by AlexandraKieffer | Jan 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
According to a recent study by Roland Berger and the universities of Geneva and St. Gallen, managers lack profound communication skills. Especially under pressure to succeed, CEOs and CSOs increasingly fail due to missing soft skills. When the skeptical perception of...
by AlexandraKieffer | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Digitalization and new technologies increasingly enhance CMOs’ areas of responsibility in corporations. What used to be “only” doing the advertising is nowadays keeping in view recent market trends and having a perpetual potential for innovation. Because of that CMOs...
by AlexandraKieffer | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Executives should above all show competence in their thinking and doing – but is this really enough? Social psychologists have figured out that warm-heartedness and empathy are the ideal methods to get through to people. The Harvard Business Manager summarized the...
by AlexandraKieffer | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
If a member of a well-practised team is suddenly promoted to a leading position, various problems can emerge. Quite often the new executive is one without supervisory activity – nevertheless one can impose her or his authority, maintain good relations with colleagues...
by AlexandraKieffer | Sep 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Nobody’s perfect – this old saying is still universally true. It applies to the “common” employee as well as to strong and wise managers, although sometimes the contrary is said of them. However, self-centered and reckless behavior of leaders causes much too often...
by AlexandraKieffer | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Organizations undergo a constant change. But rarely in history was this change as substantial as it is today: the generation Y unlocks a huge potential for modification on the market, in companies and enterprises and for style of leadership. Big changes are often and...
