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 [...]
Is It Time To Apply The Brakes?
December 10, 2010, by
Heinz Landau in
Leadership,
Management We often talk about employees burning out, but companies can burnout as well. Organizations in growth mode sometimes try to do too much, too fast. Never–ending , hard–charging activity and change inside an organization – that’s what authors Heike Bruch, professor of leadership at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and Jochen Menges, lecturer [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“…and Find I´m King of the Hill…”
September 7, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership When Frank Sinatra sang these lines, he meant New York and his career path – to be a number one, top of the list – just the feeling of having it achieved to be at the summit and celebrate oneself happily and loudly. – When Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was experiencing the feeling of standing [...]