Plato formulated such an idea some 2500 years ago, and it seems to me that in many contexts it is time to return to it. Not everyone in power carries power. It is too heavy a burden when the ego is not yet mature enough. Plato spoke of a so-called philosophical king with a love […]
He who does not desire power is fit to bear it Read More »
It was a summary of my life in spring 2020. Suddenly, everything that had mattered – passion for the work, the work itself, the relationship, one of the dogs dead, my mother dead, my grandmother gone, no family, no friends, no hope for a better life – was gone. There seemed to be no more
I have a dog, a cat and a home loan Read More »
This image speaks at first glance of a client-agent relationship. Whether that helper is a therapist, mentor, coach or experience counsellor. But in my view, a manager is also a helper. Perhaps the picture is also about the relationship between the manager and the team member. But since we have not taught anyone to communicate
To move into the future, you first need to move from the past to the present. Read More »
The first temptation is to diagnose (e.g. narcissist) a highly egocentric, aggressive and unemotional leader. Diagnosis, however, is generally not so much a question of acceptance of responsibility as of politeness. But in life, many of us come across leaders who run over people, only highlight their own achievements and direct people to admire themselves
How to deal with a psychologically aggressive manager? Read More »
In one of the management training groups, it could be seen that the managers had come together for the training because they had been organised and given no other choice. There was a visible and perceived resistance to yet another management training course, an expectation of the topics to be covered, an attitude of ‘I
Sometimes we even try to hide the fact that we are practising spirituality. In the context of organisations, this sometimes seems to be completely out of the question, and some media outlets also consider anything that goes beyond the level of quantifiable thinking to be ooh-ooh. If that’s the case, then I’m proud to say.
Why do we call spirituality “woo-woo”? Read More »
I remember about 5 years ago when I started to “take my time”. And the first thing I did was to write down where the time goes – 8 hours I sleep, 8 hours I’m at work, 2-3 hours logistics to work and the day-to-day stuff on top of that. Then I had 2-3 hours
8h of sleep, 8h of work, 8h of personal-which causes depression? Read More »
All these phrases like September-every-other-month, new-year-again-again, etc. seem to imply that there should be some kind of major change at the turn of the season. However, this change is very often taken to mean some kind of externally visible change. A large part of organisational change is also related to some visible part (structures, people
Should anything change for the new season? Read More »
What would you do if you are walking down the street and a man comes up to you, covered in many scabby wounds and a dirty plastic bag, who looks more or less clean, but you can tell by the way he looks that he doesn’t seem to be doing too well. This man walked
When you notice that you have changed. Read More »
We make smaller and bigger choices in our lives every day. Some choices have already been made and we call them habits. Choices can never be made again, because there is never exactly the same situation, but we can always make choices in a new situation. One of the problems of being human is that
Choices out of fear and choices out of faith Read More »
