Sometimes what once made us successful becomes the very thing that drains us. Many leaders hold on to patterns that used to work — working harder, pushing further, proving themselves once more. But success is not a static formula. What helped you reach one stage may exhaust you at the next. Unlearning means questioning theContinue reading “About Unlearning”
Author Archives: Matthias Zeuch
Time to Bring People Back into Real Learning
We’ve spent the last decade pushing corporate learning into the digital space. eLearning, MS Teams, Zoom. AI will make this even more personalized — individual pace, individual needs, individual style. But here’s the problem: we’ve lost the magic of learning from others.The spark, the shared experience, the emotional connection — everything that used to happenContinue reading “Time to Bring People Back into Real Learning”
“Human and Machine” in HR Management
On LinkedIn I posted some general thoughts on our relationship as humans with AI. Here I will focus on what it means specifically for us in Human Resources Management. Following the 3 steps in Digital Transformation (1. Business Process Transformation, 2. Business Model Transformation, 3. Business Domain Transformation), here is what I think. Highly curiousContinue reading ““Human and Machine” in HR Management”
AI & Human Resources
On LinkedIn, I recently shared some general reflections about our human relationship with AI. Here, I would like to take a closer look at what this means specifically for Human Resources Management. If we follow the three stages of digital transformation – Business Process Transformation, Business Model Transformation, and Business Domain Transformation – HR leadersContinue reading “AI & Human Resources”
Still Fair-Weather Captains or are we Prepared for the next Perfect Storm?
In an exchange exchange meeting I had with HR leaders in 2020 f the question came up: Did we select too many fair-weather captains as leaders? People who are great in managing growth, mastering smaller or midsize challenges – but being over-challenged in a perfect storm? We heard about managers who duck and cover, hopingContinue reading “Still Fair-Weather Captains or are we Prepared for the next Perfect Storm?”
About Discipline
In our times of creative disruption, thinking-out-of-the-box, rapid change and transformation nothing seems to be more antiquated than “discipline”. Discipline stands for doing what you are told to do, repeating patterns without own thinking and following as opposed to leading. On the other hand, we all can observe how a lack of discipline destroys value:Continue reading “About Discipline”
Coaching People
Coaching is a method to develop people’s skills and behaviors. As a coach it is important to understand and apply the major principles of coaching which are – Keeping strict confidentiality – See the world through the eyes of the coachee (Empathy) – Ensuring clarity about goals of the coaching process – Clearly limiting coaching to developing the coachee,Continue reading “Coaching People”
Normality 2.0
When this crisis began, most of us (including myself) probably thought it will be just a matter of time until we return back to normal, to “Normality 1.0”. There are, however, fundamental changes taking place right now, which cannot be reverted: Countries and companies suffer in very different ways from the crisis. This changes theContinue reading “Normality 2.0”
Do we need more leadership training now?
Wrong question! Let me try again: Do we need more leadership now? Oh yes, more than ever before! We need leadership to provide guidance, orientation, future perspective and encouragement in a time ahead, which will be full of challenges and uncertainties. So the right question regarding leadership training is, whether it leads to an effectiveContinue reading “Do we need more leadership training now?”
Leadership in Times of Crisis
When things get rough, many people look for orientation. This is the moment for managers to step up to become real leaders.
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