In German there is a saying “den Ast absägen auf dem man sitzt” - if you translate it directly it’s like: Sawing of the branch you are sitting on. Right now I have the feeling that I am doing so and that’s a bit of a dilemma.

I decided to contribute to LinkedIns knowledge community. It’s definitely worth checking out: (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/topics/home/). It’s basically a business knowledge “best of” that is written by AI and optimized by comments from LinkedIn human experts like me.
Hereby I can show my know-how, publish easily without the need to write complete articles and I can become a top voice in my field of expertise. Besides being positively labeled, the comments I am writing are helping me to develop and think about angles to tackle a problem that no one came up with so far - which is great. I also think that other experts are writing really good and read-worthy stuff.

BUT somehow I have the feeling that...

Manchester United soccer fans came across an “injured” runner. The critical factor for the fans' willingness to help was whether the runner wore a Manchester United T-shirt or a plain, neutral T-shirt. The study's results clearly show that:

•  92% of fans helped when the runner wore a Manchester United T-shirt.
•  33% of fans helped when the runner wore a plain T-shirt.

The observation comes from Adam Grant's book "Give and Take" and highlights how our willingness to help others is influenced by perceived group membership.

This concept resonates with my own experience from last weekend, where I supported friends at a rural project - where we built outdoor areas like a pavillon or a small lodge. I noticed differences in how engaged other helpers were, which from my perspective was due to a similar sense of group identity—or lack thereof. Just as fans were more willing to help someone they saw as part of their in-group, helpers feel more motivated when they...

Dream Teams - Wie du als Leader auf einzelne Charaktere eingehen kannst.

Ein neues Monsterprojekt steht an und du wünschst dir ein richtiges A-Team dafür! Eins das du losschicken kannst, im Wissen, die werden das rocken und der Kunde wird’s lieben. Dabei ist das A-Team so unterschiedlich wie Tag und Nacht!

Jeder dieser vier ungewöhnlichen Typen hat seine eigene Stärke: Hannibal der Stratege, Face der Emphatische, Murdock der einfach jedes Flugzeug fliegen kann und B.A. der Starke.

Natürlich ist das nur eine Serie, aber ihre Heldengeschichten enthalten wertvolle Lektionen darüber, wie Teams funktionieren. Denn auch im real life bestehen die besten Teams aus Persönlichkeiten mit diversen, einander ergänzenden Fähigkeiten.

Du erinnerst dich an unseren Post „Business Profiling“. Aber wie kann man so ein Team jetzt finden? Die Anthropologin Helen Fisher hat zig neurowissenschaftliche Daten analysiert und 4...