Long working hours equals Chinese speed?

Long working hours equals Chinese speed? Chinese speed has many facets. Long working hours are, in fact, a relatively minor factor in the rapid achievement of goals and success. One important aspect, it seems to me, is linked to preferred ways of thinking. Western...

Related to what is around us

Related to what is around us Is our brain trapped inside our skull? We have long since outsourced cognitive functions. We have transferred memory to analogue and, above all, digital storage devices, delegated arithmetic operations to machines, and increasingly handed...

Coaching 2025 – Movement, Change and New Perspectives

Coaching 2025 – Movement, Change and New Perspectives 1. The Coaching Landscape in Transition The coaching scene is in flux. New methods and certifications are constantly emerging. In addition to established psychotherapeutic approaches and business-oriented career...

Leadership meets art – beyond tools and tricks

Leadership meets art – beyond tools and tricks We meet in the entrance hall of the Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai. We are a group of Chinese executives and consultants from SYNNECTA China. Our topic: Make my organization dance. »After the red moon« von El Anatsui is...

A beginning – We have a lot to say

A beginning – We have a lot to say A trend or a return to the old hierarchical world? There are already the first posts on social media positioning themselves against »wokeness«. Sometimes with an attack on the »soft« fashions in the people departments and the...

Culture and strategy. Do we have to choose one over the other?

Culture and strategy. Do we have to choose one over the other? Black and white. Good and evil. Anima and animus. Emotional and rational. Social and personal. Is life made of dualities? Strategy and culture are one of these dualities we often encounter business-wise....