I recently wrote about building up a resource for Change knowledge here within this very Blog. Finally I got the time to deal with some basic psychological questions of Change. I am looking forward to be able to share those insights on “Change Psychology” with you, here. Description If we feel empathy towards a person who needs help, we are likely to help … More Change Psychology: Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis
“Authentic Happiness – Using The New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment” is a book by Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D. Copyright © 2002 by Martin Seligman. Reprinted by permission of Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., N.Y., 336 pages Take-Aways Psychology has focused too much on misery and not enough … More Book of the Week: Authentic Happines
In this weeks edition of “The Book of the Week” I would like to present you “The McKinsey Way: Using the Techniques of the World’s Top Strategic Consultants to Help You and Your Business”. The book was released in 1999 by worlds famous business consulting company McKinsey. It was published at Mcgraw-Hill Professional publishing house. … More Book of the Week: The McKinsey Way
In futures studies, especially in Europe, the term “foresight” has become common as of 2005, embracing activities of critical thinking concerning long-term developments, debate and effort to create wider participation in decisions, shaping the future, especially by influencing public policy and strategic decisions (European Commission Foresight Website 2005; FOREN project; FORERA) making an impact (“shaping … More How “Foresight Styles” can support your Change Actions
In microeconomics and strategic management, the term horizontal integration describes a type of ownership and control. It is a strategy used by a business or corporation that seeks to sell a type of product in numerous markets. Horizontal integration in marketing is much more common than horizontal integration in production. It is contrasted with vertical … More On how to use Horizontal Integration for your Business
In this Weeks edition of the “Book of the Week” I would like to present you “The Nokia Method”. The Nokia Method is a book, written by Jean-Marc Göttert in 2002. It was published in the Manager Edtition by Ueberreuter Wirtschaft. The Nokia Method was quiet a hit, when it was published but reading the book … More Book of the Week: The Nokia Method
Goal orientation, described by Rickards (1974) and VanGundy (1981; 1988) is a basic logical checklist for problem statements. For a more involved set of logical criteria, see the CATWOE checklist. For a more inventive-based checklist see Multiple Redefinition. The procedure is as follows: Describe the problem by writing down a general description but in as … More A short Goal Orientation Checklist
In this weeks edition of the “Book of the Week” I would like to present you “The Mind of the Strategist – The Art of Japanese Business” by Kenichi Ohmae published in 1982 at McGraw-Hill, 304 pages Take-Aways The purpose of business strategy is to cause events to favor your strengths. Identify your strengths and build on … More Book of the Week: The Mind of the Strategist – The Art of Japanese Business
Coaching Coaching refers to the activity of a coach in developing the abilities of coaches or clients. Coaching tends to focus on the achievement by coaches of a goal or specific skill. Methodologies for coaching are positioned away from the directive or the facilitative, and rest on accompanying clients within a dialog that will allow … More Some Insights on Executive Coaching
CSFs and KPIs are techniques that were pioneered by D. Ronald Daniel and Jack F. Rockart. They can be used for defining and measuring business objectives. CSF is an acronym for Critical Success Factor. KPI is an acronym for Key Performance Indicator. Both of these words are widely used in the context of the design … More What the heck is CSF and KPI?
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