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Camino De Santiago

Is it a threat or a challenge to you?

Joerg Kuehn · Feb 22, 2022 · Leave a Comment

‘‘The test you will take today is designed to help us identify people who are exceptionally weak in their problem-solving reasoning abilities. Your performance on this test will not be scored like most normal tests, but rather will be classified as either above or below a predetermined cut-off score. If you score below that cut-off, this suggests that you are exceptionally weak —in other words, well below average in your problem-solving reasoning abilities. Thus, this test and the scoring method used are designed only to separate those who are especially weak from everyone else.”

This is how Dr. Chalabajev and her team introduced the test to participants of group 1 in their study about how people deal with performance anxiety. Group 2 was introduced differently, with the underlined words replaced as follows: weak by strong and below by above. The intention was to trigger fear in group 1 making participants feeling under threat, by being at risk of getting classified as “especially weak”, whereas help group 2 to identify the test as a challenge where they could potentially be identified as “especially strong” problem solvers with not much else to lose. In scientific terms group 1 was targeted to become “goal-avoidant” and group 2 “goal-approaching.”

The study results* are in my point of view mind boggling:

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Self-Leadership-Lektionen einer 800 Kilometer Wanderung

Joerg Kuehn · Apr 28, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Ein bekanntes Zitat des amerikanischen Wirtschaftsjournalisten und Psychologen Daniel Goleman hat mich dazu inspiriert, diesen Artikel zu schreiben. Goleman sagte: „Außergewöhnliche Führungspersönlichkeiten zeichnen sich vor allem durch außergewöhnliche Selbstführungskräfte aus“. Ich möchte nachfolgend meine Erfahrungen beschrieben, welche ich zum Thema Self-Leadership, auf einem 800 Kilometer langen Weg gemacht habe.

Vor nunmehr schon fast zehn Jahren fragte ich meinen damaligen Manager bei Procter & Gamble, ob er mir vier freie Wochen genehmigen würde, um mir eine einzigartige Herausforderung zu ermöglichen. Ich wollte den wohl bekanntesten aller Pilgerwege, den Jakobsweg durch ganz Nordspanien bewältigen. Die Antwort meines Vorgesetzten war zunächst „nein“, doch wenig später änderte er glücklicherweise seine Meinung. Immerhin hatte ich zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits siebzehn Jahre im Supply Management gearbeitet und dabei kein einziges mal vier Wochen am Stück Urlaub gehabt.

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Self-Leadership Lessons of a 800km Walk

Joerg Kuehn · Apr 28, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Daniel Goleman’s quote “Exceptional leaders distinguish themselves because of superior self-leadership” inspired me to share some self-leadership lessons that I learned during an 800km walk.

Nearly 8 years ago I asked my manager at P&G whether I could take 4 weeks off to “take a walk”. Initially he said “no” but eventually gave me the green light. I had worked in supply chain management for 17 years and it was the first time I took 4 weeks off.

I wanted to walk the Camino De Santiago, a more than 1,000 years old pilgrimage in Northern Spain. People walk the “Camino” (The Way) to pay their respect to the Apostle St. James, but also to find new direction and hope in their lives. Before walking those 800 kilometres, I had no idea what a huge impact it would have on my life. Two years later I quit my job and started a new career and life as an Executive Coach. Looking back, I realized that the experiences I had on the Camino gave me the courage to take this step. I am glad to be able to share some of the 5 (sometimes hard) lessons I learned.

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