Food for Thoughts from Gugin
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I just say things as they are…
"I just say things as they are" is a phrase you might hear quite often. Maybe even without paying attention to it. If you - as we do in Gugin work with leadership development, conflict reconciliation and cultural identities you DO pay attention to phrases like that....
Cross-Cultural Team Development in the Southern French Alps
Develop your team's intercultural competencies in one of Europe's largest nature reserves, Parc National du Mercantour. We can learn so much from nature and we want you to use wild nature as inspiration for your own and your team's development. For many years, Gugin...
How creative are you? And how do you turn it into innovation?
We often hear about the need for being creative. We even have a so-called creative class. It is usually people ( all dressed in black ) working in the advertising industry. They claim they have unique skills when it comes to creativity and they are excellent at luring...
Leadership Keynote Speaker by Dr Finn Majlergaard
Leadership keynote speaker, Dr Finn Majlergaard delivers thought-provoking global leadership speeches and workshops all over the world, based on 25 years of experience with 600+ companies. Anyone can copy your product but no one can copy your culture. Learn to become the best in leadership
When Innovation dies it is too late to change
Becoming innovative is difficult – staying innovative is harder – and when it fades it is almost always too late to change the culture
You can’t make a dog happy by wagging its tail
This post is about employee satisfaction. More specifically about why it is so hard to achieve and why we continuously continue to do all the wrong things to increase employee satisfaction. My motivation to write this post comes from many of our clients, who don't...
3 Topics all Leaders should have on their Radar Screen in 2022
Leaders are often so tied up with short-term issues that they don’t see the iceberg in front of them. Here are 3 topics that should be on their radar screen.
Why Brexit might be the best thing that has happened to Europe in 30 years
The broken Family in Europe Imagine you belong to a big diversified family in Europe, where each part of the family lives in different places, do different things for a living, have different political perspectives and belong to different social groups. When you all...
Fear as a Management tool? – Take the Survey
How often do you use fear to motivate? In the Gugin Research Team, we are about to start researching on how, when and why we as managers use fear as a management tool. Our preliminary research shows that some use it often, others never but almost everyone we have...
Check if your colleagues are cultural intelligent
The not so cultural intelligent colleague - a true story You are a sales representative for a large global software company in the United Kingdom. You consider yourself cultural intelligent as you have worked in many countries around the world in many different...
Leadership Training reinvented
Leadership training has to be reinvented in order to be relevant for tomorrows leaders and managers. AI and automation are changing the leadership roles dramatically. Why do we need to reinvent leadership training? We need to reinvent the leadership training primarily...
Terror attack – The Dangerous side effect of Cultures
The tragic event in Paris here in France where 12 people were killed has of course drawn headlines around the world. Apart from condemning the act and showing support to the relatives of the killed people another thing is going on, which can become potentially...
Organisational Culture Nudging – an intelligent way to change behaviour
What is Organisational Culture Nudging Organisational culture nudging is a concept where we can alter people's behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding them to choose other options. It is used a lot in architecture where you want people to move in a specific...
How is Corporate Culture and Customer Loyalty Connected?
You can’t trick customers or employees into being loyal to your Company or Brand. You can only achieve long-term loyalty from customers and employees if your corporate culture is transparent, you do what you say and that you are willing to make sacrifices for your values.
Integration of corporate cultures – how is it facilitated successfully?
Corporate culture integration is crucial when merging two organisations. Did you know that 2/3 of all mergers and acquisition fail to meet their original objectives due to cultural clashes? They fail because the organisations involved don’t have the expertise nor the...
The Nobel peace Prize to Europe – A Warning
I am always looking forward to see who are honored with the Nobel peace prize. Usually the winner of this prestigious award has done a lot to promote peace or fight injustice in a part of the world that deserves international attention - a Nobel peace prize...
Cultural Audit – Get the truth about your organisation
Cultural Audit - Discover the truth about your organisation Introduction Cultural audit is the process where we describe all the aspects of a particular organisational culture. Gugin has developed and refined a comprehensive framework that gives us all the insight we...
The Millennial Generation change the Cultural Patterns
The millennials are between 20 and 35 years old and they haven't lived a life without the internet. They are probably the most progressive, idealistic and tolerant generation the world has seen. Who are they and how are they going to change the world? The reason why I...
Book Dr. Finn Majlergaard as Speaker for your next Event or Masterclass
Re-energise your Team with an interactive inspirational speech or a tailored workshop To kick-off an organisational change process To re-energise a culturally diverse team To boost innovation in a culturally diverse team To facilitate feedback on organisational...
Focus on micro-inequities to avoid Cultural Conflicts becoming destructive
Almost all cultural conflicts start with micro-inequities that no one pay attention to. If you learn to do that you can make a huge difference to your organisation
Why Business Leaders shouldn’t run Countries
We often hear the argument that a country should be run like a business. We hear that politicians are talentless and that they have no knowledge about the real life. The people who are standing on the side shouting this are usually people who are (or claim to be)...
5 soft skills a leader should possess to create a strong corporate culture
Soft skills – hard currency.
It is a tough job being a leader today. First of all, you get bombarded with pieces of advice and recommendations about what you should do as a leader, how you should behave and not behave etc. The recommendations are all about the soft skills other people believe you need to have.
Leverage cultural diversity and accelerate organisational effectiveness
Want to boost innovation power, employee satisfaction and competitive advantage in your organisation? To leverage cultural diversity is probably one of the most overlooked disciplines in modern management and leadership. 2/3 of all mergers and acquisitions fail due to...
Here is why innovation projects often fail
In most surveys covering strategic priorities, innovation usually comes in among the top three priorities. Yet, most innovation projects fail to succeed. In this article, I will explain why that is and what we can do to make innovation more successful. Why is...
Intercultural Leadership – Challenges and Opportunities
Cross Cultural Management is challenging to most managers. This article outlines 3 of the challenges and suggests how you can deal with them
Gugins Blog posts
- How creative are you? And how do you turn it into innovation? 5. December, 2021The post How creative are you? And how do you turn it into innovation? appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Leadership Keynote Speaker by Dr Finn Majlergaard 31. October, 2021Leadership keynote speaker, Dr Finn Majlergaard delivers thought-provoking global leadership speeches and workshops all over the world, based on 25 years of experience with 600+ companies. Anyone can copy your product but no one can copy your culture. Learn to become the best in leadership The post Leadership Keynote Speaker by Dr Finn Majlergaard appeared […]Finn Majlergaard
- When Innovation dies it is too late to change 28. October, 2021Becoming innovative is difficult - staying innovative is harder - and when it fades it is almost always too late to change the culture The post When Innovation dies it is too late to change appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- I just say things as they are… 23. October, 2021The post I just say things as they are… appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- You can’t make a dog happy by wagging its tail 22. October, 2021The post You can’t make a dog happy by wagging its tail appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- 3 Topics all Leaders should have on their Radar Screen in 2022 18. October, 2021Leaders are often so tied up with short-term issues that they don't see the iceberg in front of them. Here are 3 topics that should be on their radar screen. The post 3 Topics all Leaders should have on their Radar Screen in 2022 appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Why Brexit might be the best thing that has happened to Europe in 30 years 13. October, 2021The post Why Brexit might be the best thing that has happened to Europe in 30 years appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Fear as a Management tool? – Take the Survey 8. October, 2021The post Fear as a Management tool? – Take the Survey appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Check if your colleagues are cultural intelligent 3. October, 2021The post Check if your colleagues are cultural intelligent appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard
- Leadership Training reinvented 24. September, 2021The post Leadership Training reinvented appeared first on Gugin.Finn Majlergaard