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35 Years of Coverdale Austria – And Still Going Strong
In 1989, a small and ambitious team in Austria gathered around, probably surrounded by piles of paper, a few flipcharts, and the firm belief:"We’re going to bring the Coverdale Method here, and we’ll show everyone how competence development really works." Today – 35...
60 Years of Coverdale – Impact through Clarity and Collaboration
Ralph Coverdale founded The Coverdale Organisation in 1965. Over time, it has grown into a network of eight equal country organizations under the umbrella of Coverdale Ltd. His vision was to help leaders build teams that take shared ownership, consistently pursue...
60 Years of Coverdale – and Plenty of Reasons to Celebrate!
This year, our international Coverdale gathering was something truly special: We had several anniversaries to honor in style: ✨ 60 years of Coverdale International✨ 45 years of Coverdale Germany✨ 35 years of Coverdale Austria✨ 20 years of Coverdale Russia Around 40...
WORK IN TRANSFORMATION
CHANGE 2025 REQUIRES MINDSET, STRUCTURE, AND PLAYABILITY "Change again?"In many organizations, words like transformation, change, or agility provoke fatigue more than inspiration. And no wonder: over the past few years, the world of work hasn't changed gradually—it’s...
Bookreview: Do What You’re Good At
Why We Should Follow Our Talents, Not Just Our Interestsby Aljoscha Neubauer, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 5th Edition 2023, 270 pages Do What You’re Good At, written by renowned Austrian psychologist and professor of differential and personality psychology Aljoscha...
Workhack: TEAM – “Terrific, Everyone Else Assumed the Mandate”
This tongue-in-cheek definition of TEAM has taken on new relevance in the era of New Work. Nowadays, team members often work highly independently. They may no longer see each other every day, and teams increasingly rely on the idea that “someone else will handle...
CASE STUDY: TEAM DEVELOPMENT VS. TEAMBUILDING – A REAL-LIFE CASE FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR
How two teams in the public service redefined the way they work together When people discuss successful collaboration, the term' team building' comes up quickly. Typically, it’s about building trust: bringing people together, helping them get to know each other,...
The Art of Collaboration: Unlocking High Performance
“To make way in life you need three things: a deep sense of inner purpose and the will to renew it. A clear vision of the future and the energy to pursue it. And courage. Courage to take steps that others may fear to take.” – Ralph Coverdale In an...
DIGITAL NATIVES VS. ANALOG EXPERTS
– why a mixed generation workforce is the future of collaboration Digital tools, AI, remote work, Slack, Miro, Zoom … for some, these are part of daily life; for others, they’re a challenge. The rapid pace of technological change hasn’t stopped at the doorsteps of...
Book Recommendation: And Yet They Change…!?
Business Models, Social Systems, and Innovation from a Systems Perspective, By Maximilian Schaut and Dorothea Oehm, Carl-Auer Verlag, 2022, 157 pages Understanding Business Models as Dynamic Social Systems And Yet They Change…!? analyzes business models as dynamic...
Workhack: Transformation
An important first step at the threshold of transformation (e.g., from combustion engines to e-mobility or from analog to digital photography) is to gain clarity about the stage of uncertainty that the project entails. As a tool for this, I introduce Uncertainty...
Case Study: From Crisis to Comeback – A Transformation Journey
This case study focuses on a subsidiary of an international corporation with approximately 200 employees – let’s call it ABC GmbH. Once the core of the parent company, this subsidiary now faces a challenging situation. Due to fundamental changes in market conditions,...
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