This morning I‘ve completed my „I will be running 2000km in 2019“ project. A good friend of mine and I did the last piece by running outside (vs. treadmill) in beautiful but cold Hamburg, Germany. No snow but no rain either and hey, winter has just started 🙂 There are […]
Yes, 2020!
I’m happy to report that my project of running 2000 km (1242.74M) in 2019 is about to be finished successfully! I must say that it’s been an interesting journey not only from a motivation standpoint. Of course motivation is key, as there are definitely days as well when it is […]
GettingThingsDone Part# 2: Strategies And Planning. What about Vision?
In my previous post I was talking about people who take a positive first step by joining a gym but then aren’t really focusing on exercise. They seem distracted by entertainment and messaging. As an executive in the software industry, I am dealing a lot with leadership topics. Actually, I […]
GettingThingsDone Part# 1: Focus?
When I went to the gym this morning I met another Executive and friend of mine and we had a chat. He made a comment, saying “lots of people here are showing up several times per week, but never look really exhausted and sweating”. He pointed at some people on […]
Motivation Part# 10 “Vision, Strategy and Plan – for life as well!“
In this post I talked about motivation problems after achieving a goal, e.g. when entering a new quarter. As a successful Digital Executive in Software, I firmly believe in that people don’t behave any differently in private life than in business. This is why I’m setting yearly and quartly goals […]
Leadership Part# 10 „A successful quarter is usually the result of a motivated, goal oriented team, a positive company culture and well working business operations“
As a C-Level Digital Executive it is usually part of my role to either setup a whole new team or extend and develop an existing one. The challenge is to find the ‘right’ people. Criteria usually are: does the applicant have the right skill set? Has the person work experience […]
Leadership Part# 9: “At a certain point in time, leadership is simple getting things done”
We’re getting close to to quarter’s end and that’s usually when things get wild. Everyone is doing as well as possible in getting last deals in, projects finished or reaching other great goals. This is why I am specifically proud to report that I have reached my personal quarterly goal […]
Leadership Part# 8: „Leadership and High Performance Are a Lifestyle“
I met a friend of mine last week who’s also a successful Executive and we had a good conversation. He is as well on the road quite a bit and communicated that he overall doesn’t really feel well. So I brought up the topic of physical exercise as for me […]
Leadership Part# 7: “An important part of value-oriented Leadership is to be a role model for Positive Habits and Personal Standards. And there can never be too many…”
A quick update from my „I will be running 2000km in 2019“ (1242.74m) project: as I mentioned previously I have planned this like a business project, doing 500km (310.69m) per quarter. Why? Because there isn’t any difference in the two. Things improve by changing long established habits and will eventually lead […]
Leadership Part# 6: Leadership/High Performance Lifestyle and personal standards
One of my personal standards as an Executive in the software industry is doing physical exercise for at least 30min per day, as suggested by the WHO (world health organization) As a Digital Executive I believe in numbers. I truly believe that only things that get measured get managed. And […]