Author
Michael Wiederstein

Michael Wiederstein is an Executive Editor at getAbstract.
  • Companies and Vaccination
    Companies and Vaccination

    The question of the vaccination status of colleagues receives ever greater attention and importance. How do companies deal with the new situation?

    January, 7 2021 by Michael Wiederstein
  • How to Downshift Properly
    How to Downshift Properly

    The holidays are just around the corner, and rarely before have most of us longed so much for the peace and quiet they bring. To make sure that you succeed in relaxing, you should take…

    December, 9 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • “Your Level of Social Connection Affects Your Longevity”
    Michael Lee Stallard
    “Your Level of Social Connection Affects Your Longevity”

    Business author Michael Lee Stallard on how to maintain connections in our private and professional lives – and why the pandemic could improve our working relationships enormously in the long term.

    December, 7 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • Grief – An Often Negated Feeling
    Grief – An Often Negated Feeling

    How to mourn properly, and how to deal with mourners properly.

    December, 3 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • “Make Sure You Have 35 Years of Experience. And Not One Experience Repeated 35 Times.”
    Ken Allen, CEO of DHL
    “Make Sure You Have 35 Years of Experience. And Not One Experience Repeated 35 Times.”

    Ken Allen, CEO of DHL, explains what executives will need tomorrow to be able to "deliver".

    November, 18 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • Do You Miss the Office?
    Do You Miss the Office?

    The bad news: Work won’t be the same once the pandemic recedes. The good news: Josh Bersin's The Big Reset Playbook (and a new online "Office Noise Generator") might help you to adapt and transform.

    November, 12 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • How to Make Remote Selling Work
    How to Make Remote Selling Work

    It is not exactly easy these days to provide customer care and to acquire new customers for companies – but it’s not impossible. Here’s how to do it.

    November, 2 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • How to Deal with Political Discussions in the Workplace
    How to Deal with Political Discussions in the Workplace

    In functional democracies, political discussions among citizens are a regular part of interpersonal exchange. That this causes problems in the workplace is a topic as old as democracy itself. But how about solutions?

    October, 27 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • No One Is Safe
    No One Is Safe

    Cybercriminals are keeping pace with the major transformation steps that many companies have taken in recent months. Here is what you need to know.

    October, 23 2020 by Michael Wiederstein
  • “In Times of Confusion, It’s Crucial That the Message Gets Through.”
    Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo / Photo by Bryce Vickmark/MIT/UPI/laif
    “In Times of Confusion, It’s Crucial That the Message Gets Through.”

    Nobel Laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit V. Banerjee on the surprisingly commonsensical nature of economics, and how COVID-19 will affect the global fight against poverty and the quality of economic policy.

    October, 15 2020 by Michael Wiederstein