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Prevent conflict: Is it better to extinguish or prevent a fire?

Feel free to download the article as a PDF document to read it offline. Conflict Management Conflict Management: Prevention Tensions between individuals or teams are human, and they are likely always to be where people interact. Even a misunderstood joke, a careless statement understood as criticism or misunderstandable body language can end fatally. It is…

What your agenda has to do with self-awareness

Too many things on your plate? We tend to have many projects at the same time, the schedule is full, so is the brain, being busy to keep up with all your thoughts, liabilities and appointments. Have you ever tried to juggle? How many balls can you keep in the air for a longer period…

Appreciative feedback culture in Covid-19 times Criticism in group chats or other public platforms very quickly leads to misunderstandings, a feeling of not feeling understood and thus has a potential for conflict. It is better to speak to the person, or in Covid-19 times, a personal video conference or on the phone before you only…

It is the beginning of the year again and therefore the main season for target or annual meetings. Do you also know that 2-3 times a year, employees and superiors meet for institutional target discussions? Company goals come up on the agenda and the employee's own ideas are usually asked for. But despite all the…

`Plussing´? Plussing is a method to improve the idea generation process through feedback. Whether it's finishing a project, coming to a conclusion in a meeting, or creating a presentation, the Plussing method demands that any criticism is accompanied by a plus, i.e. a better idea. Interestingly, this method is quite old: Walt Disney, as the…

Do you get things done? How often do you start a task and just work on it, without any interruption? Or are you rather facing difficulties concentrating? If you are fortunate enough to be in the first group and get things done- congratulations. You might want to share your recipe for your success formula with…

Distraction is poison to your concentration. When we're in flow, our productivity is many times higher, we seem to work completely effortlessly. Have you ever been inflow and know how it feels like? If you are really absorbed in your work, you will achieve excellent results in such a short time that you will wonder how you managed to do it so quickly.…

Ten Powerful Ways To Create Your Own Happiness Happiness comes in so many different forms that it can be hard to grasp. Unhappiness, on the other hand, is easy to identify; you know it when you see it, and you definitely know when it’s taken ahold of you. And let’s face it, happiness and work…

Mentoring Mentoring is generally an informal relationship in which the mentor guides the Mentee to improve his professional as well as personal outcomes. Mostly the Mentor is more senior and not the line manager of the person being mentored. A Mentor helps on the Mentees individual reflection. Mentoring can develop naturally, when the Mentee discovers…

Coaching What is the role of a Coach? In one sentence: the Coach helps the Coachee (receiver) to achieve a specific goal, set in the beginning. You might want to coach yourself, as the superior or leave it to somebody else. I cannot speak for everybody. If you would ask 20 Coaches you would probably…

Die Macht in der Mitarbeiterführung (mit Audio)German only!

Hier findest Du den Artikel als Audio-Podcast? [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://lightwings-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Podcast-Macht-Mitarbeiterführung.mp4"][/video] Was macht erfolgreich? Mitarbeiterführung und Macht Möchtest Du, wie als Herrscher, Macht über Deine Mitarbeiter ausüben und Entscheidungen konstant allein treffen, auch wenn alle dagegen sind? Wie wahrscheinlich ist es, dass Du auf diese Weise Respekt, Wertschätzung und Akzeptanz erfährst? Du kannst Dich aber…

Why do you need motivation in leadership? The working world demands more and more from us. Terms such as VUCA-world (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) show how our environment is changing. Claims are rising while resources are being reduced. This cannot happen without consequences neither for your employees nor you. The result is often a…

Aktives Zuhören Aktives Zuhören ist die zentrale Gesprächsführungstechnik, welche auf der Empfängerseite der Verbesserung der Kommunikationsführung dienen kann. Auch seine Bedeutung für die Führung (Gordon 1972, 1977) und zwischenmenschliche Kommunikation im Allgemeinen (Schulz von Thun 1981) wurde erkannt. Wenn man sich überlegt, wozu man schon simples zuhören einsetzt, so ergibt sich schon eine ansehnliche Liste.…

Grundlagen der Kommunikation Du als Führungskraft stellst mit Deiner Art der Kommunikation die Weichen dafür wie sich Dein Team entwickelt. Schliesslich kommt die Strategiearbeit, die gesamte Organisation, viele Informationen und Anweisungen direkt von Dir. Und auch Zielsetzung, Feedback und Delegation sind unterm Strich auch kommunikative Elemente.…

7 Tipps wie Du Konflikte unter und mit Mitarbeitern löst

If you understand spanish, please learn more about prevention of conflict here.

Respekt! Sorry, German only! Click on one article and choose English

Du möchtest von Mitarbeitern geachtet und loyal behandelt werden? das Vertrauen und die Motivation Deiner Mitarbeiter? ein gutes Klima? Konflikte schneller lösen? Respekt ist eine Haltung Du bist das Vorbild Deines Teams und solltest deswegen vorleben, was Du für Dich selbst erwartest. Pflege einen wertschätzenden und respektvollen Führungsstil. Versuche Dich in die Schuhe Deines Mitarbeiters…

German only: Schwierige Mitarbeiter im Team sollen nützlich sein? Laterales Denken

Schwierige Mitarbeiter - Querdenker im Team Hast Du vielleicht auch diese Erfahrungen gemacht? Ein „schwieriger Mitarbeiter“ oder Querdenker, der es sich offenbar zur Lebensaufgabe gemacht hat mit Dir über beschlossene Lösungen zu diskutieren und diese anzuzweifeln? Ich hatte einmal einen solchen „schwierigen Mitarbeiter“, welcher dies mit grosser Hingabe tat. Ich erwartete bereits, dass er nach…

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Prevent conflict: Is it better to extinguish or prevent a fire?

What your agenda has to do with self-awareness

Appreciative feedback culture in Covid-19 times

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Improve your happiness at work

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Die Macht in der Mitarbeiterführung (mit Audio)German only!

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7 Tipps wie Du Konflikte unter und mit Mitarbeitern löst

Respekt! Sorry, German only! Click on one article and choose English

German only: Schwierige Mitarbeiter im Team sollen nützlich sein? Laterales Denken

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