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Managing Around

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Managing Around is a bi-weekly educational podcast about Social Science, Culture and Management. The host of the show is Dr Maik Arnold, Professor for Social Work Management at the University of Applied Sciences Dresden (@ProfManagement) who talks about pressing issues in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Social Work Management, Management History and Culture. Unlike other podcasts, Managing Around takes a transdisciplinary approach and views management phenomena through the lens of social sciences and humanities. Besides, it is the only podcast, so far, that also covers works and themes in social science poetry.

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August 1 · 12 min
77. From Second Brain to Shared Brain: 500 Years of Knowledge Management
Imagine this: It's the 15th century in Florence. Knowledge is spreading from notebook to notebook, going “viral” without a single printing press. A passage from Dante's Divine Comedy circulates through handwritten notebooks. Someone copies it. And...
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April 2 · 11 min
76. Think Slowly in a Fast World: Digital Gardening and Knowledge Governance
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'll never open again. I mean a living sense of what you know, how it connects, and why it matters —...
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Dec 29, 2025 · 7 min
75. Beyond the Search Bar: Navigating the AI Literature Review
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 amount of information, and how can we use it for our own research? Or imagine you need to synthesise 5...
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Nov 30, 2025 · 10 min
74. Beyond Coding: How AI Is Transforming the Way We Make Meaning
You’re sitting at your desk, staring at a mountain of interview transcripts. Hours upon hours of human stories. Contradictions. Emotions. Moments of confusion. Moments of clarity. Everything that makes qualitative data so beautifully complex… and so...
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Aug 1, 2025 · 10 min
73. The Secret Knowledge Management Skills Every Teacher Masters
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 notebooks filled with half-finished ideas. He's preparing for tomorrow's lecture but can't find that...
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Jul 31, 2025 · 13 min
72. Beyond the Hype: The Real Promise and Perils of AI in Social Work
Welcome back, dear listeners, to another fascinating dive into the ever-changing management world around us! Today, we're tackling a topic that's often shrouded in mystery, sometimes fear, but also immense potential: Artificial Intelligence, or...
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Apr 30, 2025 · 17 min
71. Planting Success: Nurturing the 13 Functions of Social Work Organizations
As spring unfolds across Central Europe, gardens burst into life. Today, we’ll explore thirteen essential management functions—exactly as laid out in a garden illustration—from The Garden Plan to The Compost Heap. Picture your organisation as a...
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Mar 31, 2025 · 15 min
70. Navigating Resistance to Change: Practical Strategies for Social Work Leaders
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'Reilly (2022) found in their research, resistance to change is one of the main reasons why up to 70% of...
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Feb 27, 2025 · 13 min
69. Rethinking Culture: Beyond the Clash
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 assumptions. One key idea we’ll be looking at is that culture isn’t a rigid, unchanging force pushing people apart but...
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Dec 31, 2024 · 12 min
68. Gears of Progress: How Management Theories Shaped Today's Organisations
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 back to uncover where management thinking began and how it has evolved. From the ancient roots of...
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Nov 30, 2024 · 9 min
67. Exploring Social Economy Through the Lens of Léon Walras
Imagine a world where economic systems prioritise fairness, resource sustainability, and the well-being of all individuals. Sounds utopian, right? But this vision wasn't just a dream for Walras; it was a carefully constructed framework grounded in...
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Sep 30, 2024 · 8 min
66. Beyond AI: Empowering Social Work with Multiliteracies and Literacy Management
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 professionals in many so-called literacies. Although everyone is talking about AI skills at the moment,...
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Aug 1, 2024 · 10 min
65. Understanding Differences: How Phenomenography Enhances Social Management Research
In this episode, we’ll unpack phenomenography, how it can be applied to social management research, and its implications for future social and management sciences. By the end of this short discussion, you’ll have a clearer understanding of this...
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Jul 31, 2024 · 10 min
64. AI in Social Work: Balancing Innovation with Ethics
Today, we're discussing the role of artificial intelligence in social work and its implications for social service organisations. A recent holiday reading inspired this episode. In this episode, we'll draw some insights from Ethan Mollick's book,...
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May 31, 2024 · 9 min
63. Unlocking Public Governance: New Public Management, Collaborative Governance, E-Governance, and Participatory Governance
Today, we’re diving into the fascinating world of Public Governance. We’ll explore its different concepts and their applications, particularly in the social and healthcare sectors. Buckle up for an educational yet entertaining ride through the...
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May 2, 2024 · 10 min
62. Beyond the Buzzword: Realising True Diversity in Social Services
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 in social services. Picture this: a social work agency bustling with professionals from all walks of...
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Apr 10, 2024 · 8 min
61. Beyond Boundaries: The Power of Hybridity and Multi-Rationality in Shaping Social Institutions
Welcome to today's episode of Managing Around! Imagine a world where every voice, no matter how seemingly contradictory, will be heard. Where the diverse needs, goals, and perspectives within a social work organisation not only coexist but thrive...
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Mar 2, 2024 · 9 min
60. Unlocking Success: The Critical Incident Technique's Transformative Role in Management Research
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 how we understand leadership, innovation, and organisational development? – The magic is simply the...
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Jan 31, 2024 · 9 min
59. Thinking Culturally about Organisations: Strategies of Cultural Change by Paul S. Bate
We are drawing inspiration from Paul Bate's seminal work, "Strategies for Cultural Change," in which he challenges traditional views of organisational culture, urging us to see it not just as an attribute an organisation has, but as the very essence....
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Dec 31, 2023 · 8 min
58. Teach to Learn: Design-Based Research in Management Education
How, can learning in the field of management be made more exciting, practical, and effective? In today's insightful episode of Managing Around, we delve into an innovative Design-based Research project conducted at the University of Applied Sciences...
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