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Leadership and Islam – Lessons I Learned in Morocco
June 7, 2011, by Stephan Polomski in Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Leadership, Management

In April and May I attended a seminar of process oriented psychology on personal vision quest in Marrakech when a bomb exploded in a restaurant on the main square Djemaa El Fna killing 20 people. I was only 200 meters away and heard the blast without truly admitting to myself what happened until I saw [...]

Caring Self Leadership – How to choose the New Year Resolution that suits you best – and stick to it.
January 3, 2011, by Gerrit Pelzer in Leadership, Management

The beginning of a new year is the time for making New Year resolutions. We want to make a change to the better, be it career, relationships, health, or other areas of our lives. But for many of us these resolutions are abandoned by mid of February. Here are some Life Coaching tips on how to chose the right New Year resolution for you, and how to follow-through to ensure lasting change.

Soft Values Drive Hard Results
October 14, 2010, by Heinz Landau in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

Leaders who possess strong soft skills perform better at driving hard results while executives with weak interpersonal skills were rated poorly on their ability to deliver good financial results, especially over time, and received predictably poor ratings as people managers. These are key findings from a study by U.S. organizational consulting firm Green Peak Partners [...]

Loyalty Matters
September 6, 2010, by Heinz Landau in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

Loyalty is a great strategy for employees, customers, managers and business owners. It maximizes economic and emotional value. We all know that the long-term success of any company depends upon the quality and loyalty of its people. Succesful organizations are built on relationships. It takes time to develop social bonds with our employees, our customers, [...]

Awareness – A Flashlight on Process Work and Leadership
May 17, 2010, by Stephan Polomski in Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Leadership

About two years ago, a friend of mine, who is leadership coach and as well process worker, got me acquainted with the notion of process and world work as Arnold Mindell and his associates have developed it during the last 30 years. I was so fascinated by this approach to organizational change and conflict management [...]

Growing Yourself Is Like Riding a Motorbike
April 26, 2010, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership

I know many managers who are doing motorsports. In my company, for example, a CEO, two department mangers and myself will go on tour into the Italian Dolomites in the beginning of July, rejoicing speed, focus, challenge, company, nature, and intensity which sum up, I´d say, to fun and joy.
In order to prepare myself for [...]

A View from Saint Tropez
November 12, 2009, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership

Last month the annual sailing (not sales!) meeting took place in the bay of Staint Tropez on the French coast. In company of good friends I spent some time there just enjoying the beauty of impressions our five senses got there. Residing on a hill I took a relaxed glance of harbor and bay, bluish [...]

Showing Gratitude
September 17, 2009, by Heinz Landau in Leadership

Last week, I participated in a “Corporate Strategy Retreat –Workshop” of the B. Grimm Group of Companies. About 25 senior managers from various companies of the business group were present. Harald Link, the CEO, opened the meeting with an introduction of each and every participant to the audience. He described briefly everyone’s major contribution to [...]

The Dark Side of Care I
August 25, 2009, by Stephan Polomski in Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership

Who does not know this inner impulse seeing somebody obviously in need and then addressing him: “May I help you?” Or more sublime: “Do you have enough support”. Or less sublime: “Why don’t you do it this way.” Or even: “I show you the right way.” And finally: “I will help you.”
So, what exactly is [...]