Are you familiar with the book “Big Five for Life” by John Strelecky?

It's about how everyone should define their “Big Five” - the five most important things you want to achieve in life. These can be major life goals or values that motivate you and give you direction.

For example, you can ask yourself the following:

• What gives you fulfillment?
• What do you want to achieve in life?
• Which values are particularly important to you?
• What footprints do you want to leave behind?

Here is a video of Andre speaking about values and a framework you can use to find them out.

You can imagine these Big Five as a compass for your life. Once you have found these values for yourself, it will be much easier for you to interpret your actions and make decisions accordingly.

In the next step, you can compare your “big five” with the values and goals of the company. Strelecky emphasizes that the fulfillment of the “Big Five” should be in harmony with the...

For sure i know what we are doing - how we support teams, how our product works and what our USP is. But to take time and really define a vision is helpful to understand better where we want to go. A clear vision and defined values are essential for the success of a team and a company. They provide orientation, strengthen the sense of community and promote a positive culture. 

You can imagine a business vision like a compass. Just as a compass guides us on a journey, pointing us in the right direction and keeping us on track, our vision provides guidance and clarity. It shows us where we want to go and helps us navigate through challenges.

So for example Amazon´s vision is: "To be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices." 

But what does this mean for the HR Team? What many people don´t think about is a team vision...