Leaders often have a heavy schedule. Travel and jet-lag may add fatigue. They have to resolve stressful situations and have to manage public exposure inside or outside of their organizations. Physical and mental well-being are essential conditions to efficiently cope with these challenges.… Read more “Energy management – How to become a Corporate Athlete”
Personal Development
A simple tool to make better CAREER DECISIONS
The choices to take a new job, to change company or to give a new orientation to our career are highly strategic personal and professional decisions. It is very important to have a robust decision process to avoid regrets and second thoughts.… Read more “A simple tool to make better CAREER DECISIONS”
Stress Management – How to stay serene under high tension?
Studies show that the stress level among leaders is increasing all the time, because the pace of change is accelerating. Leaders have to provide a lot of energy to respond to this, but that is expected to be done in a calm and determined way.… Read more “Stress Management – How to stay serene under high tension?”
CAREER START – How to choose your first employer?
Choosing the right employer for your career start is a key decision. You will find here tips on how to select companies to target and how to be best prepared to apply for your dream job. This will help you putting all the chances on your side for a great career start!… Read more “CAREER START – How to choose your first employer?”
Should employees be informed about the ASSESSMENT OF THEIR POTENTIAL?
In this article I would like to discuss the controversial question, if employees should be informed about the way their potential has been rated. Assessment of potential is a highly complex topic. I will outline here why superficial discussions on potential can be quite damaging.… Read more “Should employees be informed about the ASSESSMENT OF THEIR POTENTIAL?”
How to make individual development plans much more relevant and attractive?
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The quality and the implementation of individual development plans is often not fully satisfactory. Last minute cancellations from training programs are one indicator for that. Employees don’t feel fully responsible for their own development. Here is a proposal how to change that: giving each employee an annual development budget and empowering them to invest this into the development action they believe are most valuable.… Read more “How to make individual development plans much more relevant and attractive?”
Leadership Assessments: Pros & Cons
After a strong expansion of leadership assessments, some companies are now limiting their usage. Should Leadership Assessments be used for candidate selection? Are they a good development tool? This video describes their advantages and limitations and outlines how to make best use of these leadership assessments.… Read more “Leadership Assessments: Pros & Cons”
Career Strategy – 4 principles of career management
This article provides an overview on the key principles of career management. You will find concrete examples and dynamic graphical illustrations. Those could help you define your personal career strategy: setting your career ambition, broadening your experience base in view of your targeted position and going for the most promising opportunities.… Read more “Career Strategy – 4 principles of career management”
Millennial leaders – How do they operate and what we can learn from them?
A lot has been written about the challenges millennials have to integrate into our organizations. But they are now moving themselves into management or project leadership roles. I have therefore observed the behavior of millennial leaders and want to share feedback in this article.… Read more “Millennial leaders – How do they operate and what we can learn from them?”
YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN A NEW JOB
As HR leader, I get very often the question how to best manage the first 100 days in a new job. This article outlines what to consider when you will shape YOUR first 100 days in order to make that start in the new role as efficient as possible.… Read more “YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN A NEW JOB”