It may surprise you, but after more than 17 years working as a interim manager in a restricted time frame, I am convinced that without my experience as a technical diver, I would not be up to the challenges of this activity. As an interim manager, I am under pressure...
Enterprises and ships must dance
While sheer size in the past few years was a key success factor for companies - especially in the research-intensive market segment - today the signals are increasing that classical evolutionary factors such as agility and adaptability play an increasingly important role. The video of the dancing ships shows for...
Unbox yourself
Today's time is defined by at least two criteria: uncertainty and innovation need. It needs people who can survive in these times. The requirement: mental freedom. It is necessary to expand the boundaries of one's own thinking. Unbox yourself. Human spirit wants to hover, not to be bound in chains....
Ocean Gravity
We know all these wonderful, but also in their dramaturgy well known divers movies. And they fascinate us. But sometimes something comes along and it's different, reinvents itself. By not following the rules of the ordinary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v11b84Okcm8
Managing under pressure – Part 4: Stay focused
As an interim manager, I'm an extreme manager. I have very limited time to initiate a successful turnaround in companies, while operating with limited insight and in a tense atmosphere. In these situations, I benefit from my experience as a rescue diver. Today I describe how to not lose focus...
Managing under pressure – Part 3: Decide quickly
As an interim manager, I'm an extreme manager. I have very limited time to initiate a successful turnaround in companies, while operating with limited insight and in a tense atmosphere. In these situations, I benefit from my experience as a rescue diver. Today, I describe how to make appropriate decisions...
Managing under pressure – Part 2: Communicate effectively
As an interim manager, I'm an extreme manager. I have very limited time to initiate a successful turnaround in companies, while operating with limited insight and in a tense atmosphere. In these situations, I benefit from my experience as a rescue diver. Today I describe how I communicate clearly and...
Managing under pressure – Part 1: Assess the situation
As an interim manager, I'm an extreme manager. I work within a restricted time frame, often with limited insight and a tense atmosphere in order to turn a company around for the better. I benefit from my experience as a rescue diver. Today I describe how I assess situations in...
Managing under Pressure – Intro: Four Lessons of a Rescue Diver
Interim managers are extreme managers. They have very limited time to initiate a successful turnaround in companies, while operating with limited insight and in a tense atmosphere. This is exactly what I have been practicing for almost 20 years - benefitting from my experience as a rescue diver. The connection...
