Michael Soderling
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
- 3 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
- Oct 31
- 3 min
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
- 4 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
- 3 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
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 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
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 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 21, 2021
- 3 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 10, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 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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Michael Soderling
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
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 14, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
High work ethic – low productivity
With these five words a manager described how a colleague had changed over the past six months. The observation was put into words during...
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Michael Soderling
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
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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Michael Soderling
- Aug 12, 2020
- 3 min
The smart way to reach goals
Imagine you are sitting on a motorcycle and revving the engine while applying the brakes on the front wheel. The rear wheel keeps...
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