As we welcome a new year, many feel motivated to set ambitious goals—hitting the gym more regularly, embracing healthier habits, or tackling work with renewed focus. Yet, for so many, these resolutions fizzle out before January has even ended. It’s no secret that sustaining these commitments can be challenging. The demands of daily life often pull us back into old routines, and sometimes, we even notice our workaholic tendencies creeping in more vigorous than ever. But here’s the truth: achieving meaningful, lasting change doesn’t require a dramatic sprint into the new year. Instead, it’s about creating weekly practices, fostering self-discipline, and building a support system that keeps you on track. That’s why I want to share five proven strategies to […]

In consulting firms, you have to maintain a timesheet in which you document daily how you use your time. This can be great to give you an understanding of where you are focused and where your priorities lie. Similarly, you can increase the value of this exercise by maintaining a daily diary in which you document your accomplished tasks (Have-Done-Diary). I recommend a notebook and handwriting for this exercise.

Despite what is happening in the world I have been keeping myself really busy. Honestly, getting stuff done gives me deep satisfaction and having a lot of great client conversations raises my energy level to the max. So, I personally feel that I work on my mission to bring the Human Touch back into Global Mobility and my team is helping me along.

We summarize exercises team leaders can use in global virtual teams to build and increase psychological safety.

By Romée Jager Do you feel overwhelmed and overloaded before the day has started? You are not alone! It is 7:30 AM, and I started working half an hour ago. Even though it is only the beginning of my working day, I already feel way behind. I am staring at my screen and scrolling through my emails, marking them as unread again and giving them a color code.  I feel overwhelmed. I don’t know where to start. My solution? Making myself a second cup of coffee. While the smell of freshly roasted coffee beans reaches my nostrils, I think about how to structure my tasks for the day.  I wonder why we ‘’only’’ have 24 hours in a day, and […]