Michael Soderling
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
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
Mar 204 min
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
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 113 min
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 19, 20213 min
Leadership Development: "This is the key to so many things."
These were the words of a CEO when I asked him to assess a new leadership development method that I have created. Allow me to briefly...
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Michael Soderling
Feb 11, 20213 min
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
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
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 3, 20203 min
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 26, 20203 min
Your management team – back to the drawing board
Imagine a study that examined critical success factors in management teams. Then imagine that the study looked at 120 top-level...
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Michael Soderling
Nov 19, 20203 min
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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