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Michael Soderling
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Managerial selection – the curious thing about intelligence
When was the last time you were 100% confident about a decision you had to make? Whenever I ask this rhetorical question in management...
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Michael Soderling
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Get your leadership training program to really take off
Have you ever wondered if it’s even worth training leadership? The article ‘Team Development Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches for...
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Michael Soderling
Feb 18, 20213 min read
When being a superwoman isn’t so super
Today I want to talk about a manager whose sparking reputation became a burden. To put the story into context I first need to establish a...
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Michael Soderling
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Why you shouldn't make a plan for successful management team development
– No, I am not going to reveal the agenda. Before a management team development activity, participants often like to have a schedule or...
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Michael Soderling
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Stop feeling ashamed!
When was the last time you discussed your shame? Today I’m going to discuss mine. During a fascinating seminar I was attending on the...
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Michael Soderling
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Your management team – boost its performance
How does boosting management team performance by 20 – 25 per cent with just 18 minutes of reflection sound to you? These appealing...
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Michael Soderling
Dec 10, 20203 min read
What is a CEO’s most important task?
After asking me this question, it felt like my supervisor stared me out and my pulse quickened. It was 2008 immediately after graduation,...
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Michael Soderling
Dec 3, 20203 min read
Your management team – make it operative
Do you know who is a member of your management team? Are you sure? Let’s continue digging out the gold nuggets from the article ‘ What...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Do not let change management tie you up in knots
– It will cost millions and you will have to deal with the aftermath for years to come. This ominous prophecy of mine came up in a...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 4, 20203 min read
Boost your communication with these four tips
Have you ever had a conversation and truly felt like you were being listened to and taken seriously? Then there’s a good chance that the...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Mysterious forces at play in management teams
At some point in your working life you have probably attended a team-meeting where you gritted your teeth and wondered what on earth was...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Change process and worst-case scenarios
– I can’t stop thinking… do I still have a job? We can only imagine how much courage she needed to summon up in order to be able to put...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 14, 20203 min read
Management team fireworks
Understanding why team members sometimes find it hard to access their cleverness. There are two overarching processes that take place...
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Michael Soderling
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Management Teams: Low-Hanging Fruit
Only 21 percent of managers believe their organisations have the competence to design cross-functional teams. This research finding can...
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Michael Soderling
Sep 28, 20202 min read
Patterns in 60 management teams
”You really are a pain sometimes.” ”Why, thank you kind sir”, I replied, thinking the CEO’s remark meant that I had done my job. I had,...
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Michael Soderling
Sep 22, 20203 min read
Back from the future
“If I am being completely honest, I thought you were a bit lame. What was wrong with you?” Out of context, such a comment from the...
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Michael Soderling
Sep 15, 20203 min read
The tremendous power of speculation
I could sense his apprehension as he gathered courage. Everything we had talked about for the last 45 minutes boiled down to the loaded...
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Michael Soderling
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Management teams and horror stories
Today I am going to discuss how the history of a team can impair its functioning. As demonstrated in the following two real-life...
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Michael Soderling
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Managing virtual team dynamics
“We have a hard time generating energy in our virtual meetings.” This statement came up in a coaching session I was holding and it...
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Michael Soderling
Aug 25, 20203 min read
Organisational development and toilet paper
Ever wondered why individuals, teams, and perhaps the entire organisation once in a while behave in a way that none of the people...
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