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6 magical “resilience-hacks” when life puts you down 1-0

Joerg Kuehn · Jul 28, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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It was the highly anticipated 2020 European Championship semi-final between England and Denmark, where 60,000 mainly English fans were hoping their team could make some history by reaching a final of a major tournament for the first time in 55 long years.

In the 30^th minute, the Danish player, Mikkel Damsgaard, put the ball down for a free kick 25 yards outside the English goal. He took a final look at the goal and smashed the ball into the back of the net. Denmark 1 – England 0.

3 wonderful tips for our “groundhog-days”

Joerg Kuehn · Feb 24, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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It was the first of February when weatherman Phil Connors, together with his producer Rita and camera man Larry, made their way from Pittsburgh to Punxsutawney, where, on February 2^nd, a groundhog named Phil predicts whether spring will come early or winter will continues its icy grip for another 6 weeks. German speaking immigrants initiated the tradition of groundhog day back in 1887.

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Connors makes no secret about his dislike for the trip, as he finds the small town with its narrow-minded people “so uninspiring.” His plan is to get done with the groundhog day report quickly in order to be back in Pittsburgh for the 5pm news. But life has different plans for the obnoxious weather man as he enters an endless loop of waking up day after day at 6.00am to Sonny & Cher’s, “I Got You Babe” … and the same day he lived through the day before … with the same people doing the same things.

That’s how the movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, starts out.

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…

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