#Kovács Kati

The Story of Sanyi

A few weeks ago, I met a really insightful story. A young entrepreneur was complaining. He had started a family business with his father, later grew it on his own, and now it had outgrown him

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Diagnose in organizational development

Organizational development can seem like an abstract and distant concept, but it's also a very practical method. In this article, I want to gather some thoughts about organizational development diagnosis: what it is, why it is useful, and what can be achieved from it

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My Own Personal Mini Hell

A few months ago, I had two particularly tough days in a row, dealing with moderately difficult tasks and very difficult people. In one case, I was mediating the signing of a large contract. The subject

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Leather Bags, Birkenstock, Standard Procedures

This weekend, I reached a strange milestone: I bought my first pair of Birkenstock sandals. They're ugly. Really, very ugly. I checked, and they look bad in every color. But because of their anatomical design, I can walk in them without pain, unlike in normal sandals.

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Efficiency improvement then and now

At least once a year, a video circulates on the internet featuring a 1980s work crew where only one person is shoveling while the others are happily supporting him. This is often seen as a typical example of socialism

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Little Man, what now?

About twenty years ago, I asked the neighbor girl about her plans, and with sparkling eyes, she told me she wanted to be a DJ. Her school grades weren't impressive, she wasn't particularly talented or diligent, so I wondered what would become of this child when faced with reality

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Radiance

Last week, I held my first performance evaluation meeting of the year with myself, and I had a look on my annual and mid-term goals. My list includes various goals related to personal life, learning, health, and of course, work

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