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Fünf überaus wichtige Lektionen vom „Super-Coach“ und „The Normal-One“

Joerg Kuehn · Aug 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Der Moment ist mittlerweile Legende: am 9. Oktober 2015 wurde der gerade frisch verpflichtete Chefcoach des FC Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp, auf seiner allerersten Pressekonferenz gefragt, als was er sich, wenn Jose Mourinho der „Special One“ wäre, selbst bezeichnen würde. Klopps spontane Antwort: „Ich komme aus einem kleinen Dorf im Schwarzwald. Vielleicht kannst du mich einfach „The Normal One“ nennen.

Und tatsächlich war es in den darauffolgenden Jahren diese einzigartige Mischung aus Bescheidenheit, einem enormen Siegesdrang und dem tiefen Verständnis seiner Mitmenschen, die Jürgen Klopp zu einem der besten Fußballtrainer der Welt und zum ersten Meistertrainer des FC Liverpool nach 30 langen Jahren des Wartens gemacht haben.

Es sind nicht selten die Geschichten aus dem Sport, die uns etwas über unser Privat- oder Berufsleben zeigen. Und genau deshalb werde ich hier versuchen 5 magische Lektionen zu beschreiben, mit denen uns „The Normal One“, Jürgen Klopp etwas über Führungsstärke in Geschäft und Leben beibringen kann.

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1. Gehe deinen Weg niemals alleine!

Am 26. Juni 2020 war die erste Meisterschaft des FC Liverpool nach 30 Jahren zum Greifen nahe. Rivale und Tabellenzweiter, Manchester City musste nur das Spiel gegen den FC Chelsea verlieren. Und tatsächlich stand es wenige Minuten vor Ende 2:1 für die Londoner. Jürgen Klopp, der das Spiel mit seiner Mannschaft vor dem Fernseher verfolgte, nahm schon Sekunden vor dem Schlusspfiff sein Telefon in die Hand und rief seine Mutter an.

5 remarkable teachings from the “Normal-One”

Joerg Kuehn · Aug 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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On October 9^th 2015, during his first press conference as the newly appointed coach of Liverpool Football Club, Jürgen Kopp was asked how he would describe himself in the light of Jose Mourinho’s name for himself … the “Special One.”

After a brief thought, Jürgen answered, “I am coming from a small village in the black forest. Maybe you can call me “The Normal One.””

His humble roots and tremendous drive to win, together with his deep understanding of people and life, has made Jürgen Klopp one of the best football coaches in the world, bringing the Premier-League title back to Liverpool in July 2020 after 30 long years.

Sports can teach us a lot about business and life, so I thought why not describing 5 of Juergen’s magic lessons and show how we can apply them to actual leadership situations in our businesses and lives.

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Chelsea FC was leading Manchester City 2-1 on 26^th of June 2020. There were only seconds left to play. If the score held, it would give the title to Liverpool. Juergen, who was watching the game with his Liverpool team, picked up the phone and called his mum.

From handcuffs to a dream job – the power of setting boundaries!

Joerg Kuehn · May 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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It was a Thursday evening in 2010 only a few days after her second daughter was born, when the police knocked on Peggy Chan’s door (name changed for confidentiality reasons). It turned out that her abusive husband had jumped bail and the police were searching for him with a warrant of arrest for Peggy. She was put in handcuffs and brought to the police station. She was released after the interrogation, conditional on her turning up on Monday for the court hearing, where she had to either provide her husband’s whereabouts, which she did not know, or pay a $20k bail fine. Peggy was devastated.

Her only way out was to ask her mother for help, despite not having a good relationship with her. Peggy’s mother agreed to help and saw how her daughter was being handcuffed and put in the docks on Monday. Peggy’s mother paid the $20k fine. After this incident, Peggy filed for divorce and had to move back in with her mother. This was far from easy. Her mother was a tough and strong-willed person and everything had to go her way. On the positive side, her mother pushed Peggy to further her education and so Peggy started a bachelor degree with an Australian university at the end of 2010 whilst working full-time in a customer service job and raising her two children as a single mum.

In 2013, shortly after she had completed her Bachelor degree, Peggy received the devastating news…

Dream of changing your life?

Joerg Kuehn · May 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Due to confidentiality reasons, names and backgrounds in this story have been changed.

It was February 2015 when Marie emailed me asking whether I would consider coaching her husband, Peter. Peter is a successful civil engineer, who has been thriving in his career across 8 different countries over the last 18 years. He is now working with a very well-known multinational company.

One would think the story of Peter’s life is a typical definition of success – he has the money, he travels worldwide for work, and he has earned his professional respect. But during our complimentary session, Peter, a man in his 40s, confessed:

“I admit, I am very good at my profession, and I have worked hard to achieve all I have thus far. However, what I do is not my chosen path, and I’m frustrated because I don’t even like what I am doing. It doesn’t give me satisfaction but a never-ending stream of regret at my hopelessness. But I don’t know how to move forward or change. Among the fears that inhibit me, there is one that torments me the most – that I will still be doing the same thing in the next 10-15 years.”

Self-Leadership Lessons of a 800km Walk

Joerg Kuehn · Apr 28, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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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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