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The Power of a Peer Group

The Power of a Peer Group

“People’s lives are a direct reflection of the expectations of their peer group. If your peer group doesn’t expect much, it’s just a matter of time before you lower your expectations of yourself.” This statement by Tony Robbins crossed my...
In Honor of Jacinda Ardern – an Experiment …

In Honor of Jacinda Ardern – an Experiment …

Yesterday Chris Hipkins was named Prime Minister of New Zealand after Jacinda Ardern had announced her resignation on Tuesday last week. Jacinda Ardern, pictured with partner Clarke Gayford and baby Neve, appeared to nurse her infant after a government press...

Turning Point

2022 has been a year with many turning points. The most impressive “Zeitenwende” occurred when the war in Ukraine started in February. Again, war in Europe, only 850 km away from Berlin where I live. 30 years after the end of the so-called cold war there seems to be...

How to deal with “Imposter Syndrome”.

The imposter syndrome can be loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. That sounds really horrible, doesn’t it. The impostor syndrome strikes when we feel it was pure luck that we won this important deal and not as a direct result of our...

Ten Success Factors for your Panel Interview

If you have been following me for a while you have seen me taking on interim management responsibilities from time to time. I believe that leadership coaches should not just do theoretical work but practice what they “preach”. In that tradition I just finished a 14...

Seven Leadership Lessons from the Queen

Serve to lead “Serve to lead” is actually the motto of the military academy Sandhurst and sums up the Queen’s leadership style quite effectively. Neil Jurd (OBE), author of The Leadership Book and founder of skills platform LeaderConnect wrote about the Queen: “At the...

Mercy for Elizabeth Holmes?

Two weeks ago, the news hit the press that Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, was found guilty on four conspiracy and fraud charges for swindling her investors and is facing up to 20 years in prison. Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford drop out, founded the...

My new primary question

We talked about the Primary Question and the influence it can have on our lives in this blog before. The primary question is like an immediate unconscious reaction to things happening in your environment. Some questions are serving us and help us feel presence, love...