Michael Soderling
– 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 293 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 213 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 24 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 183 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 204 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 143 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 293 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
Jan 113 min read
The two most pivotal factors in shaping a management team
A thee-minute summary of research findings as well as reading recommendations. Let’s start with the article What characterises effective...
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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 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
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Employer branding - how not to go about it
– A month after I completed the tests I received a simple message informing me I hadn’t been chosen. My friend John was talking to me...
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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
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
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 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 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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