Of identifying expectations and cheese

"Does anyone want to do a round of introductions?" – This is a question that is never asked at the beginning of a workshop or seminar. Instead, the round of introductions seems to be an essential requirement at events. Everything starts with the round of introductions. There are no two ways about it. In [...]

By |2022-04-19T15:44:50+02:0019. April 2022|

1999 – or the narcissist in me!

"Ms. Keromosemito, in your opinion, is Mr. M. a narcissist?" Mr. O., the managing director of a mechanical engineering company, asked me the other day. Together we were preparing a conflict facilitation with Mr. M., his works council chairman. I had already met Mr. M. personally, but had not found him to be conspicuous. "What makes you say [...]

By |2021-03-02T12:24:44+01:002. March 2021|

It’s just an ocean experience

“Do you also offer training sessions just for women?” – I get asked on a regular basis. No, I do not. It does not make any sense to me that women (apparently) lead differently than men or that different rules apply to their careers than to those of their male counterparts. Recently, however, [...]

By |2021-03-04T18:38:00+01:0015. September 2019|

Idiot on the rocks

“Ms. Keromosemito, how can I best prepare for an Assessment Center?” – this is a question I have repeatedly been asked and generally do not answer. On the one hand, because I am convinced that there is no point in preparing for them. On the other hand, because some companies do the weirdest [...]

By |2019-12-29T05:32:11+01:0025. March 2019|

I don’t have a ticket!

“Tell me, what do you do when someone starts crying?” Mr. B. recently asked during one of my seminars. He had asked his colleague to improve some aspects of a task that she had completed for him. As a result his colleague had raised her voice. He said that she had accused him [...]

By |2019-12-29T05:37:04+01:0020. March 2019|

Sorry, I don’t have a photo for you

“Tell me, is that your young sister in the photo?“ one of my esteemed customers, Mr. S., asks me when he recently looked at my consultant profile. His eyes move between the photo and my face in disbelief. “No, that is me,” I reply with a grin. “But in the photo you don't [...]

By |2020-01-15T11:07:57+01:0020. March 2019|
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