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Successful People: That Not So “Cover Worthy” Truth

Successful People: That Not So “Cover Worthy” Truth Why your personal definition of success matters Let’s take a minute to appreciate successful people. By successful people I mean people who have done things right from the get-go. These…
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Transform your Company Culture - Make your Business Future proof

Transform your Company Culture, make your Business Future proof Why employee centricity is more important than customer centricity “Ilja, it’s like this—I’m really open to new ideas and would like to tackle multiple goals at once.…
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Create a Culture of Change - Transform Your Business

Create a Culture of Change - Transform Your Business Because a change culture based on openness, diversity and purpose is the biggest competitive advantage in the market place The world is changing. Fast. Nothing stays the same. The challenges…
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What is Leadership? A Definition

Leadership in Times of Change - The personality as a success factor in today's growth markets What is leadership? Leading change and managing the according strategies are the success factors in today´s fast paced VUCA world. In the transforming…
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Change Competence is the New Change Management

How companies successfully master Change in a VUCA World What will change management look like in the future? I have been asked this question more often than any other in recent weeks and months. No wonder, because it is no longer a secret…
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CHANGE: WHY IT IS GOOD TO FEEL THE FEAR

Think crazy, act courageously and live a fulfilled life. Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke a sentence in his first speech as the President of the United States of America during his inauguration on March 4th, 1933 that is still one of the most…
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CHANGE IT UP! THE SIX MAGIC WORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

Just do it and start making history today It doesn´t take more than forty-five minutes for the sun to go down on the horizon. And it is fascinating to me how fast the atmosphere of a whole city can change in such a short amount of time. Where…
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USE YOUR UNIQUENESS: DARE TO BE YOURSELF

How being unique leads you to success May I share with you one of my core beliefs? I believe that every single person has something deep inside of himself or herself that makes him or her extraordinary. Every single person has unique talents…
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PERSONAL VALUES: HOW TO DEFINE YOUR CORE VALUE SYSTEM

How to define your personal navigation system Why are you leading the life you lead? Why have you chosen your specific profession? What´s your drive when things aren´t going so well? The answer to these three questions is the same: It´s…
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THE END OF EXCUSES: JUST DO IT!

Stop the blaming game and start the change If you have read my previous books, then you will know that I am convinced that life is either black or white. You can either change or stay the way you are. You can decide for or against something.…
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OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF CHANGE: MY TOP 4 FEAR BUSTERS

My Top 4 fear busters and 2 powerful question you should start asking yourself Do you have fear of change? Let me clarify one thing right from the beginning: Every human being has fears. The crucial question, solely and exclusively is how we…
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STOP WAITING FOR PERMISSION AND JUST DO IT!

Why the Perfect Moment Will Never Come It´s Monday morning, I am sitting at the Panke, a small river north of Berlin, and am enjoying my day. There is not a cloud in the sky and the temperature has already reached seventy-seven degrees at…