Defining values: Why many companies fail – and how it really works
Why defining values moves your company forward when everyone is involved. And why imposing values top-down always goes wrong.
Corporate culture: definition, benefits & criticism
Corporate culture definition: A critical look at defining culture. Concrete added value or gimmick?
Change management according to Kotter

Where does change management according to the Kotter model help you, and where doesn’t it? How do you use the 8 steps of Kotter’s change management?
Psychological safety: definition, studies, tutorial

How to establish psychological safety in your company and what research & science say about it.
Corporate culture & cultural change (2025): Definition, examples & 11 step tutorial

What is corporate culture, how can you perceive it? How can you change it? How to initiate a cultural change?
Self-organization in the company: What is it? How does it work?

How can we ensure that our company remains successful?
Why does a company need self-organization? And how does that work?
The Graves value system: what is really important to people

What are value systems? What do you need them for? What is the Graves Value System GVS?
Giving feedback: the 10 rules for constructive feedback

Give constructive feedback: Imagine something is annoying you. You bring this up and… it actually changes! Easy, without stress & arguments. We’ll show you how it’s done
Digital leadership – leading successfully in difficult times

How to lead successfully even in turbulent times.
You will find out what digital leadership is, what you need to consider – and how you can apply digital leadership in your company. And what often goes wrong…
The Spiral Dynamics value model: What really matters to people 2/2

The Spiral Dynamics value model GVS:
What is important to people? What is the Spiral Dynamics value model? What values are there? What are value memes and which ones are there?
Why value management makes your company successful

Value management promotes motivation by harmonizing the values of employees with the corporate culture. Committed employees who identify with the values practiced in the company make the company strong.
Changing values: definition & guide to cultural change in your company

Changing values? – Is your company slow & inflexible? Your employees are unmotivated and you can’t find any new ones? – Time for a change in values!
The new C-Level – leadership in times of Corona

Corona: How has the current crisis affected the behavior of managers?
What kind of leadership has been successful in recent months?
Error culture before error management!

Why is dealing constructively with mistakes so important for your company? How do you manage to establish a constructive error culture?
Agile transformation in 23 steps: Definition, basics & tutorial

Agility and agile transformation are on everyone’s lips for a reason. Here you will learn in 22 steps how to implement a change process towards agility in your company.
Agile as a trend: The emperor’s new agility

Is agility just another trend for consultants to make money? What do we make of agile transformation? And what do the buzzwords agile methods, agile leadership and agile culture mean?
Employer branding guide: How to find & retain employees

Is your company struggling to find new employees? Why is that? What can you do to find suitable employees? We show you the 12 steps to employer branding.
Demographic change & skills shortage: what to do?

In this article, we look at the facts, figures and background, the challenges that demographic change poses for companies and how you can tackle them.
Lateral leadership – tips for leadership without power

What is lateral leadership? Lateral leadership is leadership without power? But how does that work? Tips on how to convince instead of commanding.
Self-organization – practical experience

How has self-organization proven itself in practice? Who has had experience with self-organization, how did the company approach it, what went well, what didn’t?
Agile methods: Design Thinking, Design Sprint, Lean Startup, Scrum

Agile methods in comparison: Design Thinking, Design Sprint, Lean Startup, Scrum, Business Model Canvas. How do they work? Where are they used?
Agile product development: what is it and how does it work?

What are agile product development and agile service development? How can you implement this in your company? We show you the 6 basics.
Self-organization in companies – that was our Leadership Lounge

Self-organization without managers – can it work? Experience reports and scientific perspectives at the 28th Leadership Lounge.
Establishing a culture of innovation through trust: 5 practical tips

In times of rapid change, companies need to become more flexible and innovative through trust, decentralized decision-making and an open culture of error.