Nicola Kriesel

Dear readers, every now and then, when something is really important to us, we take the liberty of sending you a special letter outside of the monthly SOCIUS brief. And today is one of those days.  We’d like to invite you to our new training course: Developing Conflict Management Skills: Embodying Gestalt Power and Strengthening Connections. Together with Dr Tanja Hetzer-Diallo from the Hanuman Institute, we have […]

We live in an age in which crisis intervention has become a standard part of organisational development. Conflicts escalate more quickly, funding dries up, teams are working under constant pressure, and time and again, discussions begin in much the same way: “We made this mistake here, that problem has cropped up there, and we can improve on that as well.” I’ve been wondering since […]

When organisations, SMEs or start-ups undergo change processes, the question often arises: Do we need consulting or support? Both approaches aim to successfully shape transformations and there are significant differences in their approach. Consulting: specialist expertise and strategy development Consulting focuses on supporting organisations with specialist knowledge and structured methods. [...]

Development is our passion. Our own organisation - SOCIUS - is also developing, of course! But we are usually quite cautious with big steps, trying to sense the organic. The big step we are about to take is one that has been in the pipeline for the last few years: Rudi, who founded SOCIUS in 1998, is looking for another [...]

"If, through dialogue, everyone involved understands how the current situation came about, then the desired development will also be collaborative and successful." Professional Over twenty years ago, my plan was to found SOCIUS Organisationsberatung gGmbH to provide consulting support primarily to non-profit organisations. That's exactly what I've been doing ever since - still with enthusiasm. But [...]