But, how do you measure the success of your consulting approach? “How do you measure success?” is one of the most raised questions when we give a talk or podcast about Conscious Consulting. The way this question is phrased suggests that success can’t actually be measured: because the approach
After years in the making, our book, “CONSCIOUS CONSULTING – Consulting with Wisdom, Compassion and Presence in a complex and uncertain world,” was published. The world is evolving, and so must we: In tomorrow’s landscape, yesterday’s mindsets, tools, and methods won’t sustain us. This applies to leaders, businesses,
A sentence by Werner Erhard, the famous founder of EST and the Landmark Forum, has impressed and influenced me to this day. He said something along these lines: “If you want to make a difference in life, you need to take a stand – even if no one applauds.” Don’t
We got the concept of “Change” all wrong: this is why and what to do instead Having worked in the industry of “Change”, “Change Management” and “Transformation Management” for decades now, I have to admit, I now know we got it all wrong. In this blog post, I will share
Angst vor dem KI-Gespenst „Die KI ist wie ein gefährliches Gespenst, das über uns schwebt “ – so hat es kürzliche eine Kundin in einem Telefonat bezeichnet. Die MitarbeiterInnen hätten Angst und Sorge, was mit ihren Aufgaben, ihren Jobs und ihnen selbst passieren wird. Wo passen sie, wir Menschen noch hinein,
We’ve talked a lot—A LOT—about what good leadership is. There are tons of books, talks, and programs on leadership. We have analyzed, described, and practiced plenty of leadership styles: situational leadership, servant leadership, compassionate leadership, mindful leadership, conscious leadership, and so on. I’m not saying this
Ultimately, being conscious isn’t about being perfect; it’s about being present and aware, embracing the full spectrum of human experience with compassion and understanding. Conscious Means To Be Aware, Intentional And Accountable “So, what does “conscious” mean to you?” This question comes up over and over again, of
My friend just told me about wonderful experience she had in a retreat – and she added that there are people who think this place is kind of weird, but she enjoyed it anyways. People base their opinions on their assumptions rather than direct experiences. And then they believe what they
“We need to create a safe space.” What’s the first image that comes to mind? Perhaps it resembles a place where mutual appreciation, non-judgment, kindness, and spaciousness prevail. A space where one can freely express thoughts, knowing they will be heard. I’ve experienced such spaces, but over
In the beginning everyone is enthusiastic about this idea. People love to join the initial meet-ups, the fiery discussions about how we can change the world and formulate grand ideas. Be it about bringing mindfulness into politics or forming an empowering women’s network, initially people are so inspired
“FORGOTTEN – you will be forgotten” – This was the message I received in a dream two nights ago. The story was like always quite weird: I went to the backside of mathematics, it looked somewhat like a clockwork and there it was written. “Forgotten – you will be forgotten”: the message at
Leaders are to be inspirational, motivational, empower people, help them grow, supportive and charismatic. When I look at my own practice as Leader, as manager, as founder, as builder I have to say there is one other thing that seems to be a key task that people rarely talk about
The deep web of organizations While some organizations have a very open and transparent way of communication, information and decision making, there are others, whose internal structure may be compared to the internet: only a fraction of its communication is public, open and transparent. The way bigger part is behind
Das Leid der anderen Ich weiß nicht, wie es Ihnen geht. Angesichts der Welt, angesichts von Krieg, Zerstörung, Hass, Erderhitzung, Intoleranz, Angst und Wut allerorts. Wie soll man reagieren? Was soll man sagen? Wohin schauen? Ist es unsere Pflicht uns zu informieren, oder sollen wir weniger “Medien konsumieren”? Wie soll
As you might know one year ago I started to podcast in addition to blogging. Podcasting is a beautiful and interesting way of being in touch with people and topics, very different from writing, much more work too, but it is worthwhile. This time I want to share with you
In last week’s meeting we gathered people from around the world. When we shared how we felt about the war in Ukraine – how horrified, deeply concerned and helpless we felt – we earned quite a level of criticism and maybe even Schadenfreude in the sense – well now it also hits
Purpose Is The New Must Have Another time a concept has incurred a similar fate as “mindfulness” and “agility.” Now we deal with purpose. From its status, which was hardly understood initially, it has made it into the mainstream. Purpose now is a must-have – like a new accessory. Such
The Paradox of stability leading to agility The key take away is simple: we need both. We need stability in agility and agility in stability. But the unquestioned bias towards change, innovation and transformation has lead to an imbalance of stable and flexible elements. This leads to constant stress, burn-
We are currently witnessing a move from a complex to a chaotic context. Just one additional variable – lets take the appearance of the new Coronavirus variant Omicron – can put everything we thought we knew at stake. We can also see how the world and politicians are struggling to keep up
It’s a VUCA world and we like it, because we choose to see the potential and possibility within a given context. A context we don’t necessarily would chose or particularly like but one we can’t change. One of Victor Frankl’s key teaching is the insight, that
One day I woke up and decided to delete my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Account. I closed every group and site I had created, left every Group I was part of and deleted the accounts for good. I wanted to do this for a long time, but I always had
Learning to be well and take care of my own wellbeing to me is a combination of radical self-empowerment, self- responsibility and self-reeducation. I had to teach myself, unlearn, retrain almost everything and explore how to unfold from the inside out. I came to understand, that career, success,