Two perspectives: Change Management

Photo taken in Berlin in the permanent exhibition “Unveiled. Berlin and its Monuments” (http://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/en/museengalerien/unveiled/).

Yesterday evening I had the opportunity to join an event in the COWOKI in Cologne (https://www.cowoki.de/) a newly opened co-working space with a childcare offering for parents. Topic of the evening was Change Management, provided in two very different perspectives.

Oliver Kirchhof (http://diecoachingwerkstatt.de/) kicked it off with a pretty simple 3-zone model, making it a real life experience for the audience. If you just use your left instead of the common right hand for the typical German Shake Hands Welcome and Introduction habit, you will be surprised about your and your partner's reaction. Small changes just make a difference. More details about the model below (some examples I found today):

• FROM THE COMFORT ZONE TO THE LEARNING ZONE                    http://www.panashstyle.com/the-learning-zone/
• The Science of Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone (and Why You Should)  https://lifehacker.com/the-science-of-breaking-out-of-your-comfort-zone-and-w-656426705
• 6 Reasons To Step Outside Your Comfort Zone  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/stepping-outside-your-comfort-zone_n_5872638.html

The second perspectice to change management was offered by Minka Frackenpohl with her presentation about Workplace Change Management (https://minkafrackenpohl.de/). Her architectural background explains, where she is coming from and why her focus is on office space design and changes, to make companies and their employees happy. For the English speaking audience some related links that cover the topic from yesterday pretty well:

• Managing Workplace Change: A People-Based Perspective  https://www.knoll.com/knollnewsdetail/managing-workplace-change-a-people-based-perspective
• The 4 emerging workplace trends driving change in the office  https://servicefutures.com/workplace-management/4-emerging-workplace-trends-driving-change-office/
• The Future of the Office: 7 Innovative Ways Companies Are Changing the Workplace   https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/innovative-companies-changing-workplace

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. Dwayne Johnson, American - Actor Born: May 2, 1972

Two more links to close for today:

• Mindset Mastery at Work: what it means and why it matters  http://skilljunction.com.au/mindset/mindset-mastery-at-work/
• PUTTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO WORK  https://www.bcg.com/publications/2017/technology-digital-strategy-putting-artificial-intelligence-work.aspx