We reached this depth with one client who has a great business idea, a specific business plan, a very specific service with great potential and a lot of additional sales opportunities – a real business case. Perhaps sitting across from me was a real entrepreneur with ideas, plans and ambitions. But it turned out that […]
“Money = death threat!” Read More »
Why is money not flowing into your business even though you’ve tried everything? 💰 Problems with money and profitability are not just a symptom of Excel, but of deeper issues The lack of potential flow, which we see in the problems with money, turnover and profitability, is a hint that there are some barriers to
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We often think that group processes start when someone new joins or someone leaves. In fact, they also start again when a team member changes – for example, through a personal crisis, a deeper growth in self-development or a life event that changes who they are. However, contrary to what was taught decades ago, personality
I have worked with people for a number of noble reasons. But at one point I realised that somewhere deep down there was another reason: the need to be noticed, to get attention. When it hit me, there was a flash of embarrassment. It made me ask myself, how much in my helping profession do
Is the need for attention a threat or an opportunity? Read More »
Data and analysis, or making sense of it, are necessary, but often organisations see endless data digging-questioning-exploring. Every meeting ends with the task of analysing new data. Decisions get stuck at the level of common sense and this hampers effectiveness. The need to understand seems innocent. Often, however, there is a deeper story behind it
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This family stuff sounds like an expression of caring and unity. In reality, it often refers to the blurring of boundaries, the dispersal of responsibilities and subconscious dynamics that are not part of the work context. 💥 Work is not family. And it doesn’t have to be and it shouldn’t be. Even if it is
Dangerous sentence: “We are all one big family here at work.” Read More »
The thought that maybe it will really work out is perhaps the scariest thought of all. Not that I will fail. Just that I will succeed. That people will see. That I won’t be able to hide and complain like a victim anymore. Success is terrifying because then I have to carry the burden of
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Good podcast partner Reelika Jeferjev got me thinking recently in a comment on one of my previous posts. She shared her observation that conscience can be a double-edged sword. That there is a moral conscience – the inner voice of societal norms, beliefs and childhood expectations. And then there is the spiritual conscience – a
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During the weekend training, one participant asked that he was having a hard time remembering things lately. So what to do? I told him a story: A few years ago, I went to a therapists’ conference for the first time. Over a hundred people. Lots of talk, lots of stories from different countries, people, cases.
We don’t remember the facts, but the quality of presence! Read More »
The bear, the tram café, the outdoor kitchen and the wire fence – what links them, and is there a part of you that attacks you when you move towards your truth? I recently had a dream where I was in a tram café. Like moving – but comfortable, safe, even a bit stationary. I
The message in the dream was clear but frightening: “If you move, he will attack again.” Read More »
