Leadership as Self-Discovery
October 11, 2011, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership Identity, life and learning are closely linked when it comes to the discovery of ourselves, especially when we embody a leading position. Crucial is the fact, that the leader is capable to make himself object of his perception. This is the necessary prerequisite to unfold the capability to reflect oneself as a leader – and: [...]
The Importance of Self-Reflection
September 15, 2010, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management My key finding: we as society execute excellent research based leadership studies, know about excellent theoretical leadership models and communication methods and consider best practice examples of leadership we observe or hear about. Out of history and current research, basically, our societies know everything valuable about this very topic. Our whole knowledge of how to [...]
How to Care after Downsizing II
December 11, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management Two weeks ago, I said in part one of this blog, before establishing a new balance within a downsized organization or healing it a change of attitude of both, managers and employees, is necessary. This attitude should welcome a structural framework shaped by ambiguity and temporariness.
How to achieve a change in attitude?
We have to convey [...]
Make It Work: Employer Branding I
October 21, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership What are we talking about when talking about Employer Branding? When we start to talk about employer branding we find two major occasions why to talk about this seemingly unproductive topic. It is the when which leads us right to the definition. The main reasons why to yearn for employer branding are
1. Your people resign [...]
Reasoning on Resonance
August 16, 2009, by
Stephan Polomski in
Human Resources,
Leadership Einstein said: „Although it is possible to describe everything in life scientifically, it would not make sense. Even more: it would be absolutely meaningless – as if one would try to describe a symphony of Beethoven as a variation of differing acoustic waves and their differing compression.”
So, what is resonance?
In the technical sense and much [...]