For me, the middle is vertical! – Absurd and amusing stories from German executive floors
In my workshops and coaching sessions I keep hearing and experiencing the most extraordinary stories from day-to-day business. Some of them are wonderfully absurd. At the same time the topics seem very familiar to us and almost seem normal.
I will talk about these stories in this blog. Of course in anonymized form. I think you will find them informative and hope that some readers have smiles on their faces when they read them.
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I don’t have a ticket!
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Sorry, I don’t have a photo for you
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How do I tell my boss? Or – feedback in the style of Kalashnikova
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“For me, the middle is vertical!”
“Tell me, what do you recommend for catfights?” one of my seminar participants, a managing director in the printing industry, recently asked me. “What do you mean exactly?” I asked him. Mr. A. explained – [...]