Motivate Teams and Individuals to High Performance – Approaches and Specific Tips

by Erwin Peter | Jul 9, 2025 | Consulting, Guide, HR Human Resources, Human Skills, Leadership

Motivate Teams and Individuals to High Performance – Approaches and Specific Tips In today’s fast-paced business environment marked by uncertainty, managers are constantly seeking ways to enhance employee motivation and drive performance. They can opt for the...

Visuals or Text? The 13 millisecond question.

by Erwin Peter | Feb 17, 2025 | Consulting, Human Skills, Leadership, Personal Development, Sales, Short thought, Soft Skills

Visuals or Text? The 13-millisecond question. Neuroscience teaches us that our brain can capture a picture in just 13 milliseconds. How long would it take you to read the description of the picture to the right? Many seconds. Therefore: work with pictures whenever...

Maximizing Team Potential: A Guide to Effective Team Composition

by Erwin Peter | Jan 9, 2025 | Efficiency, HR Human Resources, Human Skills, Leadership

In today’s dynamic work environment, the benefits of diverse teams have become increasingly evident. Numerous scientific studies have shown that diversity within a team can lead to enhanced creativity, better decision-making, and improved overall performance....

Balancing Team Size for Optimal Efficiency

by Erwin Peter | Nov 18, 2024 | Efficiency, Guide, Leadership

Working in teams has its pros and cons. In an earlier article, we offered criteria to decide whether to assign a task to a team or an individual. This article covers the next step: Once the decision to go with a team has been made, determining its size is crucial for...

Create Positive Emotions: 4 Proven Strategies for Success

by Erwin Peter | Jul 3, 2024 | Efficiency, Guide, HR Human Resources, Human Skills, Leadership, Personal Development, Sales, Soft Skills

Create Positive Emotions:                     4 Proven Strategies for Success Drawing from ‘The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology’, it is evident that positive emotions sculpt broader perspectives and actions resulting in our future success.  As we all aspire to...

Meet Without Losing Time

by Erwin Peter | Mar 31, 2024 | Efficiency, Guide, Human Skills, Leadership, Personal Development, Sales, Soft Skills

Meet Without Losing Time There is an abundance of resources—courses, books, and articles—available on how to organize and run meetings. Why should I write another article? I have 2 reasons: despite this wealth of knowledge, countless Loss of Time (LoT)meetings...