Human Aspects · 05. March 2019

Appreciation creates successful experiences and yet we all too rarely experience appropriate appreciation during everyday business life. Appreciation and praise are essential elements in the management of employees. What can we learn in this regard from neurology?

Change Management · 25. February 2019

Our status is of central importance to us. We often define ourselves all too much based upon our social status. However, during change processes, precisely this social status is put at risk. What can we thus learn from Maslow in order to keep persons motivated during the change process?

Change Management · 17. February 2019

Agility is “in”, but does it also bring us new ideas in change management? Oliver Kohne und Doris Wieser recently systematically analyzed the concept of agile change management.

Human Aspects · 09. February 2019

While we were just dealing with Generation Y and trying to understand it, the next generation was already right before us. The future belongs to Generation Z and it is different. Let’s get ready and let’s begin to understand it!

Change Management · 28. January 2019

“Remain objective” is a frequently-used phrase in heated discussions in today’s everyday business life. But don’t emotions also bring us insights?

Human Aspects · 12. January 2019

... and not that generations wouldn’t have previously tried this, but these days this appears to be accepted. Thus, “Generation Z” is different: It doesn’t just say “no”, but its “no” has consequences. We should analyze these consequences even more.

Change Management · 02. January 2019

Whenever we change organizations, we need a change dynamic which can be generated only through an instability within the system. During times of stability, we always do the same thing–display conduct according to defined rules. And precisely these rules need to be broken!

Human Aspects · 14. December 2018

According to a study from the Institute for Corporate Productivity, only 8 percent of HR executives thought performance management made a significant contribution to performance. Employees blame unfair compensation systems and managers are frustrated. What can we do?

Human Aspects · 08. December 2018

When I recently read in a blog article from Bernd Slaghuis that almost every third employee wishes to slow down in his professional life, I questioned this–namely why this then happens so rarely? Aren’t we missing a big opportunity here?

Change Management · 27. November 2018

We all know that only through active communication can we change individual behavior during transformational processes. And yet many transformational processes fail due to inefficient communication. What are we doing right? What can we do better?