Mike Hohnen

Coaching for personal growth, change and development

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E-Mail Is Easy to Write – and easy to misunderstand

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I found this in the NYT –

“New findings have uncovered a design flaw at the interface where the brain encounters

computer screen: there are no online channels for the multiple signals the brain uses to calibrate emotions.

Face-to-face interaction, by contrast, is information-rich. We interpret what people say to us not only from their tone and facial expressions, but also from their body language and pacing, as well as their synchronization with what we do and say.

Most crucially, the brain’s social circuitry mimics in our neurons what’s happening in the other person’s brain, keeping us on the same wavelength emotionally. This neural dance creates an instant rapport that arises from an enormous number of parallel information processors, all working instantaneously and out of our awareness.”

Read the full article – before your send the next email rocket

Shanghai i rivende udvikling – vi skal med

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[lang_da]I november tager Mike og Eva en tur til Kina for at forberede vores 2008 Urban Safari til Shanghai, som er en af Kinas hurtigst voksende byer – og på konceptsiden er det som om, at de hoteller og restauranter forsøger at overgå hinanden med det nyeste, flotteste og bedste. Det bliver en kanon oplevelse – ingen tvivl om dét.

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Selve safarien kommer til at foregå i November 2008 og er arrangeret specielt for ledere blandt medlemmeren hos Danske Konference centre

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Nye projekter på Bornholm

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[lang_da]Bornholmstrafikken er – sammen med en række af øens andre progressive virksomheder – gået sammen med Bornholms Erhvervsskole om at etablere uddannelsen ‘Serviceskolen’. Formålet med uddannelsen er, at deltageren skal tilegne sig viden om værktøjer og metoder, der fremmer forandringsprocesser, kommunikationens betydning, værdien af at planlægge samtaler, aktiv lytning samt forståelse for kropssrogetsbetydning, når der skal løses problemer og konflikter.

Ikke mindst gennemgås servicebegrebet i dybden for at ruste deltagerne til at blive bedre til at skelne mellem forskellig kundeadfærd og øge bevidstheden om, at hver adfærd kræver særlig opmærksomhed og serviceniveau.

Hele projektet skydes i gang d. 9. oktober, hvor vi har fået til opgave at lave en workshop om The Service Profit Chain.

Til januar leger vi videre med Bornholmstrafikken og kører GROW Leadership kursus for mellemledergruppen. Bornholm er en dejlig ø![/lang_da]

Hvad sker der i Madrid?

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[lang_da]Efter flere ture til Provence og en enkelt til Lyon, har vi nu planlagt at lave en ekskursion til Madrid for at se, hvad der rør sig madmæssigt i den kultur. Spansk kogekunst, der er meget mere end tapas, har fået en opblomstring – ikke mindst på grund af Ferran Adria fra El Bulli. Vi skal se på et par af hans koncepter i Madrid – Good Fast – der er Adrians bud på, hvordan man laver fastfood af høj kvalitet. Turen er organiseret af GROW for Danske Konferencecentre og er målrettet mod Food & Beverage ansvarlige.[/lang_da]

La Chassagnette

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One of my favourite restaurants and a must visit when we take chefs on our Provence Safari is La Chassagnette.
France 5 the televisison channel did a full feature on the restaurant and it fantastic gardens – you can se the film clip here

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Informal learning

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I am a great beliver in informal learning

Watch th 10 min presentation by Jay Cross:

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Time-Out – we have the right location

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We have spent the past 4 days researching the best possible location for our latest idea – and I think we have found it . Tucked away high up in the mountains above Nice in the beautiful Parc du Mercantour.

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You can just spot the hotel in right hand part of the picture. The road winds its way up from the village of Belvedere a distance of about 10 k’s and ends here at the entrance to the Parc. Once you reach this spot there is no longer mobile phone cover and the locals smile overbearingly and shake their heads when we ask for a high speed internet connection. No chance in this part of the world.

We all need to see the world from 2800m from time to time – it gives a different perspective and that is the whole idea behind this project

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The surroundings are breathtaking and I am convinced that this setting will give our participants the opportunity to participate in a reflective process while at the same time getting to enjoy a series of physically challenging outdoor activities that we have planned – which is why we call it: Time-Out.

We shall be publishing more details on this event in the weeks to come – if you are very impatient drop me a note and I will tell you what I know at this point in time.

The next 4 days we are on a special mission

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This week we are taking the first steps to research our latest idea for a new workshop – we have called it Time Out.

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It is not a course in the traditional sense but a chance for participants to take, well – a time-out .
To think about their life, where they are and where they might be going. But maybe most importantly just to take a break and recharge their batteries.

To this end we have located a very special place the parc du Mercantour here

The full program and dates will be available in about 10 days.
Space will be limited to 20 people
If you are interested to know more let me know.