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CHECKLIST FACILITATION
How to prepare a moderation?Order clarification Who is the client for the moderation? Who are the other stakeholders for the topic? What exactly does the client expect from the moderation? What experience does the client already have with moderated events? What is the...
TEAM DEVELOPMENT IN PROJECTS
1. Input phase Attributes Who are the others? Do I have to be afraid or will I feel comfortable? Possible interventions break ice establish contacts allow arrivals Life cycle puberty 2. Orientation phase Attributes What's the subject? How are we supposed to work? Do I...
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IN EVERY DAY LANGUAGE
Order clarification What's this all about? Can one of you explain what we actually want to do? So, what is expected of us? What is the exact content of the task? What do we mean by this word/order? Sense/purpose What are we doing this for? What does our company/our...
Agile… Not by SCRUM, but with SCRUM (2)
Recently I wrote an article with the title "Agile… not by Scrum, but with Scrum". Maybe I didn't bring the content of this article to the point for experienced agilists. I shall therefore try to be more specific here. You can be agile without using Scrum or Kanban....
RULES FOR VIRTUAL TEAMS
Voice mail Check your voice mail daily and call back within 24 hours. If you cannot check the voice mail, speak a friendly message that you have limited access. Speak slowly and clearly when leaving messages for others. Say exactly and clearly what you need until...
AGILE PROJECT AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
A complex environment and constantly changing conditions require modern, agile approaches for modern project and product management - a proven method for this is SCRUM. Coverdale has extensive experience in training skills, providing tools and teaching practical...
CHECKLIST PEOPLE ASSESSMENT
People you know little about… This checklist gives an overview of the traps you can fall into when assessing people you know little about. Selective perception We tend to perceive only certain behaviors in others. Mostly these perceptions correspond with our already...
The collegially managed company – ideas and practices for the agile organization of tomorrow
With this focus, this book offers an alternative to the classic hierarchical leadership approach. The two authors know from their own experience that even small changes can have a big impact, as they themselves have supported the transformation of their company. The...
PERSONEL DEVELOPMENT – A DRIVER FOR AGILE ORGANISATIONS
"It's not the strongest species that survives, not even the most intelligent, it's the one that can best adapt to change." Charles Darwin The development of an agile company is a profound transformation process. At the beginning, there is usually considerable...
CASE STUDY TRANSFORMATION LAB
Transformation ist zur Zeit in vielen Organisationen aktuell. Warum lehrt gerade dieses Thema sogar gestandene Führungskräfte und CEOs das Fürchten? 2018 fanden bei Coverdale Österreich mehrere erfolgreiche Transformation Labs statt. In unserem Transformation Lab...
NEGOTIATION TRICKS
The most common negotiation tricks… …and how to render them harmless. This list - which has been developed in our training sessions from participants' experiences - is intended to help expose tricks and to counter them effectively and objectively. The recommendations...
NEGOTIATING IN ENGLISH
Negotiate in English without it becoming a fiasco… In international negotiation settings, even experienced negotiators often feel that they are not limited by working in their native language. What's appropriate? What may I ask? How can you criticize? How do I respond...
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