blog – artiClES
In this section you will find our articles, case studies, book reviews and toolboxes.
Facilitating meetings – live or virtual
Does it make a difference, whether meetings take place virtually or live? We think so - there are a few differences, which we will discuss in more detail below. As soon as You want to work with small group settings, virtual meetings need a declared facilitator...
How learning (and teaching) can also be fun in the future!
"The ability to learn is a basic prerequisite for humans and animals to adapt to life and the environment, act meaningfully within them, and, if necessary, change them in their interest." (Wikipedia) Since I had a 30-year-old seminar...
TOOLBOX: DESIGNING A RETRO
Those who have participated in a Coverdale training already know it: the process review after each work order. You can also design a retro in the OKR process in a very similar way. One of the essential tools in collaboration - whether in classic or agile environments...
Book review – The agile operating system
Being able to react quickly and flexibly to unpredictable events is one of the significant challenges for companies in the currently prevailing corporate world. Objectives & Key Results (OKR) creates a framework for agile strategy development that supports...
Case Study OKR Introduction
Starting position The client in this case study was a medium-sized company that produces components for the automotive industry. One of the two managing directors learned about OKR during leadership training and was so enthusiastic that he convinced the second...
OKR – Objectives & Key Results
- an agile framework to pursue and achieve longer-term business goals In many organisations, management teams are faced with the problem of having to deal with increasingly complex structures and fast-moving markets. Working with OKR offers a way to reduce complexity...
Motivation
"You can only set off the fire (of enthusiasm) in others if you are burning with confidence." Augustine What motivates our employees and us?Food for thought about motivation When someone asks me for help or advice, I am happy to help. When someone needs...
Appreciation – a crucial factor for motivation
Wikipedia says: "Appreciation refers to the positive evaluation of another person. It is based on an inner general attitude towards others. ... It tends to be independent of deeds or performance, even if these influence the subjective assessment of a person and...
How online settings are changing the requirements for meeting facilitation
The number of online meetings has increased dramatically in the last two years. Of course, we are noticing this ourselves. The number of remote events currently accounts for more than 50% of our working time. During this time, we have adapted our way of working for...
Book review – Ambidextrous guidance
In times of digital transformation, managers of today and tomorrow have too much in their hands. Therefore they will almost not manage to act with two hands. Leaders are confronted with agility and design thinking on the one hand, and clear structures, hierarchies and...
Toolbox – Ambidextry
Take a white sheet of paper and a pen and write a few sentences. If you are right-handed, first write a few sentences with your right hand, then the same sentences with your left - or vice versa. Try it for a few minutes.Reflect briefly:How did you feel about this...
Ambidextry in organisation and leadership
Ambidextry - what is it? Opposites attract, they say, but they are only a fragile structure if they lack connecting elements. Ambidextry - the term used in biology for ambidexterity - creates the balancing act - between old and new - between preserving and changing....
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