You know the situation: Despite countless video calls some participants still speak while being on mute - how do you typically react? Your subtle hint „You are on mute“ could be more tricky than one might think at first glance as such comments could trigger quite...

Most job profiles include requirements such as „being creative“ or „being able to think outside the box“ - but how could you test where you stand? One start taken from cognitive science could be the so-called „9 dots puzzle“: You are supposed to link 9 dots using only...

Letzte Woche endete mein „Job Workout“-Programm mit einer Zusammenfassung seiner 6 Schritte samt einem kleinen Tipp: Kommen Sie ins Tun, indem Sie mit einem einfachen nächsten Schritt beginnen, und sei er auch noch so klein. Was aber, wenn auch der nicht gelingen...

Congratulations: You have thought through 6 important job topics over the last 6 weeks - now it’s time to act: Strengths identified  ✅ Changes mastered  ✅ Conflicts solved  ✅ Home offices designed  ✅ Blockages overcame  ✅ Meaning found  ✅ The secret of successful...

Is this the magic formula: “Being self-determined + having fulfilling relationships + doing something that suits you = best possible life“? Psychologist M. Csíkszentmihályi concluded that flow experiences make us happy, i.e. we are doing something that makes us forget...

It goes without saying that we can only overcome our blockades if we know them. Inner beliefs like “I will fail“ or “I don’t know if I want it at all“ stand between us and realizations. Such beliefs might be inherited from our family thus making them even stickier....

Do you remember the old advice “Do not take your work home!“.  But how should this work in the new world full of home offices? We should more actively plan for timely breaks and ideally have our rituals in the morning and evening: Do I wear different ‘job clothes’? Is...

You know the dilemma: Our job would be ok but one or more colleagues are not - and our disputes have gone so far that we cannot ignore them any more. What could we do to mitigate the situation? A proven process follows these steps: Take a helicopter perspective: If...

“The only constant is change“ - frequently heard but still mostly disliked because most of us prefer predictable, constant and harmonious work environments. So how can we better deal with changes? The answer starts with you: - Which of your job tasks can be automated,...

In a first step we should list our job tasks and put a positive or negative smiley next to them: Such list shows us where we stand and whether we do more positive things - or not.  The next steps relate to your “personal success story“ and “dream job“: When did your...