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  • Conflict Moderation Cards: Effective Support for Mediation and Conflict Discussion
    Conflict is a natural part of human coexistence. They occur in a variety of situations, whether in personal settings, at work, or in communities. Effective communication is critical in managing conflict, but this can often be a challenge in heated situations. This is where conflict moderation cards come into play. These small but powerful tools … Read more
  • Online conflicts don’t have to be!
    Today we’re talking about online conflicts and how you can identify needs and get problems out of the way, using the Harvard Method.Today we want to take you on an exciting journey – into the world of online conflict management. You know that feeling that there’s an invisible “elephant in the room” during your video … Read more
  • 5 simple solutions for motivated work in the home office
    Who does not know the moment when you sit at the computer and possibly already sat the whole day at the computer. The motivation has reached the basement. That moment when you actually love your home office commitment, but would love to trade it in for a moment now for a shelter commitment. You could … Read more
  • 6 surprising tips for fun online meetings
    I’m certainly not going out on a limb when I say that we’ve all spent way too much time in bad online meetings. This blog article is my declaration of war on bad online meetings!
  • Tidying up the email jungle: the zero-inbox method
    In our modern digital world, email has become an integral part of our lives. Whether it’s professional or personal, the inbox often seems to fill up as if by magic, and we feel overwhelmed by the flood of messages. But there is a way to put an end to email chaos: the zero-inbox method. In … Read more
  • Home office – your team needs these 4 types of members
    And why you absolutely need them on your team. Not everyone is looking for a way to work remotely, however, there are some who prefer this way of working. To give you a better idea of what untapped potential lies in the world of online volunteering or home office workers, here are the 4 most common types.
  • Promoting social contacts in the home office – how you as an employer can support the mental health of your colleagues
    The promotion of social contacts in the home office by you as an employer can have a significant influence on the mental health of employees. Working from home can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, as personal contact with colleagues and informal exchanges at work are often lacking. But how can you as a … Read more
  • Planning online events in a team – What your team needs
    Planning events is absolute teamwork. Not only does an event need a team to plan it, but a team also needs projects, like an event, to evolve. Joint projects are catalysts for important development processes within the team. A project has a clear beginning and a clear end, and what’s especially nice is that it has an end product that you can be proud of!
  • How to … ChatGPT
    In today’s world, artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly important role in our everyday lives and influences many aspects of our lives. A key technology in this area is natural language processing (NLP), which enables computers to understand and generate human-like communications. In this blog post we would like to introduce you to ChatGPT, one … Read more
  • New Work in Volunteering
    If you type “New Work” into any search engine, you’ll quickly find yourself in a jungle of human resources terms and buzzwords. It is difficult to distinguish relevant (and reliable) information from commercial intentions. To make your search a little easier, in this blog article we would like to take a closer look at the … Read more
  • Code of Good Practice
    At Fairlinked, we have recently committed to the Code of Good Practice. Today we explain what this is all about and what added value such a code provides for all parties involved. Find out what you get out of these guidelines for public good digitization consulting in the blog below. But first, let’s start from … Read more
  • Ripe for change – How do we deal with change?
    Change has become one of our constant companions and is naturally caused by topics such as digitalization, generational change and transformation. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s in a private, professional or volunteer context. This blog post is based on a webinar we hosted together with the Ehrenamtsstiftung MV and the Haus des Stiftens. We … Read more
  • Artificial Intelligence – The Ethics Behind AI
    What about all the ethical issues behind AI? But while we rejoice in the impressive possibilities that artificial intelligence offers, we must also consider the ethical issues surrounding its use. And that is exactly our topic today. Volunteer organizations are no exception when it comes to using AI. They can benefit from AI in many … Read more
  • How To … Using artificial intelligence correctly
    How can you use artificial intelligence properly? In recent months, the term “artificial intelligence” or “AI” has become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. From smartphones and social media to self-driving cars and advanced robotics. AI is rapidly changing the way we live and work. Despite its growing importance, many people are unsure what AI … Read more
  • How to … Implement AI tools sensibly in everyday life
    In the last blog, you learned how to use ChatGPT to your advantage. But there are many more tools to discover! Artificial intelligence helps us with a wide variety of tasks by providing smart solutions that save time and simplify our lives. In this blog post, I introduce four fantastic AI tools that are easily … Read more
  • Collaboration cards for your online meeting
    One of the biggest challenges with virtual meetings is making sure everyone has a chance to express their thoughts and ideas without confusion or interruptions. And this is where our collaboration cards come in, as they are a valuable tool to improve communication and collaboration in virtual meetings. We all know it, you are sitting … Read more
  • Why you should also do some digital spring cleaning
    Spring is here and with it the traditional time for a spring clean. But why do we limit ourselves to our apartments and houses? Even our digital worlds need a thorough spring cleaning from time to time to become more effective, secure and clear. 1. your regular email inbox The email inbox is one of … Read more
  • The Importance of Work-Life Balance: How Employers Can Promote Work-Life Separation
    A good work-life balance is important for the well-being and mental health of employees. As an employer, you can play an important role in promoting work-life balance and enabling a healthy equilibrium. This blog post is part of the “Mental Health in the Home Office” series. To get an overview of the topic, feel free … Read more
  • Communication guidelines for remote teams
    As part of your team, effective communication is key to success. But in the digital world we live in today, it can be difficult to ensure that everyone is communicating in the same way. Communication guidelines can help improve the effectiveness of team communication and avoid misunderstandings. In this article, you’ll learn how to create … Read more
  • Inquired: A conversation with members of an international NGO
    This blog post is based on two interviews with people who have been working digitally at Taste of Malawi eV for quite some time. Here are tips and tricks for online communication from Lisa Schumacher, part of the HR team at Taste of Malawi eV and Alexander Kumcheza, co-founder and manager of the training center … Read more
  • How do I plan an online Christmas party?
    How do you properly approach an online Christmas party? It’s December and the Christmas season is fast approaching. As we look forward to the holidays and reconnecting with friends and family, there’s an added challenge this year: how to organize an online Christmas party? Luckily, I had time until January, because shortly before Christmas everything … Read more
  • Herr der Ringe, der eine Ring
    Digital leadership in Middle-earth with Gandalf and Co.
    Digital leadership in Middle-earth? Pardon? What is digital leadership doing in Middle-earth? While the new series “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has just started, I took a look at Peter Jackson’s trilogy again, which made history in the early 2000s. For a long time, “Lord of the Rings” was considered unfilmable, but … Read more
  • Pave the way for the virtual Christmas parties!
    2021 was a surprising year in every way. You couldn’t meet in the office, you could only see your colleagues in online meetings . Suddenly, digital and hybrid team events were in greater demand than ever before. And that was also the main problem: The demand was greater than the supply and so some teams … Read more
  • Mental health in remote work- What you can do as an employer
    When switching to working from home during the pandemic, it became clear that the risk of a burnout is high. Employees feel pressured to work more. Suddenly there is no longer a clear separation between work life and private life and you have to set your own bounderies But even if we can (more or … Read more
  • The future of remote work: From the hybrid model to coworking spaces to location-independent work
    In this blog post we will introduce you to some flexible working models , because since the 2020 pandemic , many people have switched to working from home. As a result, the percentage of remote work offers on the job market has also increased. If, after reading this blog post, you are interested in a … Read more
  • Online team building? Listen up! What do we actually do at Fairlinked?
    This blog post is based on an interview on the topic “Remote, hybrid or on-site?” Jana was a guest on Sabine Harnau’s podcast “Successful-Value-Oriented-Creative” , talking about exciting topics such as online team building and remote work. You can find the original interview on Spotify 👇🏻 This blog post reflects the most important aspects of … Read more
  • Stage free! Tips for a good appearance in front of the camera
    In online meetings, you have to make an extra effort to be properly perceived when you appear. In our blog post about healthy long-distance relationships, we discussed how difficult it is to get an accurate impression of our employees in a digital work environment. It is therefore only more difficult to create trust and friendship … Read more
  • Remote leadership: what can be learned from R2D2
    This blog post is based on a video recording on the subject of remote leadership, which you are also welcome to watch. You are welcome to watch the video or read the content as part of the blog article. Just learn how it suits you best! SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t watched the Star Wars … Read more
  • Leading Remote Teams: An Insight
    This blog article is based on a podcast recording on leading remote teams. Feel free to listen to the podcast or read the content as part of the blog article. Just learn how it suits you best. This blog post deals with the topic of “leading remote teams” and is based on an interview with … Read more
  • Online relationship building: The way to a healthy long-distance relationship
    As part of our “Online Teambuilding” series of topics in cooperation with the Haus des Stiftens, we want to bring you closer to the topics of online team leadership, online conflict management and online relationship building in three blog posts. This blog article is based on a webinar recording. You are welcome to watch the … Read more
  • Digital collaboration: Working together as a team
    This blog article is based on a webinar recording on the topic of digital collaboration. You are welcome to watch the webinar or read the content as part of the blog article. Just learn how it suits you best. As part of our “Volunteering in home office” series of topics in cooperation with the Haus … Read more
  • Recruitment of volunteers: communication channels
    In the second part of the series It’s a match! Volunteer recruitment” in collaboration with Twin City Lab is about the communication channels in volunteer work. If you haven’t read or watched the first part of the series yet, you can find it here. You are also cordially invited to watch the video with the … Read more
  • Conflict moderation according to the Harvard method
    Conflict moderation according to the Harvard method is based on the Harvard Negotiation concept. It was developed by US lawyer and conflict researcher Roger Fisher and anthropologist William Ury. The concept deals with negotiation processes and is based on a large study. This study explored how to create a shared “YES” moment and a win-win … Read more
  • Tips and tricks for digital events
    This blog article is based on a webinar recording. You are welcome to watch the webinar or read the content as part of the blog article. Just learn how it suits you best. As part of our “Volunteering in the home office” series of topics in cooperation with the Haus des Stiftens, we present four … Read more
  • How to: successfully address conflicts online
    As part of our “Online Teambuilding” series of topics in cooperation with the Haus des Stiftens, we want to bring you closer to the topics of online team leadership, online conflict management and online relationship building in three blog posts.This blog article is based on a webinar recording. You are welcome to watch the webinar … Read more
  • Online team building: Skills for tomorrow’s team leaders
    The content of this blog article is based on a recording of a webinar from the webinar series “Online relationship work in the association” by Haus des Stiftens and Fairlinked, which you can also watch. Otherwise you can read the article. It’s about online team building and digital collaboration. Just learn how it suits you … Read more
  • MeisterTask: a tool for digital project management
    This blog article is based on a recording of a conference about the project management tool MeisterTask, which you can also watch. Otherwise you can read the article. Just learn how it suits you best! Digital project management can become a challenge, especially when there are a large number of people involved and different tasks … Read more
  • Recruitment of volunteers
    Volunteer Recruitment: Who and What?
    Recruiting volunteers doesn’t have to be difficult. With the help of this blog article you will learn how to recruit your volunteers!
  • Online communication in volunteering – A guide
    This blog article is based on a webinar recording. You are welcome to watch the webinar or read the content as part of the blog article. Just learn how it suits you best. As part of our “Volunteering in the home office” series of topics, we want to bring you closer to the topics of … Read more
  • A boring meeting
    Why You Should Cancel Your Next Meeting!
    If you go through your to-do lists each week, you’ll see a handful of meetings. Some of them are important, others you consider quite unnecessary. You stop and wonder what is the purpose of this meeting? Or you spend hours and hours in meetings where you often think “this meeting could have been an email”?!
  • Expert Discussion: Task Management – Mirjam and Jana in Exchange
    In exchange with Mirjam from @hands.on_ehrenamt, we present our experiences in task management with the Meistertask tool.
  • Why You Should Cancel Your Next Meeting!
    Managers spend an average of 23 hours a week in meetings, and 71% of meetings are deemed unnecessary.

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