How To Keep Your Grass Green and Your Mind Open for Change It’s another terrific Continental European winter: Rain, wind and grey skies all over the place for weeks. I noticed that my lawn at home however flourishes this winter. Yesterday, I mowed the grass and this morning I fertilised…

A Compact Guide to Performance Meetings with Your Manager Many years ago a co-worker told me a story about how difficult her recent performance discussion with her manager had been. I remember her saying in frustration: “I don’t know who is managing whom here”. …

A Drive Thru Approach on the Big P Word After Covid-19 probably one of the frequently used words in present day business life: Purpose. The Big P Word. Companies, communities, careers, charities, teams and individuals. They all need purpose. This article by Deloitte on the importance of purpose for corporations…

Different moods make us human. Thank goodness being human also gives us something else: the ability to reflect The week before last I had a really bad day. Not seeing a perspective for change, having worked from home for the last year and three months. Yet another day of back…

A post Covid-19 lockdown retail story — This morning I accompanied my mom for a visit to the city center of my home town. Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, my elderly mother hasn’t seen much since March, apart from the walls in her home. She really needed a few things from shops in town. …

How life and work in the Covid-19 crisis feels like a computer reset This week I am celebrating my first working from home anniversary. I have not returned to the office for three months now. How time flies. In some talks with people over the past months — or where…

What really matters in selling cash management & trade services I recently attended an alumni lecture of my university. I spent a great evening with inspiring thoughts and interesting talks with wonderful people I have never met before. Also, I noticed that I was the one who graduated the longest…

The Recurring Perspective Question As the year turns to an end, it is the natural and logical time to reflect. I find it truly remarkable, that we need to wait a year for this process to kick in. …

A Reflection on Process and Content Just recently I worked a day from home. I had lots of stuff on my schedule for the day, hence I started early and got moving, laptop online and coffee fresh. As the morning was passing at high pace with conference calls, reporting reviews…