A LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK FOR AN UNCERTAIN WORLD This is an excerpt from Bobbie LaPorte’s new book, When the Curveballs Keep Coming: A Leadership Playbook for an Uncertain World, where she provides insight into the ripple effects of leading through uncertainty and explains how you can adopt a possibilities mindset to always find ‘the next win’ for you and your…
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A path for diverse talent to rise to the top in the legal sector We speak with Daniel Winterfeldt MBE QC (Hon), Managing Director and General Counsel for EMEA and Asia at the global investment bank Jefferies, and Founder and Chair of the InterLaw Diversity Forum. His initial goal for the InterLaw Diversity Forum in 2008…
The corona crisis has opened up new opportunities for corporate health management: there is hardly a company where health has ever been more important than it is today. With the risk of coronavirus infections in their own company, every employer must plan for when employees suddenly become ill or quarantine measures have to be taken.…
A practical Positive Leadership model built directly out of Positive Psychology By Dr. Markus Ebner ‘How manipulative is leadership?’ I have asked this question at the start of many workshops for managers in recent years. Undoubtedly, this wording is provocative—and that is also my intention. But when the thesaurus suggests the terms ‘influence’ or ‘steer’…
Mindfulness in open design-based thinking As Head of Business Transformation and Innovation in UK/Ireland at EY, Michael Von der Geest is at the forefront of the EY business transformation practice. He has over 25 years’ experience supporting clients in delivering complex multi-year technology-enabled change programmes. Leading by example, Michael practises and promotes Mindful Leadership in…
Building on a deep understanding of psychology and the needs of the corporate world, the UP’N’CHANGE team is digitalizing coaching expertise and removing existing barriers when it comes to accessing support for individuals and large workforces. Interview by Armin Forstner Gabriele and Barbara – what inspired you to think about digitalising coaching and to basically…
By Armin Forstner From time to time, I check in with myself and complete the VIA survey of character strengths to see if there have been any changes in my own signature strengths profile. The VIA Survey is a free self-assessment based on positive psychology principles that provides a wealth of information to help you…
How is your physical and mental health? If you fail to self-care the result could be leadership burnout. By Declan Noone Let’s be honest: The demands and pressures on leaders as a result of Covid have increased exponentially. Since March of 2020 more has been asked of leaders than ever before. This might be that they are…
Do not expect a different outcome from the same old methods. By Armin Forstner, Managing Partner, Serrano 99 Management Consulting We, as leaders, all know that planning a path for the future of our organisation is an important task. Like many of you, I have been through a great number of strategic planning sessions in…
Optimal health by human design By Natasa Kazmer How has 2020 been for you? I mean, how has it been for you personally? Home-office with kids, anyone? By the way, high-five for just surviving it! How about the challenge of managing your team virtually, the never-ending stream of Zoom/Teams/Webex meetings, the pressure of having to rethink…
