Objective Key Results

Google’s compass: OKRs – Objectives and Key Results

One principle of the Agile Manifesto is that the best innovations emerge from self-organising teams. Self-organisation means that the team is able to develop solutions independently. There is no leader or architect to whom responsibility can be shifted. Agile organisations consist of many such teams
Spaced Learning, Spaced Repetition

Spaced Repetition – Embrace the Gaps

Do you still remember the binomial formulas, can you summarize the work of Gaius Julius Caesar, or define the stylistic device “alliteration”? You are probably feeling stressed right now. Because the probability is high that you have long since forgotten this school knowledge. In school,
Best Practice Guide Corporate Learning
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Become a Book Author. In the Best Practice Guide Corporate Learning.

At this year’s edutrends, in addition to presenting current trends in HR development and Corporate Learning, a significant component was the presentation of best practices from other companies. You can review the summary here. A book will be created from these best practices, presenting them
Conflicts and conflict escalation

Conflicts escalate: win-win, win-lose, or lose-lose?

People have different interests, needs, preferences, inclinations, character traits, personalities—and conflicts arise from these differences. By analysing the parties involved in a conflict, you can assess them better and respond more effectively. Friedrich Glasl’s conflict escalation model divides conflicts into 9 escalation stages and 3

Design Thinking – Give It a Try!

In your professional daily routine, you have to make decisions every day—whether you are a manager or not. Sometimes the right solution is clearly in front of you without requiring much thought. However, far-reaching decisions with consequences for customers and colleagues often take a long
Social Learning

Learning out loud: From participant to proticipant

Social learning is a trend. The core idea behind this social learning approach is as simple as it is compelling: Anyone who has a topic they want to learn more about meets regularly with like-minded colleagues over several weeks in a structured process, defines goals,
Agile Teams

Agile Teams: The Company Within the Company

In agile teams, people with different roles and skills work together to achieve significant value gains for the customer in a short time. Continuous learning and the search for opportunities for ongoing improvement are central. Traditional project teams also want to increase customer value and

Home Office – Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

The option of working from home is becoming increasingly popular. The advantages of home office are obvious: companies are happy to save office costs, hope for focused completion of important tasks, and are perceived as attractive employers through a lived culture of trust. Many employees
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The Agile Manifesto: 4 Values – 12 Principles

In 2001, experienced software developers met in Utah to network. None of the experts involved anticipated the cross-industry impact that would emerge from this occasionally spirited gathering. What united the participants was a deep frustration with the established development methods of the 1990s and the