Reducing the Costs of Change

Change is often an arduous process that many people shy away from. Over the years, habits have become ingrained in both the private and professional sectors, which certainly have their justification. Companies need to constantly evolve together with their workforce to be successful. The Corona crisis, for example, demands an entirely new set of social skills regarding living and working together. For some companies, rapid adaptability is currently necessary just to survive.

Motivational phrases from sport – a semantic analysis

Motivational phrases and mottos are ubiquitous on social media. Many come from the sport and serve as inspiration for endeavors in private and professional life. We asked ourselves whether there are common patterns among all these phrases? For this purpose, we semantically analyzed 215 sayings and identified four main themes: success orientation, commitment, meaningfulness, and prerequisites.

Virtual Communities as a Source of Energy for Organizations – What we can learn from esports

In the context of the home office or hybrid working, the analog office can hardly assume the role of giving the organization its identity. The exchange of ideas over coffee, after work, or an informal chat has always contributed to this. Now, other approaches are needed to strengthen the exchange of information, create a team spirit and promote loyalty to the company. Virtual communities can play an essential role here.

Nuestro enfoque para New Work

El enfoque cAPPabilities está orientado a la acción. Al fin y al cabo, New Work tiene que ver con la práctica vivida en la organización, más que con bonitos deseos. Estamos convencidos que las transformaciones comienzan con motivar a las personas a aceptar y querer el cambio. ¿Cómo lo conseguimos?

How can you motivate other people? – Our tips for inspired teams!

Do you want to motivate your team? Then you must be motivated first! Only if you are sufficiently convinced of the project and its benefits should you continue reading this article. Your conviction is an absolute prerequisite: you have to be on fire yourself to fire yourself to be able to light the fire in others.

Exploit the potential of gamification

Fun and games vs. work? Usually, these are two fundamentally different and incompatible worlds. However, there are more and more approaches to bring the two together. The age-old social technique of play stimulates creativity, strengthens social exchange and promotes motivation – all effects that are highly relevant in the world of work.