3 steps to wake up early: morning routine change:
How to wake up early every day and get extra time to exercise, for meditation and mindfulness, for side hustle, for yourself? Follow these unexpected 3 steps to unlock the secret to be an early morning bird.
Change execution trap: what not to do
We believe in action. In execution. In ticking the boxes on the task list. That's how things get done, right? — or are they...?
Surprising secret to change your morning routine and be more productive
Want to know how to wake up early in the morning? To get that extra time either for productive work or self-care? Like every day? Let's find out the surprising secret to wake up at 5 a.m.
Back to school: University of Economics & Business
The cops say that the criminals tend to return to the crime scene. I cannot judge how they feel there — but I can tell how I feel when returning to University of Economics and Business, Prague — after so many years from my graduation — to give a lecture on change management.
A corporate phrase to avoid: replace trying by doing
There’s a popular corporate phrase that drives me crazy. And your business partners away. It goes with the verb “try”. Basically, it says to the other party that you are failing and that you know it.
You either do something — or you don’t do it at all.
First rule to start a change: have a personal reason
I like the paradox of new beginnings. On one hand, we humans really don’t like changes and novelties too much. But once we decide to go for it, we suddenly feel the surge and urge to start right now. As if the beginnings had an alluring vibe, like new adventure or exotic vacations.
But the beginning is also the time, when the success of failure is often predetermined. And there is one fundamental prerequisite with the catalyst power to make changes and projects successful. But when missing, it’s like impatiently rushing for an airport, but forgetting to pack a passport…
Productive work: not all desks are equal?
Modern workplace is usually just a desk with a computer and some assortments. Yet some believe that not all desks are equal.
Some believe that there are desk destined to stimulate employees to productive work. And that other desks cause procrastination.
The difference is in the desk's location.
Decreasing market. Cut the costs? Accept the loss? Transform!
Today’s scarecrow? The pressure on the profits. Boardrooms oozing with anxiety. Urgency to “do something”. To prove to the shareholders that they have a recipe. Unfortunately, the usual responses are wrong…
Change management in modern companies
When you want to change something in your business, people need to know how first. But did you know, that 70% change activities fail? And that 60% managers admit lack of change management skills? But here I explain how change management can be built in any company in a short video.
Change mistake #3: no progress tracking
Consistency wins over chaos. But how the hell to know, that I am being consistent — right?
Change management mistake #2: wrong levers
Navy SEALs have a saying: don't rush towards your death. Although hasty actions aren't lethal in business, they certainly take you off the track. Only purposeful actions lead to desired outcome.
Change management mistake #1: missing the “why”
The very first problem with making any change work is the ownership. Do you own the change - or is it someone else who owns your life, your time, your wishes, your agenda?
What to do when your business melts down?
Some ski resorts in Europe closed down. No snow. Even the artificial melts down - it's not freezing even during the nights.
The borderline to win or loose seems to be 1,700 meters altitude. The high-flying business gets a whole new meaning in the Alps now.
Change management: do we need it?
Ambitions drive us forward.
The change is a vehicle to achieve them.
Who doesn't need to know how to accomplish the dreams?
New year. New resolutions?
Approaching new year seems to be the right time to set the ambitions. And the first week of January the best time to drop them.
Splashing the art: will it trigger the (right) change?
What did the long-time deceased Gustav Klimt, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Johannes Vermeer, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci or Claude Monet do to infuriate the eco activists so much that they spill oil, soup, mashed potatoes and other liquids on their artworks? Didn't they paint on a recycled paper or did they heat their ateliers with coal stoves? Ah! - they target them to initiate a change, you say?
Save on your office’s energy bill: change your energy behaviour
Watching the outside temperature drop and your energy bills rise may recently remind you of math lessons on inverse proportionality. Many operations and finance managers look towards the upcoming winter nervously, as the energy consumption will impact the P&L as hard as an artillery shell the in the absurd war. While manufacturing and other energy-heavy companies may give to the Russian winter a new meaning, even those operating from a comfy offices are wondering how to mitigate their operating expenses. The change management toolbox can help even with such a challenge and change the energy behaviour in your office.