To introduce yourself memorably without relying on your job title, you have to break the script and catch your counterpart off guard. Pull him or her in by dumping the usual structure and going away from “what you do” to “who you are, how you think, and what drives you." Trust me, it will work and it will actually be fun as well!

Use these 3 simple adjustments to shift your language and to communicate more clearly step-by-step: Instead of truth, shift to perception. Instead of intentions, shift to impact. Instead of blame, shift to contribution.

A change of perspective can be golden as there are at least 3 versions to every story: mine, yours and what actually happened. Most people spend most of their lives defending their version. Don't be that guy. Change your point of view and learn how to handle a challenging situation better than ever before.

The exercise "building & developing connections" guides you through 8 steps to support you in improving your collaboration with people you might find difficult. You have to look into the mirror. Are you ready for it?

Emotional Intelligence: the ability to recognize, understand and manage our own emotions as well as recognize, understand and influence emotions of others. Connection and trust are built, when we feel heard and understood, that's what we need emotional intelligence for.

You're living in challenging times, a lot is going on and changing at the moment. Just staying afloat sometimes feels challenging already. Resilience can help, but what is it exactly?

In this exercise, you’ll start by evaluating yourself. You’ll gain insight into your own perceptions of your personality and traits. Next, you’ll explore how others perceive you through their perspectives. Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to compare and discover where your own perceptions align with or differ from those of others.

At Hotel zum Hirschen, we ran a workshop called "Inside Out Leadership - Lead yourself first, then others" to expand management's understanding of themselves, their leadership style and create a shared set of rules of engagement for working and leading together by taking ownership.