified personnel. What is often forgotten in many HR campaigns: It is important to reach the right target group. IT staff annoyed by HR staff Recently at a start-up event: A young developer, who by the way has a permanent position at a corporation, complained to me about his suffering: “Oh, these stupid HR staff, they keep annoying me…
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Bullying: 10 instant help tips against colleague hell
Bullying, being systematically taken down by others and having the feeling of being powerless against it, is not nice. Standard tips don't always help, but they can provide a first orientation. Why is bullying so cruel? Bullying is a form of physical or emotional abuse, usually based on an actual or perceived difference...
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Honorary teacher in Germany: academics below the poverty line
On a normal Tuesday morning, Susanne Hausner's alarm clock rings at 6.45 a.m. But she doesn't come home until around 21 p.m. Nevertheless, she has little more than 882,50 euros a month for rent and groceries. And that despite the fact that she completed her studies in politics and English with excellent grades. Despite political…
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Miriam Meckel & her luck of being inaccessible: What can be done against burnout?
Burnout situations can be prevented - but require a change in our behavior. Concrete measures for this can be surprisingly simple. Why work can make you ill Today's working and living environment demands a lot from us. Technology not only has a supportive effect, but also makes many of us driven. Whoever reads Miriam Meckle's CV,…
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10 Tips for team decisions: How teamwork pays off
Team decisions are all the rage, lonely boss decisions are out of fashion in current management theory. And yet joint decisions are often difficult and take more time. 10 tips so that you can still succeed. The Hardship of Team Decisions In the light of my column in Wirtschaftswoche Online, which will be published tomorrow, I have dealt with team decisions in more detail. All too often they don't have one...
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Women as entrepreneurs in a male domain [+ checklist]
Women start up differently. Even if you become self-employed in a male domain. What drives female founders? The fact is: the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur is no picnic. Women start up differently “So much has been written about this; Women just do it differently," answers Bundestag member Antje Lezius, slightly annoyed, when asked what women entrepreneurs are better or...
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Digital manipulation through quantified self: It starts with the children
The quantified self movement is gaining more and more followers worldwide. It's no wonder that children are already enthusiastic about this trend. I found a blatant example of this in Estonia. Main argument: self-optimization I admit it: The enthusiasm for measuring oneself in every detail and pursuing self-improvement is simply a little scary for me - even if the...
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Informal learning while traveling: 8 tips for job & life
Very few things we learn, we learn at school or in courses. Learning happens “on the job”, in the family, in a club – or when travelling. Learning on the go For many, vacation is still about hanging out, just letting your soul dangle, doing nothing. But this mentality will change in the future. Then…
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Solve problems, make decisions: just do not think about it!
A lot doesn't always help a lot: When making important decisions and solving problems, it's worth taking a deep breath and simply doing nothing. Science explains why. Sleep for Better Decisions “Sleep on it one night” is often heard when making important decisions. In fact, sleep actually helps make decisions like that,…
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Preparing Presentations Make Preparations: 15 tips convince like arguments
Many people find it stressful to have to speak in front of an audience. But presentations help to advance professionally. 15 tips on how to succeed even under adverse circumstances. Convince with good arguments in every presentation Those who can present themselves optimally in public are more likely to be remembered by bosses and colleagues and thus improve their career opportunities. Provided the speaker can understand his…
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Motivation & Recruiting: Teambuilding with Google Microsoft LinkedIn & Co
Team building should be able to get unmotivated employees back on their toes. LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke prefers to hold his meetings while hiking. And the model also seems to be suitable for recruiting. Or? Hiking with the LinkedIn founder There have long been alternatives to traditional recruiting methods for companies: recently at Zukunft Personal, Europe’s largest industry trade fair, I moderated…
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OPINION! Ex-Yahoo Germany boss Steffen Hopf in an interview: "Marissa Mayer was right!"
Steffen Hopf is Managing Director of Yahoo Germany. In the interview, he talks about his personal work habits and how Marissa Mayer's home office verdict affected productivity in the company. Steffen Hopf is the Managing Director of Yahoo in Germany. In the position of Country Commercial Director, the 40-year-old is also responsible for all marketing activities...
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Motivated to work happily and productively: This is how flow, stress and endorphins work in the brain
Self-determined and meaningful work brings better results. However, the word is not to speak of a pure feel-good culture. Stress also promotes productive work through the release of hormones in the Gehrin. The power of flow In the discussion of a contribution about motivation through self-determined and meaningful work Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® The question arose how important...
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Making a career with innovative ideas: the 10 best creativity techniques
A good education and diligence are no longer the guarantors for a career. What is needed above all is creativity, which ensures the survival of a company even in difficult situations. we will tell you how you can use simple means to promote your creativity. Make a career through creativity Peter B.'s department wants to develop a new product on…
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Procrastination or laziness: Does doing nothing make you productive?
Everything would be better if we were just lazier and didn't constantly do placebo work, wrote bestselling author Holm Friebe. I have my doubts - even if many of Friebe's thoughts are good, one has to differentiate. Mindfulness and laziness as a trend? Laziness and productivity - how do they go together? Apparently very good...
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Career choice career changers job sharing: don't listen to wrong role models
Many young people look to role models when choosing a career – mostly their parents, but also celebrities. That doesn't make sense, because the career opportunities of the future look very different. Why do you look to role models at all? The ideal is that young people in particular choose their profession based on their personal abilities. In the…
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Feelgood Management & Employer Branding: The Cuddle Companies
People also cuddle in German companies. Don't you think so? Feelgood management is the name of the trend that, exceptionally, emerged in Germany. Just a bit of Google for German companies or is there more to it than that? From the trend to everyday business Another new trend in the world of work: feel-good management – a feel-good atmosphere in the workplace. In fact, the subject will...
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Mobile Workflow for Business Travel: Work Perfectly on the Move
Mobile working is becoming more and more important and commonplace, not only for digital nomads and permanent business travelers. Which tools are necessary and helpful for this? The perfect workflow when traveling Proper organization is the be-all and end-all if you want to work smoothly while traveling. I have therefore summarized from my own experience what it means to…
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Management - Chefs in the Net Trap: 10 Tips for Better Leadership
What makes a good boss? He should be social, good to the employees, not an asshole. But is that really good management? Cool bosses = good management? Why leadership means so much more Cool bosses who play table tennis with their employees, organize summo wrestling and go on vacation with the whole team are considered a symbol of a…
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More money in salary talks: convince the boss of his own performance with 7 rhetoric tricks
If you want to come out of a successful salary interview with more money, you not only need good preparation, you also need to be able to conduct the interview correctly. 7 tips. Salary interview with the boss: no walk in the park Even if you have waited for the right time for the interview and have otherwise prepared well: a salary interview is never a walk in the park. Because no boss...
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Crowdsourcing in HR Management: New Opportunities for Recruiters?
Crowdsourcing is an important topic and therefore of great importance in human resources management. Quite a few companies have been able to improve their work processes by involving staff or customers because in this way they have minimized errors and increased the potential for innovation. How can this be achieved? Crowdsourcing in personnel management - positive and negative examples Crowdsourcing, and that is what is often...
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Properly organizing the tax and revenue office as a prerequisite for founding a company: 10 tips for bureaucracy
One of the most important tasks of a founder is to be familiar with taxes, finance and bureaucracy. 10 tips at a glance. German tax laws – anything but entrepreneur-friendly The German tax laws are anything but easy to apply, especially for entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, every founder should deal with the topic in detail - because even if you are in a...
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Time management & setting priorities: 12 tips for work organization
Many fail when it comes to time management and the causes usually lie deeper: It is the inability to set priorities because many people cannot decide between different alternatives. Because focusing also implies saying no! Why exactly planning makes sense For many people, managing your time properly is a science in itself. Among students, for example, feels...
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Business start-ups Disruption Adventure Innovation: Founders have to be crazy!
Innovation is a risk. And an adventure. Always. But in Germany people like to try to minimize this risk from the start. That can't work, because founders have to be crazy! Entrepreneurs have to be crazy! If you want to be successful, you have to dare something crazy. Founders must spin! But Germany is not a place for innovative crackpots. At least not if...
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The Marshmallow Challenge vs. Multitasking: Is it more effective to just get started than to plan for a long time?
Strategic planning is a guarantee for good results. However, a simple experiment with spaghetti and a marshmallow shows that it does not necessarily make you more productive. But the opposite doesn't help either. Strategies lead to the goal? Those who plan with foresight, design strategies and only make decisions after careful consideration are generally considered to be more effective than people who intuitively or…
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The 7 Best Locations for Unusual Conferences Seminars Meetings {Reader's Travel Tip}
Many conference or seminar locations are technically perfectly equipped - but otherwise not very charming and original. The location of an event is crucial to its success. Locations that you like to remember It is often more the special charm of a location that inspires us or reminds us of the…
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Self-responsible learning: Better than a continuing education show
Expensive further education and complex training courses are often not much more than a cheap further education show when you look at them closely. Because often enough it is more about sensationalism and lecturer evaluations than actual learning success. Certificates don't lie? Yesterday I used time management as an example to explain why expensive further training courses are often ineffective. I was then asked in a comment...
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Mindfulness Motivation & Satisfaction: 3 X 3 tips for the gratitude diary
Our life is getting faster and more hectic. It helps to be clear about what you have already achieved. After all, those who are satisfied not only have a better life, but also work better. A gratitude journal can help us do this. Stress caused by the wrong goals Not only is life around us becoming more and more stressful…
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Application sorted out - job seekers simply expect too much? 10 tips against cancellation
Written hundreds of applications, but only received rejections despite relevant experience and excellent references? This can, but does not have to be due to your own performance. Always only rejections - are applicants or employers to blame? "Again!" thinks Sylvia when she gets her returned application documents from the mailbox. It's not the first time Sylvia has...
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Chief Arrogance and Power Games: 10 tips for difficult supervisors
Hierarchies are simply part of everyday life at work. But what happens when the boss uses his power a little too much, crosses borders and power games soon become the dominant topic? And what can you do about it? Bossing: Threatening instead of discussing? Without a doubt, a boss has power because he influences earnings, career opportunities and work...
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Delegate employees properly: 10 tips for better communication
The ability to delegate tasks to others is crucial for personal success. However, this does not always work smoothly and without misunderstandings. Tips on how to properly communicate tasks and goals to others. What the ex-head of state says about delegating The idea for this post came to me a while ago when I was talking to former Icelandic head of state Vigdís Finnbogadóttir…