Why is change management a rare skillset
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

Why is change management a rare skillset

Change and adaptability are inevitable challenges for the companies on a daily basis. Yet, the management often fumbles, when it comes to real, large-scale and more fundamental business transformations. According to one study, 60% managers admit(!) they do not posses the change management skillset. So why companies cope with some changes — and get stuck with others?

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Win extra time: commute to work differently
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

Win extra time: commute to work differently

Discover time-saving new commute strategies with a groundbreaking commuting approach, the “postponed commute” concept. A simple change in your commute timing can potentially win an extra time, now wasted and spent traveling to work. Uncover benefits, practical insights, and challenges associated with this innovative strategy. Get your chance to optimize productivity, get you a better work-life balance, and have more time to achieve more in your life.

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Business etiquette: 10 reasons to switch to digital business cards
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

Business etiquette: 10 reasons to switch to digital business cards

Discover the practical reasons and numerous benefits in switching to digital business cards. Unveil the 10 distinct advantages that emerged from this change, from environmental responsibility to positive impacts on your business. Uncover the evolution of business card etiquette, tracing their origins from ancient China to their pivotal role in the 17th-century European high society. We will dissect the contemporary business landscape's reliance on paper business cards, which amounts to 7 billion printed annually, contributing to massive paper waste.

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Change Happiness Curve: how emotions drive success
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Change Happiness Curve: how emotions drive success

Changes can be both emotionally draining and intensely exciting. Our resilience and determination ride on the rollercoaster of the change happiness curve. Discover the emotional dimension of the change and become more persistent on your journey to your goals. Overcome your own change resistance and prepare in advance for when you lose the motivation. This change management secret works for personal transformations and individual challenges, when starting your own business as a freelancer, to grow your small business, or when pursuing a new career.

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3 steps to wake up early: morning routine change:
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3 steps to wake up early: morning routine change:

How to wake up early every day and get extra time to exercise, for meditation and mindfulness, for side hustle, for yourself? Follow these unexpected 3 steps to unlock the secret to be an early morning bird.

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Back to school: University of Economics & Business
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

Back to school: University of Economics & Business

The cops say that the criminals tend to return to the crime scene. I cannot judge how they feel there — but I can tell how I feel when returning to University of Economics and Business, Prague — after so many years from my graduation — to give a lecture on change management.

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A corporate phrase to avoid: replace trying by doing
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A corporate phrase to avoid: replace trying by doing

There’s a popular corporate phrase that drives me crazy. And your business partners away. It goes with the verb “try”. Basically, it says to the other party that you are failing and that you know it.

You either do something — or you don’t do it at all.

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First rule to start a change: have a personal reason
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

First rule to start a change: have a personal reason

I like the paradox of new beginnings. On one hand, we humans really don’t like changes and novelties too much. But once we decide to go for it, we suddenly feel the surge and urge to start right now. As if the beginnings had an alluring vibe, like new adventure or exotic vacations.

But the beginning is also the time, when the success of failure is often predetermined. And there is one fundamental prerequisite with the catalyst power to make changes and projects successful. But when missing, it’s like impatiently rushing for an airport, but forgetting to pack a passport…

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Productive work: not all desks are equal?
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Productive work: not all desks are equal?

Modern workplace is usually just a desk with a computer and some assortments. Yet some believe that not all desks are equal.

Some believe that there are desk destined to stimulate employees to productive work. And that other desks cause procrastination.

The difference is in the desk's location.

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Change management in modern companies
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

Change management in modern companies

When you want to change something in your business, people need to know how first. But did you know, that 70% change activities fail? And that 60% managers admit lack of change management skills? But here I explain how change management can be built in any company in a short video.

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Change management mistake #2: wrong levers
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Change management mistake #2: wrong levers

Navy SEALs have a saying: don't rush towards your death. Although hasty actions aren't lethal in business, they certainly take you off the track. Only purposeful actions lead to desired outcome.

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What to do when your business melts down?
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

What to do when your business melts down?

Some ski resorts in Europe closed down. No snow. Even the artificial melts down - it's not freezing even during the nights.

The borderline to win or loose seems to be 1,700 meters altitude. The high-flying business gets a whole new meaning in the Alps now.

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New year. New resolutions?
Viktor Houška Viktor Houška

New year. New resolutions?

Approaching new year seems to be the right time to set the ambitions. And the first week of January the best time to drop them.

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