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Michael Soderling
Nov 12, 20244 min read
– Management tried to enforce belief and commitment
The headline is a comment from a first-line manager who was part of a comprehensive organisational change a few years ago. The manager,...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Reorganisation – Yea or Nay?
Let’s start by acknowledging that there can be good reasons for a reorganisation. The conditions for the business may have changed so...
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Michael Soderling
May 21, 20243 min read
Management Team: Escape the maze
Today, I intend to discuss the difference between the role of a manager and the role of a management team member. When I bring up this...
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Michael Soderling
May 2, 20244 min read
A lack of commitment in the management team
This unexpected response came in reply to the survey the team members completed prior to our workshop. The response becomes even more...
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Michael Soderling
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Organisational Development: Any resemblance with your workplace?
My mission was to help a department in the municipal sector becoming even more well-functioning. I use the word “even” since solid data...
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Michael Soderling
Mar 20, 20244 min read
The management team's giant leap
When planning the two-day workshop for the management team, I mentioned to the CEO that we might not achieve everything we would like. ...
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Michael Soderling
Feb 14, 20243 min read
When should you eject?
I once agreed to coach a new client, let's call him John, who was quite upset in our first meeting. I tried to understand the problem,...
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Michael Soderling
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Inspired change processes
Is the degree of success in change management a function of the organisation's purpose? In my capacity as a psychologist, I lean towards...
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Michael Soderling
Dec 7, 20233 min read
Feedback – two tips that change everything
I often encounter managers who scratch their heads because they are aware that they could provide feedback more often than they do. One...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 30, 20234 min read
The birth of a management team
It was during the evaluation of a management team development project that I received some feedback that means I now confidently know the...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 23, 20234 min read
Management team: You’re not responsible for what you say.
You are, however, responsible for what you don’t say. At the end of a two-day management team development workshop, the time had come for...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 14, 20233 min read
Leadership development – does the approach make sense?
– I haven't seen this particular model before, said the CEO at a business meeting where we were discussing a possible cooperation on...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Boosting creativity in your management team
During a recent management team development session we had arrived at the point where the team would establish their norms. Thinking out...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 24, 20234 min read
The power of personal warmth, consideration and curiosity
Lately I have witnessed three managers who have made important contributions in three different settings. To better understand the value...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 10, 20233 min read
Teamwork – how everything is connected
In team development sessions, a short explanation of theory usually brings clarity to phenomena in the team that people don’t understand,...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 3, 20233 min read
The Dalai Lama and your leadership development
A few years ago I told my partner at the time that I was very much like the Dalai Lama. A kind of mild-mannered beacon of kindness. You...
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Michael Soderling
Sep 19, 20234 min read
An exceptional leadership team
A few weeks ago, after downloading the results of a survey that measured the productivity of the leadership team of the marketing...
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Michael Soderling
Aug 13, 20211 min read
Leadership development: New free guide
What determines return on your investment in leadership development? The answer hinges on your navigating a number of forks in the road...
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Michael Soderling
Apr 28, 20214 min read
Leadership – the right woman for the job
– When listening to him I just shook my head, left the room and started looking for a new job. We have all had managers about whom we...
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Michael Soderling
Mar 18, 20213 min read
Leadership – words of wisdom
Sometimes I read or hear something that is so perfectly well worded that I wish I had come up with it myself. In a coaching session my...
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