Creating Tomorrow

“The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.”

(Source: Warren Bennis)

Dear Friends,

“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a civilization work”

- Vince Lombardi (legendary NFL coach)

An effective manager knows how to attract the best talent to her team. With her enthusiasm for a tangible vision, she awakens in them a consciousness for the importance of their specific contribution when it comes to achieving a common goal. She also opens their eyes to the importance of the contributions made by all the other members of the team, fostering an atmosphere of cooperative and respectful teamwork.

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Dear Friends,

Aah! The hazy, lazy days of summer are upon us. Whether you are enjoying the warmer temperatures on the beach, at a sidewalk cafe, or simply be allowing yourself the luxury of a more leisurely pace in the office, give yourself a much-needed opportunity in the coming weeks to relax, re-energize and re-evaluate where you are in your business or career versus where you (soon) want to be!

Before I switched gears to enjoy my personal version of a ’summer schedule’ I completed my schedule for upcoming open workshops and teleseminars, which is now online.

You can access this schedule either here or here.

Trina 

This is just an excerpt of the companies I have worked with/for throughout my career. A detailed list - as well as reference statements by individuals managers - can be provided upon request.

• 4711 (Cologne) *
• Adam Opel AG (Ruesselsheim) *
• AERONAVAL Ingenieurtechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Wiesbaden)
• Alfred Teves GmbH (Frankfurt)
• Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Berlin)
• Interbrand GmbH (Frankfurt) *
• General Motors Europe (CH) *
• Grey Global Group Middle Europe (Duesseldorf) **
• Grey Worldwide (Amsterdam)
• Grey Worldwide (Brussels)
• Grey Worldwide (Moscow)
• IHK zu Duesseldorf (Duesseldorf)
• Jacobs Suchard (Bremen) *
• KeepTrack Concierge/delgabre (Den Helder/NL)
• MediaCom (Duesseldorf)
• MediaCom (Istanbul)
• MediaCom (Moscow)
• Migros AG (CH)*
• Minolta AG (Ahrensburg) *
• Nestle AG (CH) *
• Sachs & Sachs Werbeagentur (Duesseldorf)
• Schindler AG (CH) *
• SmithKline Beecham (now: GlaxoSmithKline) (Buehl) **
• The Merry Bird. Pen and Ink Design. (Connecticut)
• Volkshochschule Kleve (Kleve)
• Volkshochschule Mainz (Mainz)
• Volkshochschule Wiesbaden (Wiesbaden)
• Whitehall-Much GmbH (Muenster) **

* as branding consultant

** as advertising consultant