I’m frequently asked what prompted me to leave my secure, well-paid job as a salaried lawyer in a bank and become self-employed instead. Many people seem to think it was a very courageous move. They’re less surprised, however, when I tell them that for me it was not so much a courageous move as a […]
Have you noticed how many people choose Monday as the day to plan all the changes they want to make? Do you ever find yourself doing that? Whether it’s changes in your diet or small changes in your daily routine, I always hear people say, “I’m going to start on Monday.” Why is that? Is […]
I recently had a discussion with a client about the current employee situation in his company. Naturally, we got talking about retention, onboarding and the high staff turnover rate. The way he pronounced the word “Fluktuation” (German for “turnover”) sounded a little strange to me. I wondered if it was just his dialect or the […]
My “Go for it Academy” went online in early January 2023. The Academy’s first course to be offered is the “MediationsRefresher.” And people keep asking me what exactly it is and more importantly, what it’s for. I’d like to answer these questions for you in today’s blog. For more than ten years, I’ve been working […]
It’s done. I’ve created the © Go For It Academy. It went live on January 8, 2023. Now you’re probably wondering what it’s all about and what I’m trying to accomplish with it. Let me explain. Those of you who know me probably also know that I don’t view what I do as work, but […]
Have you ever been quizzed about your New Year’s resolutions? Were you asked if you’ve decided to quit smoking, work less, eat healthier or exercise more? If so, how did this make you feel and what is your standard response? We all know that good intentions are rarely successful, and yet we keep making them […]
I was recently asked this question by a mediation student during a seminar. I thought it was such a great question that I decided to write a blog post about it. Because I think there are few things more annoying than finding yourself without or with poor materials during a mediation session. Especially when you […]
As a child, whenever I felt annoyed by other people, my grandmother would respond with a wise and heartfelt saying: “The oak tree doesn’t mind if a wild sow scratches its back on it, does it?” Do you know this saying? It comes from a novel by the German writer Walter Kempowski and has entered […]
You may have accepted my invitation from the September blog and reflected on how often you communicate with your employees and, above all, on what basis these conversations take place. Have you asked about and exchanged mutual wishes, needs and expectations? And what was the result of your reflection? Perhaps you’ve also wondered where my […]
So, what can be done when we realize that employee motivation has deteriorated – or is even completely gone? Is there any way to rekindle or revive it? Let me put it this way: There certainly isn’t a magic pill that we can just hand out to make everything hunky-dory again. At the same time, […]