Managing Around
Episodes
76. Think Slowly in a Fast World: Digital Gardening and Knowledge Governance
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let me ask you something. When was the last time you actually knew where your knowledge is stored? Not a file. Not a saved email. Not a bookmark you'l...
75. Beyond the Search Bar: Navigating the AI Literature Revolution
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you are developing an idea for new research. You find a mountain of journal articles that seems perfect, but how can we process the vast amoun...
74. Beyond Coding: How AI Is Transforming the Way We Make Meaning
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re sitting at your desk, staring at a mountain of interview transcripts. Hours upon hours of human stories. Contradictions. Emotions. Moments of...
73. The Secret Knowledge Management Skills Every Teacher Masters
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Picture this: It's 2 AM, and Professor Maik is sitting in his office, surrounded by stacks of research papers, sticky notes covering his monitor, and ...
72. Beyond the Hype: The Real Promise and Perils of AI in Social Work
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, dear listeners, to another fascinating dive into the ever-changing management world around us! Today, we're tackling a topic that's ofte...
71. Planting Success: Nurturing the 13 Functions of Social Work Organizations
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As spring unfolds across Central Europe, gardens burst into life. Today, we’ll explore thirteen essential management functions—exactly as laid out...
70. Navigating Resistance to Change: Practical Strategies for Social Work Leaders
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're diving into a topic that affects every organization, every team, and quite frankly, all of us – resistance to change. As Waldman and O'...
69. Rethinking Culture: Beyond the Clash
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re diving into the topic of “culture”–what it is, where it came from, and how recent thinking challenges our assumpti...
68. Gears of Progress: How Management Theories Shaped Today's Organisations
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why we manage our teams or institutions the way we do? Or how did management even become a discipline? Today, we'll journey bac...
67. Exploring Social Economy Through the Lens of Léon Walras
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a world where economic systems prioritise fairness, resource sustainability, and the well-being of all individuals. Sounds utopian, right? But...
66. Beyond AI: Empowering Social Work with Multiliteracies and Literacy Management
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're diving into a topic that has reshaped education and practice for decades. It's the question of training future students and current profe...
65. Understanding Differences: How Phenomenography Enhances Social Management Research
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll unpack phenomenography, how it can be applied to social management research, and its implications for future social and manag...
64. AI in Social Work: Balancing Innovation with Ethics
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're discussing the role of artificial intelligence in social work and its implications for social service organisations. A recent holiday rea...
63. Unlocking Public Governance: New Public Management, Collaborative Governance, E-Governance, and Participatory Governance
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re diving into the fascinating world of Public Governance. We’ll explore its different concepts and their applications, particularly in ...
62. Beyond the Buzzword: Realising True Diversity in Social Services
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're peeling back the layers on a topic that often gets plenty of lip service but lacks in-depth understanding and implementation–diversity ...
61. Beyond Boundaries: The Power of Hybridity and Multi-Rationality in Shaping Social Institutions
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to today's episode of Managing Around! Imagine a world where every voice, no matter how seemingly contradictory, will be heard. Where the dive...
60. Unlocking Success: The Critical Incident Technique's Transformative Role in Management Research
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what separates the best from the rest in the world of management? What if I told you there's a secret tool that has transformed...
59. Thinking Culturally about Organisations: Strategies of Cultural Change by Paul S. Bate
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are drawing inspiration from Paul Bate's seminal work, "Strategies for Cultural Change," in which he challenges traditional views of organisational...
58. Teach to Learn: Design-Based Research in Management Education
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How, can learning in the field of management be made more exciting, practical, and effective? In today's insightful episode of Managing Around, we del...
57. Navigating Team Success: The Power of Team Charter Canvas
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another insightful episode of Managing Around. I'm Maik Arnold, and today, we explore project management and teamwork. We're diving into im...
56. From Research to Results: The PRISMA Way of Systematic Reviews
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Systematic reviews such as these are just one of many ways in academic writing to accumulate the current state-of-the-art in a relevant field of resea...
55. Beyond the Screen: Unraveling the Nuances of Online Collaborations
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive deep into the latest research and trends to help you navigate the ever-evolving world of management, social sciences and educ...
54. Navigating the Future of Work: Unveiling the Synergy Between Industry 4.0 and Human Resources
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into a topic that's constantly challenging thinking about the future of work. We're talking about the intersection of Industry 4.0 ...
53.How to Advance SoTL in Higher Education Teaching: Five Impulses from a German Perspective
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will discuss the topic of "Five theses for the further development of SoTL in higher education teaching". SoTL stands for Scholars...
52. Coaching in Social Work Organisations
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the importance of coaching in social work organisations. Coaching is a powerful tool that can help social workers develop skill...
51. Enhancing Teaching through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we will delve into the concept of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, or for short SoTL, and how it can lead to the development and impro...
50. Welfare 2.0: Adapting to the Challenges of Tomorrow
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this new episode of the "Managing Around" podcast, where today we explore the question of what it takes to maintain a welfare system that c...
49. How to Write a Good Essay - A Formula for Success
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writing an essay that stands out from the crowd is essential for achieving top marks. It can be challenging to know where to start, but having a struc...
48. The German Social Economy and Social Work Management Education
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Managing Around, the podcast exploring the intersection of social work and management. In this episode, I aim to provide valuable insights ...
47. Challenges of Management Education in Social Sciences: A Brazilian and German Case
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we'll explore the current challenges in management education in the social sciences, both in Brazil and Germany. In this episode, we ...
46. Communities of Practice in International University Projects
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we will explore what Communities of Practice are and share the fascinating insights and perspectives they can offer, especially fo...
45. Intercultural Competence for Social Work Management
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intercultural competence of managers and employees represents a necessary "key qualification" in all industries. Also, social work professionals incre...
44. Lessons Learned from Virtual Exchange
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Digital technologies have been used in Virtual Exchange for almost 20 years, even though online teaching has significantly changed since the COVID-19 ...
43. Inclusive Tourism Management
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Inclusivity and accessibility are one of the most important trends in contemporary tourismindustry, in relation to other trends such as sustainability...
42. Cross-institutional Blueprints for the Adoption of VR in Higher Education
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Virtual collaborative learning and teaching benefits from using immersive technologies. It helps to develop key competencies in learners, such as coll...
41. Digital Leadership in Social Work Organisations
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone in business studies is talking about digital transformation or digitalisation. Yes, both developments are directly or indirectly affecting al...
40. Skills and Knowledge of Social Work Managers
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Competences such as understanding and addressing social justice issues, leadership and management, strategic planning, and problem-solving are essenti...
39. Decentralised Learning Environments in Higher Education
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our everyday experiences with learning are often decentralised. For example, we might learn how to do something by doing it ourselves or asking for he...
38. How To Make A Good Argument: Tips for Personal Knowledge Management
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In order to make a good argument, you need to provide solid evidence and rationale for your position. Arguments are an important part of personal know...
37. 5 Steps For Developing Cities Through University-Practice Partnerships
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
University-practice partnerships have a long tradition in the development of higher education institutions. In addition to the core tasks of teaching ...
36. Game-based Learning in Vocational Education
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Games are an integral part of human culture from the early days of our life. They encourage us to interact with each other and with our surroundings t...
35. Critical Teaching and Learning Situations in Higher Education
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning of the current pandemic, colleagues from two German universities analysed critical situations in digital teaching-learning processes ...
34. A Didactical Framework for Virtual Reality in Formal Education
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the various potentials and risks of VR that have already been reported elsewhere, its expansion into formal education is still slow. The pecul...
33. Four Strategies of Being Productively Stupid in Your Teaching
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Human beings are not perfect, nor does every individual possess knowledge of all domains. The same is the case for teachers. Nearly every teacher has ...
32. Understanding Entrepreneurship Education
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I will introduce you to the field of entrepreneurship learning and education research that is primarily concerned with analyzing...
31. Learning from the Future Self
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the book ‘The Essentials of Theory U’, Otto Scharmer asks the simple but unique question, “How do we learn from the future as it emerges?” ...
30. Agile Leadership in Social Work Organisations
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The role of social work and human service organisations should not be underestimated. They fill a gap in society that cannot be fulfilled by governmen...
29. Podcasts - The Secret Weapon in Education
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Podcasting is a fabulous means of sharing files in audio format through the internet. For example, an audio file retrieved from the internet in MP3 is...
28. Digitisation in Social Work and Education Organisations
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digital products have become an integral part of everyday life. We use our smartphones not solely to call other people but to plan, organised and cope...
27. Social Work Management in the Uncertain
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many people would agree that we live in uncertain times. This has become once more apparent during the COVID-19 crisis. In all areas of our life, peop...
26. The Perfect Harmony between Ears – Podcasts in Higher Education
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Education is timeless. Podcasts are new, exciting, and increasingly popular ways of learning. Do educational podcasts exist? Yes, they do! In higher e...
25. Hybridity and Multirationality in Social Work Organisations
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In most welfare states, social enterprises are to a large extent dependent on the service providers which finance social service in a kind of monopoly...
24. The 5 C's of Leading Organisational Change in Social Work Organisations
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since the 1990s, change management has received considerable attention as the new paradigm for the management of organisational transformations as wel...
23. Open Educational Resources - The Future of Knowledge Discovery
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The internet has been disrupting the education sector since its advent and continues to do so. From The Open University to Massive Online Open Courses...
22. The Practice of Adaptive Leadership - Part II
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In these turbulent times, there is a need for a different kind of leadership. - In the last episode, I introduced you to the Adaptive Leadership Model...
21. The Practice of Adaptive Leadership - Part I
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In my latest introductory management course, I talked with my students about the Adaptive Leadership Model. While drawing conclusions from a case stud...
20. Solidarity - The Future of a Great Idea - Part II
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of our series on the discussion of the book "Solidarity - The Future of a Great Idea", written by the well-known German Sociologist H...
19. Solidarity: The Future of a Great Idea - Part I
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the preparation to my Social Policy lecture in our study program Social Pedagogy and Management which dealt with the fundamentals and principles of...
18. Book Review "SoTL in Action"
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In one of the last episode, we already talked about the Scholarship of teaching and learning which is also known under the acronym SoTL. This not a ne...
17. Leadership in Social Service Institutions - Part II
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am teaching management basics in full-time and in-service courses within a programme for social pedagogy. I am often asked by my students: "Why is i...
16. Leadership in Social Service Institutions - Part I
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am teaching management basics in full-time and in-service courses within a programme for social pedagogy. I am often asked by my students: "Why is i...
15. A Deep Dive Into Management Thought - A Review to Morgen Witzel's "A History of Management Thought"
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast reviews "A History of Management Thought" by Morgen Witzel, a graduate textbook on organization and management theory. We will undertake ...
14. Metacognition - Combining Cognitive Science With Philosophy
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Machiel Keestra’s (2017) academic essay Metacognition and Reflection by Interdisciplinary Experts: Insights From Cognitive Science and Philosophy sh...
13. Community Building in the Virtual Classroom
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are plenty of community building techniques that are already in use in traditional classrooms. These have been part of teacher education for som...
12. A Practical Approach to Hyflex - A Practical Approach to Hyflex
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As classrooms around the world usher in modernity and indeed, the future of education, teachers everywhere are grappling with the new hybrid teaching ...
11. What to expect from Hybrid Teaching in 2020 and beyond? - The new ‘Hyflex Model’ is changing teaching
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has been talked about online teaching and learning. The global pandemic sweeping the planet has certainly accelerated the need for classroom tra...
10. Xenophon’s Oeconomicus — What is Management about?
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you believe me if I told you that in ancient Greece subjects like household management, economy, agriculture, religion, politics, and education ...
9. Playing Culture in Intercultural Trainings and the Role of Simulation Games
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Games are not only an integral part of our everyday routine from the early days of our life, but they are also regarded as an effective teaching metho...
8. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) under the Microscope
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode 8 of my podcast Managing Around I'd like to introduce you to SoTL research. SoTL is the widely-used acronym for Scholarship of Teachin...
7. Social Entrepreneurship and Higher Education
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The number of business start-ups in Germany – measured in terms of business registrations, and thus also the number of entrepreneurs – has fallen ...
6. How to Plan and Develop a Learning Design?
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The aim of this podcast is to make you familiar with the basics of planning and developing a learning design to successfully implement a blended learn...
5. The Force on Nonviolence by Judith Butler - A Book Review
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Managing Around, I will review this book and would like to share with you some thoughts that help us to broaden our knowledge and c...
4. What is "Blending with Purpose" and how you to integrate in your learning design?
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is part three of my series about Online Teaching. I will talk about the concept of Blended Learning, more specifically, about Picciano‘s model ...
3. About the Importance of Interaction in Online-Teaching
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Only reading, writing, completing questionnaires, and watching electures becomes boring over time. Different studies also show that instructors tend ...
2. Deaf Poetry - Poetry as a first language
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what Helen Keller, Laura Bridgman, and Dicken's Doctor Marigold's daughter have in common? - Yes, their experience as a deaf child. As of ...
1. What is Online Teaching and how effective is it?
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode one, you learn what online teaching is and how effective is it for your students. Useful tips will be provided for the start of your o...