In the darkness, we find a serenity that allows us to leave all distractions behind and concentrate on the essentials. We start to listen better. Especially to ourselves.
In the light, facts are in the main focus. In the darkness, on the other hand, our senses become more sensitive and we perceive our emotions and thoughts more intensely. It suddenly becomes more about values and attitude.
Without visual distractions, we can focus completely on the topic, the process and the arguments. Concentration is heightened and fully with those taking part.
The study by the Technical University of Dortmund has shown that the absence of visual stimuli increases creativity by up to 30%. The inspiring environment leads to significantly more innovative solutions in team meetings.
What does my attitude have to do with my work?
How can I "change" my colleagues by changing my behavior? (Increase personal effectiveness)
Where am I standing in my own way, and therefore also in the way of the group's development?
How do we analyze (emotional) blockages & obstacles in the group and how do we resolve them?
Conception, planning & implementation of your
Still a rarity in the medium-sized business sector: the annual meeting of the management team to discuss the strategic direction of the company - for the next 12 – 36 months.
Out of the comfort zone – into the darkness! To really get a breath of fresh air into your thoughts, it is essential to leave your own four walls regularly. Whether Berchtesgaden or Spiekeroog, Externsteine or Blautopf – there are many wonderful inspiring places to think about the future of the company with positive energy. Let yourself be inspired!
Longer-term accompaniment as a
Loneliness is a frequently mentioned answer when managers are asked what stresses them the most. Their own colleagues and employees are not available as contacts for certain topics, friends and family are often overwhelmed by entrepreneurial considerations.
Michael Lück asks the right questions and opens our eyes, minds and attitudes to new perspectives.
Management expertise from within the company?
Every entrepreneur knows how difficult it is to find the "right" managers for their own company. The current situation on the labor market, the decreasing desire of young people to take on responsibility and to work sometimes up to 70 hours a week, is making the situation significantly worse.
So what can you do? Let's scour the potential of your workforce for "leaders of the future" together! Let's build a long-term training program that develops exactly the skills that your company will need in the future.
Within teams and within management levels:
Conflicts are unpleasant. And many managers are overwhelmed by conflicts. They hope that the issues will resolve themselves.
Conflicts within a team significantly reduce productivity. In the worst-case scenario, those involved come into work in the morning grumbling, work according to the regulations and eventually become sick. How do you expect to make reliable decisions with such teams? And, with ever shorter product cycles, how do you expect to deliver production-ready developments? - The sooner you become involved, the better.
Within the family, but also to "external" managers & entrepreneurs:
The sale of a company is always associated with emotional factors. The founder of a company, for example, expects the successor to continue his "baby" in his spirit. If these successors are their own children, all the tensions, fears, worries and mutual expectations of the last 20 – 30 years also come into this process.
A complicated situation that is almost impossible to understand within the family. "What is this really about?" is one of the most important questions that must be asked in the context of company succession - and answered honestly by all parties. It pays to rely on an external partner who keeps an eye on both the entrepreneurial and emotional factors.
Whether at trade fairs & events, in workshops on attitude, leadership & team building, or in conflict situations - in the light, logic, facts & knowledge take center stage. In complete darkness, on the other hand, values, feelings, fears, emotional blockages & obstacles, which are often based on beliefs from early childhood, are important.
Michael Lück is convinced that reliable decisions for "good", successful corporate management can only be made if both the head and the gut are in equal measure taken into account.
Large companies such as BMW, Currenta and Henkel, medium-sized companies such as Trilux, as well as trade fairs in Düsseldorf, Essen and Frankfurt have already implemented "workshops in complete darkness".
