blog – artiClES
In this section you will find our articles, case studies, book reviews and toolboxes.
Why Team building?
Why we need team building is a very valid question. Millions of teams function wonderfully without ever having done any team building. So why spend money and invest a lot of time in it? On the one hand, I am a fan of the motto "Don't solve a problem that doesn't...
Achieving maximum performance as a team
There is nothing more inspiring than seeing a hard-working team accomplish something great. But what do these high-performing teams do differently from others besides outstanding commitment and the most significant possible focus on the quality of their work? ...
TOOLBOX – Leading at a distance
Matthias Varga von Kibed defines four main tasks in leadership: Deciding and ensuring implementation Empowering employees Strengthening personal responsibility and self-organization in cooperation Providing support and orientation Let's look at these main tasks from...
Leading at a distance – Book Review
Susanne Nickel/Gunhard Keil "Virtual leadership is leadership - only different!" say author Susanne Nickel and her co-author Gunhard Keil in the pocket guide "Leading at a Distance", in which they explain in concrete terms what is essential in leading at a distance...
Leading remotely in a dislocated team
In this case study, we look at a service company that operates internationally and whose employees work in several locations in Europe and America. In some cases, the company has offices, for example, in Frankfurt, while in other places, the employees use a co-working...
Remote leadership – an old hat or a new headgear
Remote leadership (also: distance leadership) is by definition the management of employees from a distance. Employees, (virtual) teams and managers are physically located at different (company) sites. Our working world is changing significantly under the influence of...
Soft skills as a success factor in project management
Quality in project management has developed significantly in recent years. This is not least because a uniform understanding of processes has developed as a result of standardised certification processes, such as according to IPMA or PMI, and quality criteria have...
Case Study – Two case study
Whether a team or a manager has an agile mindset usually becomes apparent in everyday life. In this case study, we present two perspectives from two managers and their teams, both of whom describe themselves as "agile". We invite you to read the two descriptions and...
Toolbox Agile Mindset
When introducing agile working in my organisation, I should first get an idea of my team's agility and which adjustments I should still make. With the following questionnaire, you can find out how agile your team already works according to the agile principles....
Book review – On the way to an agile organisation
How to make your company more dynamic, flexible and efficient Thorsten Scheller illuminates all facets of agility in his book "Auf dem Weg zur agilen Organisation". For a long time, companies were regarded as permanently stable and products and projects were...
Agile Mindset – the new magic bullet?
We have been hearing from clients repeatedly that they need to become more "agile" to survive in the market. Agility is not an "all fit one" solution. Before we get into the topic of agile Mindset in detail, I would like to classify which situations / organisational...
Orientation comes from Orient
Orient - the direction in which the sun rises, the day "sees its light". The term "orientation", or "to orient oneself", comes from the historical representation, where maps were often aligned with Jerusalem = above. Providing orientation is one of the most critical...
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