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Wir alle stecken gerade in einem großen Experiment, in zahllosen Experimenten. Die Arbeit die virtuell aus dem Home Office organisiert wird. Der eingeschränkte Bewegungsradius, wir sind so lokal wie lange nicht. Der neue Zusammenhalt. Der komplette Wegfall des eigenen Geschäfts – was mache ich jetzt?

How can you continue to take good care of yourself in these exceptional circumstances? With these 16 tips you can get started right away.

Last Friday, we came together with our international K&S company. We were supposed to spend two days together in Cologne, but instead, we met each other over Zoom. After a plenary start where we all waved to each other whilst listening to the same song, we split up in small groups for a check-in. How are you in the midst of all this?

Luc Verheijen, Saskia Tjepkema and Joeri Kabalt wrote 'Appreciative Inquiry as a Daily Leadership Practice'. A book which underscores the important relational dimension of organizational development and change processes. Hence the subtitle: 'Realizing Change One Conversation at a Time'.

Arne Gillert, Kris Snick and Pieterjan van Wijngaarden edited a special issue on ‘participation’ for AI Practitioner, the international journal on Appreciative Inquiry: 'The Craft of Participation in a Changing World: how AI Practitioners can Help in 'Holding Space' for Generative Conversations.'

Being a leader is an adventure. To be able to make a difference, you are your most important instrument. Leadership asks for strength, energy and a clear direction. And also for self-knowledge, reflection and connection. During this five-day journey, we take you along on a reflection process to bring you closer to your strengths. You learn how to fully realise your potential. With a climax of a 24-hour solo in raw nature. The combination of intensive guidance and an inspiring context, leads to new insights, concrete action and sustainable transformation.

When the concept of situational leadership was first introduced, it had a major contribution in seeing that successful leadership depends on the leader’s ability to adjust his style to the ‘situation’ – in fact, to the one being led. By that, it made the concept of leadership more flexible – moving beyond the idea of the one-size-fits-all character traits of the successful leader.

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