Reading Time: 3 minutes During your work life, you will encounter problems and challenges. This is natural and everyone faces it. How you manage those define your leadership. Try to solve your problems first, before approaching the management The question you should ask yourself when a problem pops up is: How can I solve it? What can I do to […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Transitioning from an individual contributor role into a leadership & management position can be a daunting challenge. Leading people is difficult but also rewarding. To make it easier for aspiring leaders I put together some guiding principles that will help with the transition. Those principles have passed the test of time and have been identified
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Due to the pandemic and increased home office, the number of online meetings increased dramatically. This also increased the amount of useless and time-wasting meetings. Such painful meetings also existed before and are the cause why many technical experts in bigger companies feel that meetings, in general, are a big waste of time. In my
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The proverb in the title is quite old but in the age of information technology even more relevant than ever. Nothing is more important than gathering, maintaining and managing information. I like using the proverb as it describes the importance of recording data in a written form. We all should be aware that a meeting
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Building strong teams and hiring the right people is one of the most important tasks of a manager. The biggest questions are how do you identify the right candidates and what should you look out for? What I learned over time is that technical skills are by far NOT the most important factor. Yes, expertise
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you believe aligning with your employees is a waste of time and that a regular team meeting is enough? In this case, think again and let me explain to you why regular 1:1s are important and how to conduct them. Having a regular exchange with your team members is important to get to know
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Reading Time: 4 minutes High-performing teams typically have one thing in common: The team members feel like they can take risks and decisions to actively move topics forward. Lack of empowerment and a fear-inducing culture are the biggest detractors of performance. As a leader, you play the biggest part in creating a good environment. Remember the team always comes
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Do you work in a corporate or business environment? Do you struggle with getting support from your peers, other team members, and experts? Well, you are not alone. Collaboration and getting people to support you is essential in getting anything done in any business environment. Let me share the lessons that I acquired over 16+
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Getting angry seldom helps in achieving someone’s goals. I would say in a business context and during the organizational conflict, this is even more amplified, and if not managed correctly you can hit a wall and simply will not be able to get your own targets achieved. Conflict management is a crucial skill and difficult
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Reading Time: 6 minutes In today’s fast-paced world change is occurring with rapid speed. Not only do we face continuous changes but also more and more complex systems and environments that need to be understood to navigate them effectively. To cope with this efficiently keeping an open mind and being interested in learning new things is crucial. You should
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