My personal story about story telling

My personal story about story telling

When I attended the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University in New York back in 2008 I was a bit surprised about the lecturers’ emphasis on „Story Telling“. I knew (and experienced) story telling in marketing, both professionally and from a clients’...
How can we make decisions easier?

How can we make decisions easier?

Especially in “either or” situations, it is often difficult for us to make a decision – but not making a decision usually leads to frustration. One way out of this dilemma is a little trick, the so-called “tetralemma” – here is a little example from my...
On my own behalf

On my own behalf

Before we get back to decision tools, let me briefly touch on the result of a decision I made 18 month ago – yesterday I received the result:  My final degree is recognized by the German Federal Coaching Association (DBVC) and got additionally certified by the...
How do we become charismatic?

How do we become charismatic?

Some people can pull an audience or just their counterpart completely under their spell, but how do they do that? Short answer: They are charismatic, but were not born as a charismatic and can often consciously switch this quality “on and off”! The essential “trick”...
How can we change others?

How can we change others?

Short answer: not really at all. We already find it difficult to develop own new habits by constantly practicing small steps. Admittedly, taking others as they are is not always easy – especially if the 4 techniques for changing behavior did not lead to the...