Ist kalt geworden...

...nicht nur draußen, im Freien.Wenn der Stress zunimmt, sind wir alle nicht die beste Version unserer selbst. Dann sagen oder tun wir Dinge, die andere verletzen können. Ist dir das in den letzten Tagen oder Wochen auch schon so ge- oder ergangen? Dann bist du ganz sicher nicht allein.

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Verrat: Wenn Führungskräfte lügen...

...um sich selbst zu schützenVerrat ist eines der stärksten Worte unserer Sprache. Es steht für den Moment, in dem Vertrauen plötzlich bricht. Oft passiert das nicht durch einen großen Skandal, sondern durch kleine Unwahrheiten oder Winkelzüge.

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One step to the front, two to the side, and one back.

Learning to be mindful with suffering is like a dance. Suffering hurts. When we are mindful with our suffering, we are asking ourselves: Where does it hurt? And how does this hurting exactly feel in our body? We make room for our suffering and let the felt sense wash through us. This is hard work, because usually we do not want to feel what is unpleasant to feel. Yet, every emotion needs to be felt. So what do we do, to prevent us from experiencing overwhelm?

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Messy, unfinished, and still enough.

Last night I almost didn‘t participate in my biweekly Mentor Group Meeting, because I was exhausted from a week of working, traveling, and teaching. So glad, that I decided to join nevertheless!

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Do you belong?

Belonging is one of our most basic needs, if not the most basic need. We all need to belong. To a team, to a company, to groups of special interests, to our friends, to our families, or to our favourite person/s.

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"Leaders need to be strong, not harsh."

Listening to Chris Germer talk about (self-) compassion in leadership last night, left a warm feeling in my heart. It reminded me of my own path to a more compassionate way of self-leadership and leadership of others.

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Mit Anlauf Richtung Nordstern

Das hätte ich gerne schon als junge Frau und Führungsperson gewusst: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. (𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵) Hast du mal die Übung gemacht, dein Zukunfts-Ich als Führungsperson zu beschreiben? 

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Plan for Ass

This was Michael's and my plan for ass, written on the fridge, to remind us daily of our goal - the perfect butt😉. What do you think happened after writing this down? Exactly - not much 😅 . Maybe the goal was set too high. But wait. Something did happen. Something far better than a perfect butt (nothing's really perfect anyway, is it?).

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Monday, Monday

It is Monday. Feeling like you need some coffee, yet even that is a long way to go? Be kind to yourself. This too shall pass. Stay curious. Who knows, may be this Monday will change your life…

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