Old habits die hard, they say. Especially if we don’t want them to die at all. Because they are just ‘parked’ for a while, due to the unfavourable circumstances. This is how my face-to-face training delivery skills were – up until now. Do you remember the spring of 2020, when the Covid hit the world?…
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 4. Uncertainty Avoidance
I have already written about some of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, namely about the PDI – Power Distance, the IDV – Individualism vs. Collectivism and the MAS – Masculinity vs. Femininity. We have arrived now to the fourth dimension, the UAI – Uncertainty Avoidance. The Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) This dimension shows us how well people can…
Self-improvement Article Compilation
Self-improvement Articles Rising Through Resilience: Savio P. Clemente’s interview with Dóri Padla On The Five Things You Can Do To Become More Resilient During Turbulent Times Bearing stress – why is it easier for some people than for others? The types of motivation and their importance Coping techniques regarding the controlling people of our lives The controlling…
Workplace Article Compilation
Workplace Articles Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 1. Power Distance Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 2. Individualism vs. Collectivism Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 3. Masculinity vs. Femininity Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 4. Uncertainty Avoidance Rising Through Resilience: Savio P. Clemente’s interview with Dóri Padla On The Five Things You Can Do To Become More Resilient During Turbulent Times Low…
Training Article Compilation
Training Articles My first face-to-face training since Covid hit the world All-day training virtually, for 4 days for Middle-East? It is also possible! A virtual training with India New era, a new project together with Gerilla Önéletrajz Műhely How to name you…? – the mess around the online training terminology My experiences of delivering virtual…
Career change articles’ compilation
Myself as well being a person who changed her career, I am happy to see that many others dare to be brave and make a big change in their lives. They quit their stable employee jobs – as they feel that it doesn’t motivate them any more – and create something that is their hearts’…
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 3. Masculinity vs. Femininity
When it comes to working with different cultures in our workplaces, it can be very useful to be aware of the cultural differences we might encounter with. I believe that the cultural dimensions’ concept from Hofstede provides a great help to all of us. I have already written about the first two dimensions, the Power…
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 2. Individualism vs. Collectivism
In my previous article I wrote about the very first of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, the Power Distance. Now, we have arrived to the second one, the Individualism vs. Collectivism (IDV). This dimension measures how many members of a culture define themselves apart from their group memberships. In general, in individualist cultures people are expected to…
Rising Through Resilience: Savio P. Clemente’s interview with Dóri Padla On The Five Things You Can Do To Become More Resilient During Turbulent Times
Recently I had the pleasure of talking about my thoughts on the topic of resilience with Savio P. Clemente, in an interview he did with me. Savio is a wellness coach, podcaster and writer, founder of The Human Resolve LLC, living in Westchester County, New York, US. Below, you can read the the interview, published in…
Low & high Power Distance mismatches at the workplace
In my previous article I wrote about Hofstede’s first cultural dimension, the Power Distance (PDI). “As a definition, we can say that Power Distance (PDI) is the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations accept that power is distributed unequally. It doesn’t measure the culture’s objective, “real” power distribution, but rather…
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – 1. Power Distance
Many companies are becoming more and more global these days. There are colleagues working together from even very far ends of the world, coming from very different cultures. Even though with respect and attention most of the cultural differences can be taken into consideration, it is absolutely worth to speak more in details about how…
Bearing stress – why is it easier for some people than for others?
We can say that stress is definitely part of the today’s modern life – unfortunately. However, we can see big differences in the stress bearing capability of the people. Some are heavily impacted even by the smallest impulse, some can take in a lot. Some people don’t even notice that they are living in constant…
Active listening – sounds easy, but is it…?
No matter in which part of an organisation you work, it is more and more emphasized, that you need to use the technique of the Active Listening while interacting with colleagues at your workplace. While many people seem to think that they do it well and communicate in an excellent way, we could wonder: Is…
Be more proactive, they say… All right, but why and how?
In the corporate world it has already become a default setting, that employees have to be proactive. There are hardly any job postings, where you cannot find proactivity in the requirements of an ideal future employee. When being on an interview, the candidates often say this feature as one of the positive things about themselves….
4+1 coaching places, from the traditional to the extraordinary
In the world of today the concept of coaching is more and more known by all, no doubt. Many people reach out to a coach in case they feel they are stuck with a topic in their lives. But where can you have and where is it worth having a coaching session? My rule is…
From a communications professional becoming a “Mrs. Baker”? – interview with Zsófi Major about her career change
Zsófi Major graduated in international communication, and in the 5 years after college she worked for a bank in London in the finance area and then for another company in the corporate communication field. Then she returned to Hungary, where she worked for a PR agency, then moved to Barcelona and continued there in a…
My perseverance is what still drives me forward – interview with Hajni Kónya about her career change
Having a small child and still changing your life with 180 degrees? Yes, it is also possible! Hajnalka Kónya started her interior design business this way. Of course, all this was preceded by several courses, preparation, goal setting. As the word ‘impossible’ is not present in Hajni’s vocabulary, she is continuously building her own dream…
I still cannot believe that I’m at such a great place in my profession – interview with Teó Simon about her career change
Teodóra Simon’s career change and finding her true vocation is an inspiring story in every way. She started from Vonyarcvashegy, next to Lake Balaton, and then returned here after a few detours. However, do not let yourself be deceived by Teó living in a town of 2,200 people. Her real vocation is wedding photography, especially…
My personal story – Interview with Dóri in the Womagic Magazine
As a little girl, while playing with my Barbie dolls, I was not dreaming about becoming a coach when I grow up. For many years I was working in a completely different area, when one day it became absolutely clear for me that I needed to change. To coaching and training. But the universe didn’t…
The founder of the first Hungarian dog wellness park – interview with Szilvia Pochanics about her career change
After 15 years of being an employee, doing something you’ve been dreaming of for a long time can be a fantastic feeling. Szilvi Pochanics did exactly this. She left her stable job to create something that didn’t yet exist. This sounds very nice, but it’s not always an easy way to make a dream come…
It is important to be able to let go of your fears – interview with Zoli Serényi about his career change
The biggest step in my life so far has been when I changed my career completely. When I left behind my stable leader position at a multinational company and decided to become a coach and trainer as my main profession. But I am not alone with the big dreams and big changes. Recently, I have…
The types of motivation and their importance
No matter whether we are talking about just work or life in general, motivation plays a key role in advancing in any areas, in improving ourselves and also in feeling happy and content of what we do on a regular basis. There is life without motivation, but I would say it is more like sitting…
All-day training virtually, for 4 days for Middle East? It is also possible!
Honestly, when I first got the news that this is going to happen, I was not convinced that it would really work out fine. Engaging people on virtual trainings all-day-long, during four days didn’t really seem to be the business as usual for me. But I decided that I will have no expectations, I will…
A virtual training with India
In the past few months things have turned upside down, but this is no news to anyone around the globe. In the training business fundamental changes have happened. Previously I wrote my vision on the future of the training business, which included that the virtual sessions will gain a bigger chunk of the people development…
New era, a new project together with Gerilla Önéletrajz Műhely
This very new ways of working and ways of generally existing in the past several months had a huge effect on the training business. When it all started, I wrote about my view on how is it going to be for us, trainers (and coaches), from now on. As I can see at this very…
How to name you…? – the mess around the online training terminology
Webinar, e-learning, virtual training, virtual presentation, webcast, broadcast… Through Skype, Skype Broadcast, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Facebook Live – just to mention the ones I have been using so far. Sooo many determinations. As I experienced, companies are confused. Attendees are confused. Trainers are confused. I am confused too, to be completely honest. We all are….
My experiences of delivering virtual trainings
New times, new challenges. Definitely yes! Delivering virtual trainings is a completely different area of expertise. I did my research and experimental learning. Started right away absorbing information on the tools, techniques, applications to be used on the virtual sessions. I attended virtual training benchmarking webinars, to see how others do this. Learned a lot,…
The future of the training business
In the past weeks many people asked me about how the training business is under the current no-contact circumstances. The short answer is: it is completely on hold, I would say that it has ceased to exist. For a good while at least, for sure. The longer answer is more subtle though. Goodbye past,…
Training in Eastern Europe
I have never been to Romania before. Which is already an interesting fact, given that I am Hungarian and it is a country just right next to us. What is even more interesting, is that I grew up on the eastern part of our country, just a stone-throw away from Romania, and still, no visiting…
The beauty of trainings around the world
It is never the same twice to deliver a training course. New places, new people, new companies. Topics, that bring out different things from different attendees. Group dynamics, which can be for the better or for the slightly less better for the interaction of the participants. Cultures, that provide the basis of the peoples’ interaction…
Coping techniques regarding the controlling people of our lives
In my previous article I wrote about the controlling people in the different areas of our lives. It is one thing to realise, that we are facing such situations from time to time, however, being in them leads to one obvious end result and action. We need to solve them. We need to manage these situations….
Is Home Office good or bad?
Nowadays more and more companies offer the possibility of Home Office (HO or Working from Home, WFH) to their employees. With this they can help the employees to have a more healthy work-life balance in an easier way which attract the talents to them. As a first impression, we can believe that WFH is something…
The controlling people of our lives
You can meet controlling people in many areas of your life. In your romantic relationship, at your workplace, in your family. Sometimes it can be tricky to realize that you are facing one, as it can be misunderstood as a type of caring, showing interest or helping. But all in all, what you can feel…
Hungary through the eyes of a Brazilian – a conversation with Amanda Pinheiro
We, Hungarians, like to believe that in general we are nice, friendly and welcoming people if it comes to the people from other countries living here. We love to read about foreigners praising Budapest, our food, our party places. But is it really that nice living here for the foreigners? You will be surprised. Amanda…
Changing yourself and your life – Why so painful?
Changing is a hard topic, really. Most of the times, we are so comfortable with our own routines, habits, work, maybe even with our own selves. But the real life is not about having everything the same way all the time. Life is about changing. Life is about evolving. Life is about learning. Learning about…
Helping others and accepting help
I meet more and more people in my life, who are eager to help others. Almost anyone at any time can turn to them, they are always there for them. They listen, give advices, offer help, find solution options. Even if these people can sometimes say no, they feel deep remorse. They feel guilty for…
Cross this bridge only when you get there!
Two of my dear friends inspired this article. We walked in a fantastic park and talked about the big things of life. How we are, how we are going to be, how we imagine our future, what we would like our future to look like, what we want to achieve. What I’ve noticed lately is…
My own five stress relief methods
No matter how much we like to spend our lives in peace, from time to time a stressful situation or period finds us. It is the same with me personally as well. What I consider important at such times first of all, is to be able to regain our calmness. And then, of course, drawing…
Expectations, that we should let go of
Expectations, or we can also say, ideas. In connection with someone or something. We don’t necessarily consciously expect those certain things to turn out the way they are in our head, that’s why we can call them ideas. A new situation may come into our life, that we think will be so bad. Then it…
As a trainer in Singapore – an experience report from me, to you :)
In May I also managed to expand my range of work with a global trainer position, which promises to be a very interesting challenge, learning and experience. I have to travel the globe, deliver soft skill development trainings for the company’s employees around the world. Doing all this as a member of a very experienced,…
Avoidance and defence against the “a-holes”
I have already written about how to notice, when you are about to enter a dangerous situation, and when you are in one. Now let’s see what you can do when you realised that the situation is bad, let’s see how you can handle your dear a-hole. Avoiding techniques: Physical distancing – sit farther away…
How to notice when you are dealing with “a-holes”?
If we notice beforehand, or have a hunch that in a new workplace or in a new position there is a danger of working together with an a-hole, there are some ways how we can help ourselves. With the following techniques you can make sure whether this is the case or not. And if yes,…
Workplace conflicts with the “assholes”
First of all, I would like to come clean, that the strong expression used in the title is being used from the professional literature, it is not invented by me 🙂 Robert I. Sutton in his book called ‘The Asshole Survival Guide’ uses this expression for those people at workplaces whom we are happy to…
Are you success-oriented or a failure-avoider?
Everyone’s life is full of challenges, difficulties, things to resolve, new situations in which we need to step up. you can hear many times, that “Come on, only your attitude matters…!”. In my opinion it is true, however what happens if not only the attitude is the obstacle for someone to take these challenges easily?…
Personal Trainer vs. Coach
As a coach, self-awareness and self-improvement is a big part of my life. However, besides the well-being of the soul and mind the well-being, level of fitness of the body is equally as important to me. My client, Daniel Kerekes is a personal trainer, who – from the opposite side – shares my opinion. You…
The Three Graces: self-evaluation, self-esteem, self-confidence
The topic of self-evaluation, self-esteem, self-confidence is evergreen. But really. Who can have all the three of them at the maximum of the healthy level? If you know anyone like this, please give me their contact, as I would love to have a good chat with them. Or maybe various good chats, actually 🙂 I…
Tips for managing the Extreme Narcissistic people
Since my last article was posted on my page, I have been speaking about this topic with several friends of mine. It helped many of them to understand their own selves, the people around them, maybe even their partner. However, they also asked that in case they are facing an Extreme Narcissistic person, how can…
Narcissistic…? OMG…
When you hear the word narcissistic, you might see a self-obsessed, arrogant person in front of you who tends to step over others for their own good. Seeing this, you start to pack your things and run away for good… What if someone told us that we are one? Maybe we run to the nearest…
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