Yes, I know, it really is like this: we’re nervous, stressed, we’re in trouble. What we were troubled before, now there had to come this pandemic with its cohort of nefarious consequences… It is terrible that we are deprived of the freedom to decide our own actions. Where is the city’s mobilizing trepidation and especially…
A few years ago, I travelled to Morocco. Tourism. One day, Romanian and French friends invited me to a traditional lunch. I had then the opportunity to eat mutton (later I found out it was a ram…) and see the whole preparation process: from cutting the pieces out of the carcase (about 40-50 kg) in…
Motivation is a major goal for any manager or leader. As soon as they have managed to motivate the team members they coordinate (including themselves), no obstacle can get in the way of the achievement of the chosen objectives. Things clear up, self-confidence increases, solutions rise at every turn, all barriers “melt” in front of…
Motto: “Both the future and the past / Are but sides of the same page,…” – Mihai Eminescu How come we don’t leave the past?! – What question is that? Eh! But who is actually leaving the past? What? – are we actually leaving the past? Where do we part from the past? Where do…
Mother Nature – through Louie Schwartzberg – gives us another beautiful lesson about the meaning of shifting perspective, of changing the frame of reference we approach any subject. That is coaching!
Several executives have asked me lately to accompany them on topics connected with persuasion – how could they convince their co-workers of the quality of their ideas and how to inspire them with well-aimed and powerful speeches. Julian Treasure – Sound Consultant – has a couple of interesting recommendations.
Once upon a time, in beautiful Hellas, there lived a villain called Procust. His dwelling was not far away from a crossroad, where all kinds of merchants used to kick about. At the sunset, Procust used to go out down the road and lure the travelers to spend the night at his place. He was…
Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: “I realized that my job is to awaken the potential in other people!” Extraordinary! Just like coaching does! Because that is the fundamental role of coaching! Ben Zander does this by conducting symphony orchestras. How coaching does this? By facilitating the change that each of us wanted!…
(Motto: Members of corporative organizations all over Romania, stop!) Winter… Winter morning… I was sitting in front of a small plate on which there was a higgledy-piggledy of apple pieces, bananas, and wall nuts that were waiting to be eaten. They looked beautiful to me, as they stood there, framed by the bluish rim of…
Nigel Marsh presents in a both dramatic and humorous way his experience on the balance between personal and professional life. What is the solution? It is the one I have been advocating for the last 30 years: after graduation from high education institutes people should retire for about 20-25 years; only then they can experiment…
