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Motivating People Professionally
October 11, 2012, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

Recently, in a coaching session, a junior manager asked me, how he could motivate people? Everything he read about models and methods was so overcharged with details that in the end he was more confused than clear, what to do.
I told him, that – in my experience – motivation of other people (and for myself) [...]

Dead Fish Always Swim with The Stream
June 21, 2012, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Marketing

It is by branding that customers are invited to dream away, as long as they are willing to pay. And no product evokes more dreams than a car like Porsche, BMW, Audi or Mercedes Benz granting the endowment of power, prestige, and status. Or: ecology, family and individuality. Just choose the product, the brand delivers [...]

Is Your Strategy Ready to Work Out?
December 20, 2011, by Stephan Polomski in Leadership, Management

The end of the year is near and management teams and their business units meet in order to outline next year´s and years´ planning and strategy. It is the season of performance reviews and soon of bonus calculating. It is the time to check lessons learned and if ambitions have been achieved. Annual reports sum [...]

Excellence in Employer Branding: Awarded Top Employer – Again
September 15, 2011, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Marketing

After more than four years of consequent work, it is our strategic HR vision on the long run, which made us, the XTRONIC GmbH, successful again in attracting and binding engineers in the tight German labour market of engineers and technicians: “To be among Germany´s TOP 100 employers in our segment in 2015 by excelling [...]

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 [...]

Employer Branding Authenticity
April 25, 2011, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Marketing

Preparing the next top employer certification of our company I was asked in my role as chief of human resources by the interviewer what made us special as employer? That we are ourselves, I replied.
First of all, after four years of development our leadership team has been trained to target employees as whole human beings [...]

Why Values Lead Leaders
March 28, 2011, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

Personal values are the reasons, why we do something or why we do not. They are the critical and unconsciously driving power within us motivating our actions and behavior. Values are our ethical framework in which we are living and moving. They are the basis for personal identity and identification. These days, shaped by the [...]

Leadership Challenge Young Talent
March 6, 2011, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

Do you know this impression: Wow, this young guy or girl is full of power, ambition, brightness, and confidence? Did you ask yourself the question: How can I lead and develop this agglomeration of energy and intelligence? And further: What do I do as a leader in order to integrate this – may be rules [...]

Giving Employees A Chance For Self-Leadership
January 13, 2011, by Heinz Landau in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

I recently listened to an interview with Thomas Sattelberger, Member of the Board and responsible for Human Resources (HR) at Deutsche Telekom, a German Dax 30 company. When Sattelberger, one of Germany’s most respected experts and practitioners in the field of HR, was asked about the main HR trend for 2011, he pointed out that [...]

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.

Experiencing Change Positively
November 21, 2010, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

For my work and approach how to deal with change as a manager and head of human resources I found a philosophy of five genuine principles. These principles are my personal working charter. They reflect how to make change a positive experience for employees and all other stakeholders, apart from demands for a tool kit [...]

Focus, Consensus, and Trust by Performance Management
June 28, 2010, by Stephan Polomski in Human Resources, Leadership, Management

These days, talking about performance management, I am wondering if the performance management system most of us know and practice is the right approach in order to foster high and excellent work outcome within the strategy channel. In many cases it comes with a management by objectives checking strategic fit and a behavioral part checking [...]