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Stress ist erstmal ein physiologische, also eine körperliche Reaktion darauf dass etwas das dir wichtig ist auf dem Spiel steht. Und diese Reaktion verstärkt einfach deinen bestehenden Mindset – der kann Bedrohung/ Ueberforderung sein (schlechter Stress) oder eben auch Herausforderung (guter Stress). Wenn dir die Geburtstagsparty von Tante Käthe eh egal ist weil du sieContinue reading “😲 “Es gibt keinen guten Stress” – Wirklich?”

What I find interesting is that flexible work/ work from home is a key criteria to attract talent and an inclusive culture where people feel like they belong is important to make them stay. I do not say these two are mutually exclusive – my team never meet all together in person since I joinedContinue reading “The challenge: creating an inclusive culture while working remotely”

In an experiment, people were told that they were not allowed to use the word “breakfast” or “therefore”. When they then had to solve a series of tasks, their cognitive performance plummeted. Focusing on not spilling the beans occupies your brain – and it isolates you. “Secret keepers” actually felt bad. Unresolved issues create shame,Continue reading “🤐 Did you know that keeping a secret makes you dumb(er)?”

My favorite perk at #vmware are the EPIC days – 4 days per year (plus the time between Christmas and New Year’s) when the company shuts down. EPIC days are so valuable because as everyone is off, you get to really unwind. No emails piling up in your inbox, no meetings that you missed. Often, especially alsoContinue reading “EPIC days”

Apprently some investors even have a mental cut off of 32 – if you are older, they are not interested. And all the big names that come into your mind when thinking about start ups (Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos) all got their break young. Or did they? Researchers actually looked into this questionContinue reading “🤔 “To be a successful founder you have be be young””

I go rowing a lot – in some weeks I am on the water five times or more, usually in the morning before work. I get up at 5.55am, meet my rowing partner at the club at 6.30am and get to work just before 9am. Sometimes people ask me how much I row and whenContinue reading “Rowing taught me … that the secret to sustained success is NOT discipline”

⚡️ What you might have gotten wrong about “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” 🤔 I am afraid that this quote from Peter Drucker invites the misunderstanding that culture is more important than strategy. But that’s not it. 💪 You need a strong strategy and then also a strong culture – but a strong culture cannotContinue reading ““Culture eats strategy for breakfast””

🗓️ It usually pays to question assumptions – and one of the assumptions is that the work work starts on Monday. I am currently visiting my colleagues in Israel, where the weekend is actually Friday and Saturday and so the first day of the work week is Sunday. 📌 Why does this matter (unless youContinue reading ““Happy Tuesday” – but today is Monday, isn’t it”

🎓 I like the concept of different types of failures – preventable, complexity-related and intelligent which relate to different kinds of work (routine, complex, frontier). Particularly interesting as usually one type of work shapes the culture. 👉 Example: “Fail often in order to succeed sooner” is great in R&D (-> frontier) but works less wellContinue reading “Learning from failure”