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Welcome to the Human side of HumanBusiness. Here you find inspiration and techniques for your personal development. I share these insights based on my own experiences, because I believe that organizational or any kind of leadership is not possible without personal leadership. We can only be a positive inspiration to others if we act integer to what we stand for.

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do.” – Mahatma Gandhi

A good starting point for you could be to reflect on what you want to achieve in your life and what values you stand for. Have a look at lifelong learning as well, which I cannot emphasize enough. And remember to always choose the path of fear. Thank you for stepping by!

Portrait of the Businesshumanizer — This is my authentic story of what it means to being alive in five acts. ACT I – Waking up During my first work experience in Germany, I thought of ending my life. I felt miserable, because I was not seen, heard, respected, and had few opportunities […]

A human at work evolves

5th February 2021 in Awareness / Business / Human / Inspiring person / Motivational Highlight / Self-awareness / Values tagged evolution / learning by Businesshumanizer

An organization is the collective story we tell and believe. Once upon a time, there was a social group of people that came together during the evenings, when they were done with their work of the day. They gathered around a campfire and shared what they had seen, […]

What story does your organization tell?

21st November 2018 in Awareness / Business / Human / Purpose / Values by Businesshumanizer

Map — A map is not the territory. Critique of a map Recently I am finding myself in discussions that raise the concern of putting people in categories through pre-defined assessment tools. One voice stated that this is despising humans, disrespectful. In particular the matter of discussion is the ego […]

A map is not the territory – How we create ...

19th November 2018 in Awareness / Human / Self-awareness by Businesshumanizer

Augenhöhe film on equal footing — AUGENHÖHE film AUGENHÖHE is a german documentary about alternative ways of working. The english translation is ‘on equal footing’. It portrays six organizations from various industries and sectors ranging from SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) that are family owned to large multinational corporations. All these companies work differently, […]

AUGENHÖHE film

12th October 2018 in Action / Awareness / Business / Human / Motivational Highlight by Businesshumanizer

Human-centric organization concept — This is the transcript of my very first speech with HumanBusiness on the future of work and how the Generation Y is changing it. It is a mix of reflection of my own experiences as well as building on insights of other people. The worst generation? The Generation Y, […]

How the Generation Y is changing the way we work

16th September 2018 in Action / Business / Human / Self-awareness by Businesshumanizer

socal interaction — As part of the Europe trip with the Reinvention Movie I had the opportunity to share my perspective on the future of work as part of “A future beyond HR” – think tank organized from 2bahead. The following is the manuscript for my speech about the journey towards ourselves given […]

The journey towards ourselves – How does work change when ...

26th July 2018 in Business / Human / Self-awareness tagged inner work by Businesshumanizer

The Reinvention Documentary team will be traveling throughout Europe capturing authentic transformation stories that will allow to transform ourselves, humans and organizations. We will be sharing inspiring stories from people that have faced their greatest challenges in the work context in order to create happiness and abundance in their lives. […]

Reinvention Europe trip – Infographic

4th April 2018 in Action / Business / Human / Purpose by Businesshumanizer

Portrait of the Businesshumanizer — Hejhej! Here comes a long overdue update from HumanBusiness. The last months have been busy with exploration of different projects and directions as well as intro-perspective on the experiences made. There have been a lot of learnings on the way towards a more human way of working, which I […]

An update from HumanBusiness

15th March 2018 in Business / Human / Motivational Highlight by Businesshumanizer

Question marks — Ripping off the bandage Imagine having a bandage on your arm. Would you prefer to rip it off fast, so that the pain is short but quite intense, or would you prefer to take it of slowly, so that the pain is less painful, but lasts longer? Which option […]

Our willingness to question everything

17th July 2017 in Awareness / Human / Self-awareness tagged Consciousness / intention / vision by Businesshumanizer

Drive cover, Motivation — [amazon asin=1594484805&template=image&chan=humanbusiness] Dan Pink shines scientific proven light on what drives us – intrinsic motivation or extrinsic incentives? Mismatch between what science knows and what business does Imagine I have a great business idea and would suggest you the following business model. I would work with a group […]

Drive – The surprising truth about what motivates us

13th July 2017 in Book review / Business / Human tagged autonomy / intrinsic / mastery / motivation / Purpose by Businesshumanizer

Agreeing through consensus democracy — Consensus Democracy is a community building process tool that satisfies the needs of all stakeholders involved. Responsibility of own actions Consensus Democracy realizes the impact and the responsibility of own actions on other people. It is born out of the idea of Uwe Lübbermann who started the Premium […]

Consensus Democracy

7th July 2017 in Action / Business / Human tagged Diversity / Equality by Businesshumanizer

Synergy: hands holding the arms of others to be strong together — Is it possible to create a culture where individual, selfish actions at the same time are altruistic and benefit the culture we are part of? What is our ethical norm? Imagine we are working at an organization that is cutting corners by giving small gifts to state officials or […]

Synergy: Patterns of culture

23rd June 2017 in Action / Book review / Business / Human tagged Culture by Businesshumanizer

Karolina Mazetyte Portrait — Youth to Youth Initiative Karolina Mazetyte is the co-Founder of the Youth to Youth Initiative, which helps youth to participate efficiently in decision making processes and community building. The organization provides a three-fold platform for networking and collaboration. They host annual thematic summits, which are designed as a platform […]

Karolina Mazetyte

9th June 2017 in Action / Human / Inspiring person tagged Malmö Meditation / Youth to Youth Initiative by Businesshumanizer

Evolution of the human — When we are talking about making the way we work human it makes sense to look at what our human nature actually is. Are there common patterns that we all share? Are we thriving for the same things or are we driven by different things? That is what we are […]

What makes us human?

29th May 2017 in Awareness / Human by Businesshumanizer

Uwe Lübbermann — It is possible to turn things around as a single person in a capitalistic market. The journey is the goal More than 17 years ago Uwe Lübbermann had no intention to start a beverage company. Nevertheless, when his favorite cola brand changed its recipe without letting consumers know, he […]

Uwe Lübbermann

18th May 2017 in Action / Human / Inspiring person tagged Premium Cola by Businesshumanizer

Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation — Motivation-hygiene theory “The human animal has two categories of needs. One set stems from his animal disposition, that side of him previously referred to as the Adam view of man; it is centered on the avoidance of loss of life, hunger, pain, sexual deprivation, and on other primary drives, in […]

Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of Motivation

15th May 2017 in Action / Awareness / Business / Human tagged motivation / work environment by Businesshumanizer

Maslow's hierarchy of needs — The Hierarchy of Needs developed by Abraham H. Maslow provides an understanding about the motivation of human nature and the desire for personal growth in a simplistic way. When we have nothing to eat, our first impulse is not to go to an art gallery and enjoy the beauty […]

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

4th May 2017 in Action / Book review / Business / Human tagged human nature / Maslow / Needs by Businesshumanizer

Kim from Kimgoesoeko at an VinoKilo event — Kimgoesoeko After leaving the corporate world, Kim is now pursuing a more meaningful path by blogging at Kimgoesoeko.com about sustainable fashion and is also part of VinoKilo, which organizes vintage kilo sale events. Economics and power Flashback to 2015. Kim is studying Economics in Germany. She is doing […]

Kimgoesoeko

23rd April 2017 in Action / Human tagged blogger / fashion / kimgoesoeko / sustainability by Businesshumanizer

burnout, sick — The way we work and organize work is not suitable for the complex tasks we face today. Combined with the pace of change we experience, we need a new approach to work. In a series of posts, I will look at what the problem with our current system is, […]

The way we work makes us sick

5th April 2017 in Awareness / Business / Human tagged video / well-being by Businesshumanizer

Sustainability — What is sustainability? When I hear sustainability I immediately think about nature and how it is destroyed by us humans. I think about the environment, the planet we live on and the limited resources we have. I think about air pollution, deforestation, overfishing, meat consumption or fossil fuels. But that […]

Framework for strategic sustainable development

31st March 2017 in Action / Business / Human tagged sustainable development by Businesshumanizer

The Fred Factor cover — [amazon asin=0385513518&template=image&chan=humanbusiness] The Fred Factor – How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary Mark Sanborn tells the story of Fred, who is an ordinary mail carrier that has a passionate attitude towards his work and life and thus turns an ordinary job into an […]

The Fred Factor

5th March 2017 in Business / Human / Motivational Highlight / Purpose tagged personalized service / Sanborn / work attitude by Businesshumanizer

Purpose Venn Diagram — The Purpose Venn Diagram is a simplistic overview about where our current work situation is located. It provides us a starting point to reflect on if we might miss an aspect in our current (work) life and what that aspect could be. The Purpose Venn Diagram helps us to do […]

Purpose Venn Diagram

8th February 2017 in Human / Purpose tagged Needs / Purpose / Strengths by Businesshumanizer

I am the boss that is why I show no respect — Respect As the Millennials enter the workforce many old beliefs clash with new perspectives; may it be the organization of work or the motivation and treatment of employees. Many times I have made the experience that the common belief is that if something is not working like somebody has imagined […]

Respect me

31st January 2017 in Human / Values tagged Respect / treatment by Businesshumanizer

Purpose economy cover — [amazon asin=194342599X&template=image&chan=humanbusiness] Expanded and updated – How your desire for impact, personal growth, and community is changing the world. In the Purpose Economy Aaron Hust explains why we try to find meaning and purpose within ourselves to be able to deal with the increasing amount of information and economic instability. […]

The Purpose Economy

23rd January 2017 in Business / Human / Motivational Highlight / Purpose tagged Personal development / Purpose Economy by Businesshumanizer

[amazon asin=1591846447&template=image&chan=humanbusiness] Start with why ‘Start with why’ raises the question how can organizations repeatedly attract customers and employees? What is the reason behind companies that over and over disrupt industries by coming up with innovative products? Why do some teams outperform others despite the fact that they have […]

Start with why – how great leaders inspire everyone to ...

15th December 2016 in Business / Human / Motivational Highlight / Purpose tagged Simon Sinek / Why by Businesshumanizer

The True Cost Movie — Who is paying the true cost in the fashion industry? We start everyday with waking up, having something to eat and putting on some clothes. These are elemental parts of our everyday life. But how many times have we thought about, where our clothes come from? Who is making […]

The True Cost

29th November 2016 in Awareness / Business / Human / Motivational Highlight tagged fashion / sustainability by Businesshumanizer

Ask more questions. A lot of question marks could be solved. — “Computers are useless. They only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso Communication We humans are capable of using words for communication, instead of only sounds, signs, or behaviors, to exchange information or to express our ideas, thought and feelings. If we bring these words into a certain order […]

Why we should ask more questions

23rd November 2016 in Awareness / Human tagged answers / connection / learning / Questions / reflection by Businesshumanizer

Akim from Akims30seconds.com — Changes When we search for inspiration we sometimes do not have to look that far. People around us go through life-changes every day as well, some are small and some are a little bit bigger. All seem to be scary in the beginning, but once we have decided to […]

Akims30seconds

22nd November 2016 in Action / Business / Human / Motivational Highlight tagged akim / akims30seconds / dream / living by Businesshumanizer

What is the meaning of life? — Where do we come from? Where do we go? “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know” – Aristotle We are all searching for answers to the same questions. Despite all the experience we possess we ask ourselves the same questions. These big questions of life […]

Questions of life

14th November 2016 in Awareness / Human tagged big questions / meaning of life / priorities by Businesshumanizer

Path of fear — The path of fear “He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” – Aristotle Many times we chose the path of least resistance in our lives. We go for options that we already know, which provide us a feeling of safety and routine. This makes us comfortable. […]

The path of fear

11th November 2016 in Awareness / Human tagged challenge / Path of fear / personal growth by Businesshumanizer