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Why Shared Leadership Is Becoming the Secret Advantage of High-Performing Virtual Teams
Over the past few years, the world of work has been rewritten. Hybrid work is normal. Fully remote work is no longer remarkable. And for millions of people, “team” now means collaborating across time zones, screens, and digital platforms. But as organizations try to sustain performance in this environment, one question has become unavoidable: How do you build strong, effective teams when traditional leadership structures don’t translate well to the virtual world? A growing bo
Stefan Lotz
Nov 214 min read


Sensemaking: A Strategic Skill for Complex Times
What Is Sensemaking? In today’s fast-changing world, organizations often face situations that can be described as VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous . The ability to interpret and respond intelligently to such unfolding events is a critical organizational skill. One concept that can aid an organization's situational awareness is sensemaking . Sensemaking is the process through which individuals and teams construct meaning from ambiguous or uncertain information
Stefan Lotz
Apr 243 min read


Virtual Team Effectiveness: Some research insights
Virtual teams have become indispensable in the drive for corporate effectiveness through their ability to increase global reach, harness...
Stefan Lotz
Aug 19, 20243 min read


O*Net Online: The Essential Career Path Resource
Whether you are a junior fed-up with your boss and ready to make your Big Move, or a student stuck in the quagmire of career choices, we...
Stefan Lotz
Feb 24, 20241 min read


The Art of Persuasion
Persuasion is an essential component of all human communication as it is concerned with any message that is intended to shape, reinforce,...
Stefan Lotz
Jun 19, 20231 min read


Top Skills Required in the Workplace 2023
The World Economic Forum released its latest The Future of Jobs Report in April this year. The report summarizes trends in the...
Stefan Lotz
May 29, 20232 min read


Soft Skills as a basis for Business English proficiency
At The Soft Skills Workspace, we believe there are 3 core language skills that you need to master to become proficient in English in the...
Stefan Lotz
Apr 3, 20232 min read


High Touch Teaching: Total Mind Activation in Classes
About 15 years ago, Daniel Pink brought right brain thinking to the masses in his seminal book, A Whole New Mind. Through analysis of...
Stefan Lotz
Oct 16, 20224 min read


Some Tips for Teaching Business English
The best approach in a Business English class is to get students to practice the target language as often as possible in settings that...
Stefan Lotz
Jun 24, 20221 min read


Using “chunks” to study English
Have you ever heard of the word “chunk” – meaning a big piece of something? (Think chunk of wood/money/meat). This useful word has also...
Stefan Lotz
Dec 23, 20201 min read


How good is my English? Where do I start?
So you want to study English, but you don’t know which class to join. Elementary? Intermediate? Beginner? IELTS 6.5? What is the...
Stefan Lotz
Dec 19, 20201 min read
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