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Claudia Hesse, The Better Workplace
Monday thought #7: Is it the truth or just a story?
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Monday thought #7: Is it the truth or just a story? awareness creating reality monday thoughts perspective Oct 04, 2021

I bet you've experienced something like that:  Maybe someone walks out of a presentation you're giving without an explanation, or someone simply does not show up for a meeting...or a (close) colleague just passes you in the hallway and utterly ignores you - not even saying hi. 

The brain (and the e...

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Claudia Hesse, The Better Workplace
Monday thought #6: How safe do you feel?
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Monday thought #6: How safe do you feel? fear monday thoughts personal leadership safety Sep 27, 2021

Feeling safe is crucial for productivity & creativity (and joy) & the 2 reasons why it can be absent.

How safe do you feel these days? A topic that tends to come up again and again with people I talk to and is being addressed in quite a few companies right now (#psychologicalsafety).

For me, safet...

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Monday thought #5: Do you love or hate adversities (and why this is even relevant) monday thoughts personal leadership resilience superpower Sep 20, 2021

What? I can't be serious, right?

Who the hell likes adversities?

Well, listen in to learn why and how they can be extremely useful and what kind of human superpower you can develop and practice while experiencing adversities. Extremely powerful how I find. And one that helped me in even seemingly ...

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Claudia Hesse, The Better Workplace
Monday thought #4: The thing that blocks so many of us from good (or better) experiences
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Monday thought #4: The thing that blocks so many of us from good (or better) experiences blocks creating reality mindset monday thoughts resistance Sep 13, 2021

Hey, it's Monday again and time for some thoughts for the week. 

This morning I had a chat with my grown-up daughter and we came across the topic of how we often hold ourselves back and are blocked by....stuff we create ourselves. 

Creating an internal resistance, which prevents us from achieving ...

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Claudia Hesse, The Better Workplace
Monday thought #3: Are you efficient or effective?
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Monday thought #3: Are you efficient or effective? effectivity efficiency monday thoughts prioritisation productivity Aug 30, 2021

Most people I talk to tell me that they have TONS to do. Not just at work, but generally in life...it looks like to-do-lists are endless for most of us and people play catch-up all the time. 

Becoming faster and better in getting through it - and often still don't achieve what they want to, as the ...

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Claudia Hesse, The Better Workplace
Monday thought #2: Perspective is the key
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Monday thought #2: Perspective is the key Aug 23, 2021

Your perspective creates your reality and your experience. Which means you can change it - your perspective AND your focus.

I believe it's a superpower which - when we use it wisely - can change our life. It clearly did that for me. 

Listen in for the whole story. 

Got a comment or different opin...

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Claudia Hesse, The Better Workplace
Monday thought #1: "Look at the big picture in the midst of drama"
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Monday thought #1: "Look at the big picture in the midst of drama" big picture intention monday thoughts personal leadership Aug 02, 2021

I like starting my weeks with an intention. Or an idea. One that helps me grow or learn, help me feeling better or serves me and my business to progress. 

And the mornings are always the best and most creative time for me. And with morning, I really mean the time after I wake up or do my morning yo...

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Why It's O.K. to Let Go - And The Big Question To Ask Ourselves In The Process letting go loyalty personal growth personal leadership surrender Jul 05, 2021

Last week I practised letting go. BIG TIME. And it took me a LONG time to get to it. But before I tell you about that let me take a step back and start the story a tad earlier.

Being loyal - or letting go?

If I learned one thing during my childhood, it was loyalty. And as a woman to be the one who...

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Relationship Idea #6: Your Relationship with Others Will Only Be As Good As the One With Yourself relationships Jun 29, 2021

When we talk about relationships, most people take a look at their outside world.

The relationships with our loved ones.
The relationships with colleagues.
The relationship with friends....you name it.

And so they put their effort into developing, building or restoring these relationships.

What man...

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Relationship Idea #5: Deep listening completely shifts the relationship dynamic (Video) personal leadership relationships video Jun 24, 2021

Everybody wants to be heard.

But not so many people are willing or able to really listen attentively and deeply.

Despite the fact that many of us believe we DO listen. I thought that for a long time until I realized that my perception was very wrong (it helps to ask others for their perception or
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Relationship Idea #4: Everyone has struggles we don't know about emotions relationships Jun 24, 2021

In the past, when people shouted at me, shut down, or were getting very defensive, I got really furious. Or frustrated. And took it personally. Almost always.

And believed that there was absolutely no reason for their behaviour.
 
What I simply couldn't see back then was THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THEIR OWN...

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Relationship Idea #3: Build deep(er) relationships with these 9 questions. personal leadership relationships Jun 24, 2021


Superficial small talk does not build relationships. That is valid for the business world too. 

You might believe deeper relationships are unnecessary in business - after all colleagues might not be your friends.

They might not be - that's not the point here.

Deeper relationships WILL create differen...

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