3 steps to wake up early: morning routine change:
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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Back to school: University of Economics & Business
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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A corporate phrase to avoid: replace trying by doing
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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First rule to start a change: have a personal reason
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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…

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Productive work: not all desks are equal?
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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Change management in modern companies
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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Change management mistake #2: wrong levers
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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What to do when your business melts down?
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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New year. New resolutions?
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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Splashing the art: will it trigger the (right) change?
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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?

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Save on your office’s energy bill: change your energy behaviour
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

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.

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