Conflicts (Part 5) – Characters Everyone has its own way of arguing. Depending on the conflict we may even change our favorite behavior and adjust to the situation. Humans are quite complex beings, and our favorite action and reaction patterns change not only over time. However, there are in general five characters we may find…
Conflicts (Part 4) – 10 rules We may decide not to solve a conflict – and such conflicts will last for generations. This planet offers more than enough examples where and how revolution interrupted evolution. We may see many examples where conflicts got suppressed, till they erupted again. If all parties are interested to sole…
Conflicts (Part 3) – Modes of Conflict There are various perspectives to justify a conflict. The following five perspectives may help to categorize them. As a leader it´s helpful to understand the logic of an argument and to see the different logics opponents may follow. Things: “The soup is too salty. Please bring me a…
Conflicts (Part 2) – Definitions Why are definitions relevant? They support our thinking and imagination. They provide context. They put into perspective.And they may even let us have a shared and common understanding.Now – what exactly is… …an argument? An argument is an open disagreement between two or more individuals or parties or groups presenting…
Conflicts (Part 1) – Why it is relevant to think about In December 2023, I wrote a post about arguments: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/arguments-dr-lukas-von-hippel-1dure/. This post caused quite some reactions, the majority outside of LinkedIn. There is obviously a need to discuss, debate and deal with arguments, disputes, conflicts… In a mini-series I want to show some aspects…
5P Method (Part 6) – Profit We call it 5 P method and have 6 parts – how normal are we 😊? Well – how normal we are is simple answered – not really. If we would be normal, we would behave as the majority. In a previous post, we mentioned the bells curve and…
Business Punk (Part 6) | New Business Models (Part 1) | Let´s Spread Light, Hope, Change and Innovation At the end of 2023, different to “normal”, “traditional” Seasons Greetings, I want to share some thoughts, and share with you one activity which failed: It happened to me more than a decade ago, when we were…
Business Punk (Part 5) – KPIs and Bonus When I joined industry, the payment system was quite different from today: We agreed on an annual compensation, done. After some years the system changed, and salary became more and more split into fixed and variable components. The logic: Support entrepreneurial behavior. Train a workforce that is…
Business Punk (Part 4) – Tact or Truth? In an intercultural context, Germans are not ranked high: They tend to be impolite, show no sense of humor, may be seen harsh, and they are certainly not the most diplomatic people of this planet (as we may see with our actual foreign minister). Diplomacy is a…
Resilient People (Part 3) – Overoptimized Life We all know how buy our days can be. We tend to optimize. Us. Our life. Our work. Our teams. Our organization……and we understand it is not healthy. The Swiss psychiatrist Daniel Hell, professor emeritus specialized on depression, recently gave an interview published by NZZ. For me the…
Resilient People (Part 2) – Flow Our life is like this: Noone ever asked whether we would like to be born. You get thrown in this life like a fish in the cold water of a river. Noone ever asked if you would like to swim or not. Whatever will happen – you will not…
Who am I – Manager or Men-ager? Most of us claim to be good managers – or we would no longer be in our position. A great moment to reflect this self-assessment, maybe backed on feedback. When is a manager a manager and when is a manager great? To manage an organization provides direction and…
