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Lately I have come across the acronym VUCA quite a lot. Have you? It’s usually dropped in the context of management and leadership discussions and how qualities evolve in those areas. Basically VUCA is short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity – all words that sound rather uncomfortable. Well, that’s basically the point.Preparing your mindThe general point of VUCA is to emphasize the constantly cha
We all need good people for our companies. The higher up the level goes the more crucial it becomes to not make expensive hiring mistakes. And if you’re interested in making your company grow and thrive (and chances are fairly high that you are) you’ll likely be interested in hiring the best. Since I’m assisting my clients with that for more than 18 years now, it’s time to shed some light on „the best“ and who they are.Assess your needs<span style="background-
As a headhunter your job seems pretty simple: find the right person for the job. And yet the industry is broad and challenging for a reason. Finding the right person is so very hard to do. Some are better at it and some worse. And it’s all very much a team effort and depends a lot on how you work with your team as well. But what makes the difference between just finding anyone and finding the best one? Here are some of my secrets:Finding out who that is<span s
When you aim your career at an executive position you might be a rather smart fellow. Meaning: you probably want to prepare and strategically take the right steps to get there. In order to know what’s necessary to make it, it’s useful to have some idea about what awaits you there. What is actually different about a C-level position and how can you prepare for these changes?Less technical knowledge, more leadership skills<span style="background-color: transpare
When you change jobs on a very advanced career level there are a number of specific challenges you have to deal with. You might think you know what’s coming for you but you just might be mistaken. Because a lot of people in these positions have faced challenges changing jobs that they didn’t see coming. Let’s have a look at some of them:People will look for youAn executive position usually comes with a certain level
Changing jobs is often a very complex process, especially when you’re changing a bit higher up on the career ladder. And the process doesn’t end with the new job – that’s just the beginning of a whole new chapter. It’s hopefully exciting and positive that you start in a new position, so it’s best to know how to start out right. Especially in the (not really seldom) case that you didn’t have much time in between to relax, it’s best to have a plan on how to settle in the best possible way.<strong style="background-color: tr
Changing jobs is never easy. It certainly can take you time to figure out that you need to change career in the first place and then doing it can be quite scary – involving a lot of unknown factors and a certain risk. On top of that career changes are often associated with some sort of “beef” at the previous job and the often challenging situation of job interviews, negotiations and possible relocation. Be that as it may, the possible advantages of a career change are often neglected in the equation.<span style="background-color: tr
Communicating with your team – you might have noticed throughout your career – is both very essential and very difficult to get right. It’s much more than telling people what to do and follow procedures because you have to be able to inspire and connect. Especially since work today is becoming more and more remote and digital, communication becomes even more a means of keeping everybody connected.Share the contextA
Minding the risk of calling anyone elderly and making them out to be “over the hill” I’ll just go ahead and count myself into this group. I’m not a digital native or millennial, I’m not even Generation X – and still I’m far from being done with education.Recent developments have shown that the workplace and the “classic” career are rapidly changing and people no longer come out of school and university “finished” with their education. Especially with digitalization and the rapi
The way I’m dealing with clients during search processes is very much influenced by consulting-oriented interactive, individual and solution-based processes. This immediately has a lot in common with a lot of coaching approaches. Reason enough for me to dive further into consulting and monitoring these processes in a professional context. My interaction with customers is essentially a cooperation of experts that needs to be handled with care and a solid background.The Kieler
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