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Das Geschenk neben der Mülltonne

Joerg Kuehn · Feb 27, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Das erste Mal traf ich Angelina (Name und Hintergrund geändert) vor einigen Jahren in Singapur. Sie war Teilnehmerin an einem Team-Coaching mit einem Dienstleister aus dem Bereich der Gesundheitsvorsorge.

Angelina war zu diesem Zeitpunkt die leitende Krankenschwester auf einer Intensivstation und stand dort zusammen mit ihrem Team unter immensem Druck und täglichem Stress. Da die langen Dienstschichten allmählich ihren Tribut forderten, zielte das Coaching darauf ab, Möglichkeiten für das Team zu finden, nachhaltiger zu arbeiten und gleichzeitig die Art von Agilität und guten Ergebnissen beizubehalten, für die es bekannt war.

Im Verlauf des Coaching-Projekts lernte ich auch mehr die persönliche Seite einiger Teammitglieder kennen. Angelina war eindeutig das Herzstück der Einheit und unterstützte alle, insbesondere die jüngeren Krankenschwestern und Ärzte, auf ungewöhnlich fürsorgliche Weise. Sie konnte gleichzeitig auch harte Entscheidungen fällen, weshalb ich sie insgeheim als die „Tiger-Mama“ der Organisation markierte. Angelina erledigte unheimlich viele Aufgaben auf der Station selbst und sorgte gleichzeitig dafür, dass niemand unterwegs verlorenging. Nach einem der Workshops saß ich noch ein bisschen mit Angelina zusammen, und plötzlich gab sie mir einen ungewohnt offenen Einblick in ihr Herz und erzählte mir ihre Geschichte, die mich stark berührte.

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The gift beside the rubbish bin

Joerg Kuehn · Feb 27, 2024 · Leave a Comment

I met Angelina (name & background changed for confidentiality) as part of a team coaching exercise with a health care provider in Singapore several years ago. She was the lead nurse in a high pressure, highly stressful ICU department. As the long and stressful shifts had started to take a toll, the coaching was targeted to find ways for the team to work more sustainably, whilst maintaining the kind of agility and good results the unit was known for.

As the coaching project progressed, I got to know more about the personal side of some team members. One stood out for me … the lead nurse, Angelina. She clearly was the centrepiece of the unit, supporting everyone, especially the younger nurses and doctors, in a caring way. At times, she could also be tough. For me, she was the “tiger-mum” of the organisation, making sure things got done and nobody was lost along the way

After one of the workshops, Angelina opened her heart and told me her story. I was stunned and, honestly speaking, quite taken aback. [Read more…] about The gift beside the rubbish bin

Go Your Own Way – but not alone!

Joerg Kuehn · Sep 27, 2023 · 2 Comments

Twelve years ago, my life looked successful and positive from the outside. I had a good job as a senior supply chain director at Procter & Gamble, was paid a handsome salary, and lived in a high-end property overlooking the Singapore skyline. But something was missing. I felt unfulfilled somehow … lost and trapped. After a string of spectacularly failed relationships, with my health not the best, and ‘handcuffed’ to the golden cage of my well-paid job, I found myself in the middle of a classic midlife crisis.

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The Power Of Creative Problem-Solving

Joerg Kuehn · Jul 26, 2023 · Leave a Comment

It’s 1.30pm on March 30th, 1983 when Holger Bethke and his friend Michael Becker arrive at a particular corner in Schmollerstraße in East Berlin. The house they are looking for is right beside the “death strip” … the area surrounding the Berlin wall (s.above).

Disguised as craftsmen in blue work suits, they carefully open the locked doors with a picklock, making as little noise as possible. Once they are in, they hide in the attic for nearly twelve hours, eating sandwiches, drinking schnapps, and smoking cigarettes. Their plan to escape across the Berlin-Wall is highly risky, daring and dangerous. But, if it works, it is also a compelling tale of innovation … pure genius really.

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Getting A Difficult Message Across

Joerg Kuehn · May 31, 2023 · Leave a Comment

You may remember the newsletter about a client of mine who worked through a highly emotional situation with “the dictator.” Only a short while later, I encountered another client with an even trickier situation.

Chris is a calm and friendly 35-year-old manager, who struck me from the beginning as someone who was very kind. In a “fast-track” career, he had risen rapidly through the ranks of a medium-sized Swedish consumer electronics company. Based in the UK, he was now leading its global supply chain operations.

Chris absolutely loved his job. He viewed it “like a hobby” where he enthusiastically “created top-notch service solutions” for his clients. His passion for the job had him working 60-hour weeks for the last eight years. By his own admission, he’d been close to burn out two times and was currently doing double duty… handling two important job assignments within the company.

It presented a massive challenge.

Chris was not getting along well with his interim boss, the Managing Director of UK operations. “He attacked me personally” Chris said. The strained relationship created an unprecedented level of emotional turmoil, anger, and frustration in Chris.

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