Leadership

Job reshuffles – quick change on positions

{post}: I know at least two bad comedies in which two characters switch places by a strange twist of fate. Usually, the pattern is similar – an irresponsible party-goer, puts himself in the shoes of a well…

April 21, 2023

The comfort of unanimity or the laborious working out of an agreement?

{post}: Is a unanimous team, with no people to constructively oppose the ideas, a dream team of a leader? Is being part of such a team an employee’s dream? The answers to these questions are extremely…

August 18, 2022

Being a mom does not evaluate you as a leader

{post}: During an interview with a candidate for a managerial position, quite naturally occurred, that my interviewee is a mother of three children. My first thought was – what an amazing woman! She must be…

May 26, 2022

Right to hang up

{post}: “Dear Boss, it’s Sunday. I don’t want to be rude, but I’m hanging up.” These words never came out of my mouth, but I have to admit that they should have come at least a few times. I have a conjecture bordering on…

February 20, 2022

Employees should be listened to, but most of all they need to be heard

{post}: This very wise sentence was mentioned on Friday during the interview I had with the candidate. During yesterday’s walk by the river, this sentence was still ringing in my head. In this one sentence, I could…

February 13, 2022

Jon Snow the archetype of a good leader?

{article}: Apparently only 1% of the population has never watched “Game of Thrones”. Until recently I was part of this representative group and I was very surprised to hear that people stay up half the night binge watching…

July 21, 2019

How to reach the K2 summit in democratically managed organization

{article}: Most of the candidates, which I am interviewing, while being asked about their style of managing people, provide me with an answer, that it is a democratic one. But is it really? In general you can say so, but in reality…

May 11, 2018