Sometimes in small to mid-sized Civil-Society-Organizations (CSOs), my experience is that the Board only nominally exists. A cause might be that members were talked into joining the Board without real determination (“somebody has to do this”). Or salaried employees form the Board. The latter may lead to conflict of interest, since the Board as governing […]
“Learning Organizations” (LO) are organizations in motion, creatively adapting to changing environments. They understand that the development of their staff and teams creates the basis for their success as organizations, no matter whether they are a municipal administration, a factory that produces metal parts, or a hotel. One factor that is indispensable for LO is to […]
When the relationship between an employee and her or his supervisor or management turns sour, mutual trust is lost. Both sides have opposing views on who is to blame. On the whole, not so many job completely fail. But if they do, the result quite often is a painful and demanding situation both for the […]
An acquaintance of mine works for a large public institution. She recently told me how difficult team work has become due to an oversensitive colleague. In fact, the situation in her team has become so unbearable, that after a vacation she had lost all motivation to return to her job. All attempts so far to […]
„Whenever I return from a vacation, I know that there will be up to 1000 emails waiting for me. I will need 2 – 3 weeks to catch up, neglecting other tasks. Sometimes I think it might be saner to not go on vacations anymore.“ This is the depressing reality for millions of employees: It […]