KORPSGEIST MACHT BETRIEBSBLIND, so lautet die provokante Headline in der Tageszeitung. Es geht um Kultur in den Chefetagen, um Diversity in Forschungsteams und die Feststellung, dass Vielfalt im Denken mehr Gewinn macht. Das hat eigentlich nichts mit Feminismus zu tun, sondern mit Homogenität von Gruppen und deren Verhalten. Aber zunächst mal die aktuelle Sicht ...
Leadership
Nearly 100 year Women’s Day?
Again a "Women's Day" at the 8th March. Again loads of statistics. When did all this begin? Oh - 100 years ago ! A woman named a Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day ... and you can read ...
Homage to Ruth Cohn
Ruth Cohn died 20th January in Düsseldorf, Germany. She is a remarkable women in creating an idea about living learning. Read more in wikipedia Though her work started in the US - she is not very much known there. Most of her publications and workshops are well known in Germany and Switzerland, where she lived ...
Successful groups – Intercultural competence
Vor einem Jahr startete ein Forschungsprojekt der Uni Bochum. Cenandu lieferte mit dem Planspiel Tango das Forschungsfeld, Claudia Schmitz facilitierte die Gruppe durch die Entscheidungsprozesse. Das Ziel war: Fünf Gruppen werden in einem Planspiel beobachtet - wie ist das Verhalten von Individuen in Gruppen, die sich im Wettbewerb befinden? An jedem Tisch stand eine Video ...
Leadership – Facilitation – System Thinking
Good question about leadership: Is Blanchard right with Servant Leadership? "Sadly, too many top managers still think leading in this way will lead to mutiny. They conjure up images of the inmates running the prison or leaders trying to please everyone. Instead of becoming successful servant leaders they become the opposite; they become self-serving leaders, who ...