Since I started this report, by now five weeks have passed already, and I am always surprised how fast time goes by. Even though we are still in a global pandemic it does not feel for me, that time has slowed down. It goes there the same way as it did before, just our way …
Today I want to start with a little story happening to me last week. In the latest discussion I had with a colleague I was asked, why am I doing this course? Your Manager or team leader should be aware of and make sure that a team is working on a good level with each …
Tell you what? I am already halfway through the Genos EI Certification course and I did not even notice it. Time flies so fast when you do what you enjoy doing, doesn’t it? Well, without wasting much time on my amusement, I would tell you about the very interesting “8-step debrief process”. Oh and let …
Wednesdays are my favourite days lately, not because Wednesday itself is something special but because I am doing something special on Wednesdays. Every Wednesday, a group of EI-aware people meet for their next lesson on their way to becoming Emotional Intelligence Practitioners. Last week I attended the second day of the program and wow! Even …
“In a very real sense, we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels.” Daniel Goleman Part 1 I can’t tell you how true I find it. When I attended the software testing conference for the first time and I saw how complex yet human-centric technology is, I felt the struggle people building …
You are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Probably we all have heard that before, somewhere, from someone. In our office or at home. And took it as a subtle hint. And yes, you know what? They are actually right. We all are replaceable. But always keep in mind, so they are. A new team member can …
Etiquette- an elegant word for simple kindness. I was working for many years in 5 Star hospitality. In beautiful hotels, in different places in Switzerland where people around the world would stay for their vacations. Hospitality is a fascinating world that is half a secret and half a fairytale. But I have also seen the …
During this pandemic as we all experienced it, working from home has become the new normal. And let me tell you, what sounds like heaven in the beginning, can be very stressful and exhausting later. The home-office has many positive effects such as, you don’t need to leave the house in the morning, you don’t …
And I assure you, the roads after 30 don’t end up in the dark tunnel, the way we feared it in our sweet twenties. Looking back at myself from my twenties, I remember that thinking about becoming thirty felt like the end of the world and the very end of life. I thought nothing more …
Your language has power – use it wisely. Language shapes the way we think. When we talk, we don’t only talk to each other. We use our language. It doesn’t matter where you are from and which national language you are using. What matters is how we use our language for ourselves and others. How …