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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...
Michael Soderling
Sep 19, 20234 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Apr 29, 20214 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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Managerial selection – the curious thing about intelligence
When was the last time you were 100% confident about a decision you had to make? Â Whenever I ask this rhetorical question in management...
Michael Soderling
Mar 11, 20213 min read
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Leadership Development – Forbidden thoughts
– Because he doesn’t deserve it! The moment my client uttered these taboo words the problem was basically solved. The course of events...
Michael Soderling
Mar 4, 20213 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Feb 25, 20213 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Feb 18, 20213 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Jan 28, 20213 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Jan 21, 20213 min read
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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,...
Michael Soderling
Dec 10, 20203 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Nov 26, 20203 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Nov 19, 20203 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Nov 5, 20203 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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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...
Michael Soderling
Oct 22, 20203 min read
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Management team fireworks
Understanding why team members sometimes find it hard to access their cleverness. There are two overarching processes that take place...
Michael Soderling
Oct 14, 20203 min read
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