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To achieve better management of conflicts, and ideally even to anticipate them, it is important to understand that our behavior is based – for the most part unconsciously – on our personal values, convictions, and needs. Why is it that conflicts arise?

Conflict management is one of the most frequently mentioned topics in my work with leaders. Studies show that some 10 to 15 percent of working time in companies is used to resolve conflicts. For leaders, this rises even to between 30 and 50 percent of their working hours – time that could be used…

Everyone is affected by digitization in one form or another. We have been living in a digital age for quite some time now. And although digitization is not a new buzzword, adaptation is a major hurdle for many companies.

Do you sometimes have the impression that even when you state something clearly it goes unnoticed? You give instructions, everyone is nodding, but then nothing happens, it does not have the intended effect?

Do you find it sometimes difficult to really clear your mind at the end of the working day, at the weekend, on vacation? If so, then you’re in good company.

Do you feel stressed sometimes, in a bad mood, or do you have the feeling that nothing is going your way and you don’t even know why?

Do you sometimes have the feeling that your brain has a mind of its own and your thoughts have a life of their own, so that in the worst case you become entangled in them? Maybe you even lie awake in bed at night when you actually want to sleep? Well, that's perfectly normal, but you can actively do…

There are many approaches to achieve real team strength, and we can learn a lot about it from sports. The second part of my interview with Sandra Kälin highlights what team strength and success have to do with self-knowledge and authenticity – and what teams in companies can learn from that.

Teamwork is absolutely essential in any company if a common goal is to be pursued that leads to success. On this subject, I turned to the sports sector this time and interviewed former Swiss professional soccer player Sandra Kälin, who won the NAIA national title in the U.S. and enjoyed a very…

A team needs to function and perform together. In the second part of my interview, I asked Patrouille Suisse commander Nils Hämmerli how a leader puts together his members to create a strong “We” team.