No. 9: Work with the crazy, not against it (Part 1)

Does the following situation sound familiar? The next program is already set, the next wave of reorganization is starting up, direct management is changing again, you have to repeat yourself for what feels like the millionth time but nobody’s listening, everyone...

No. 8: Self-organization – teaching teamwork in networks!

The increased use of agile methods1 means that self-organization in teams is becoming more and more of a focus. And that’s a welcome change! Really. Unfortunately, the hype surrounding this new holistic treatment for crusty hierarchical structures can cloud the view...

No. 7: The call for agility…

In Blog No. 02¹ agile organizations and Agile methods were identified as one of the current trend topics and the danger of the „dogmatisation“ of new management methods addressed. In particular senior management runs into danger, some of which is reminiscent of the...

No. 6: The perfect procrastination…!

It’s not actually a recognized management method, but it takes place every day in organizational life and in transformation projects.     It’s now generally acknowledged that blocks and resistance avert important change subjects. ‘The perfect procrastination’ is...

No. 4: Is the trend your friend?

The article ‘Vattenfall splits wind business’¹ shows that the next wave of ‘decentralization’ or ‘lean management’ has arrived in various organizations.  With E.ON, RWE and Metro, other prominent representatives have got onboard.  What they all have in common is that...