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The Backstage
In his book entitled “Zurück an die Arbeit”, Lars Vollmer examines the aspects that keeps us from delivering good, productive work.…
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Long-term Development
For decades, Prof. Jeffrey K. Liker devoted his time to study the Toyota Production System to find out what is at…
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The Courage to Stop
You probably have seen this cartoon: Two persons working hard while a third person is standing apart with a solution to…
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The 2 Minutes Rule
In his book, “Getting Things Done”, David Allen describes the “2 minutes rule”. It is a simple rule stating that a…
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What is This?
Of course, this is a hammer, but can you guess how many people in the world wanted this kind of hammer…
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Positive Interactions
Being interested, expressing affection, giving appreciation, finding opportunities for agreement, empathizing, apologizing and using humor are good ingredients for building lasting…
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The Magic Ratio
In 1970, Dr. John Gottman conducted an interesting experiment: He observed married couples and how they argued in conflict situations. Nine…
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Motivation for Problem Solving
Threatening to punish or offering a reward? Which alternative is the best? According to Daniel Pink, none. For problems that require…
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Self-organize
No traffic light, no traffic signs, no road markings. The example shows our great ability to self-organize. We sometimes tend to…