Peter did not want to work anymore, he had a special works council position where he kept his salary but only had to focus on works council issues which do not fill a full day. He had done this for 10 years when he lost the position and had to return to work, he really did not want to work anymore… fast forward a few weeks, Peter is highly motivated, successful and happy, how did that happen?

Why is Influence without Authority so important - How to behave like a Leader?! Let me be bold and clear from the beginning, having influence without having authority means being a true leader, everything else is just hierarchy management!

What is change and change management really?

Simply defined, change refers to doing something different or the same thing in a different way tomorrow than today, it refers to a change of or within routine. There are the big business changes that make the news, such as production relocations or restructuring efforts, and there are the billions of small changes, such as a simple software update or a process change, that “mess with” the work routines of people around the world every day.

What is cross-functional alignment?

Cross-functional alignment is crucial for organizational success and relatively simple to define. It means that everyone in every involved function understands what needs to be done, why it needs to be done and how it needs to be done in order to be successful. Of course it is critical that this understanding is exactly the same in every function and then gets applied by the individual contributors to their area of responsibility.