Referring to wikipedia, the Viennese Waltz is a rotary dance where the dancers are constantly turning either in a clockwise (natural) or anti-clockwise (reverse) direction. In business, the Viennese Waltz is performed too. Often. Way to often. People keep going … Continue reading #58: Break the waltz
Rule #57 has its roots in an old indian telling: One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, ‘My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is … Continue reading #57: Feed the good wolf
Turn back time and remember your freshman years at college or university. Think about the final days before an exam. The closer the date, the harder you work. The more you rehearse, the less you think you know. The more you study, the … Continue reading #56: Accept the gap
“Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools because they have to say something”. Unfortunately, many consultants do not know these words from Plato. There are way too many meetings or workshops where some people mean they just have to say … Continue reading #55: Have something to say
In his book “Leaderhip and the One Minute Manager”, Ken Blanchard describes a quite common management style with: “Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, crap on everyone and everything, then fly out leaving a big mess behind”. This seagull behavior can … Continue reading #54: Don’t be a seagull
Once again a rule which applies both private and business life. People often don’t dare to explicitly speak out something as it is. Often people avoid calling things out. Honestly and directly. People struggle to call things by its right … Continue reading #53: Call a spade a spade
Every now and then people just get stuck. Struggle with making decisions. Unable to do the choices needed. Small ones. Basic ones. Day-to-day decisions like which outfit to wear today. Or tough decisions with an unhappy private situation. Or in … Continue reading #52: Make them decide
