Leadership

30. April 2020

Are you the Visionary or the Integrator?

Successful startups require vision and action – but it’s rare for one person to be able to provide both. One survey indicated that only eight percent of leaders were effective at both strategic direction and implementation, meaning that the vast majority are only good at one of them.

7. April 2020

External-CEO vs. Founder-CEO: Who should lead the company?

Millions of founders start their firms with the picture-perfect dream: launch the startup, control the business, hire a team of capable employees, enjoy the benefits, and retire as a billionaire. Here’s the shocker- not everyone can be an Anita Roddick, a Mark Zuckerberg, or a Bill Gates!

1. April 2020

How to navigate through difficult conversations

I have never been the person that was good at bringing up unpleasant topics that bothered me. No matter if it was a co-worker, my boss, or even my flatmate – I rather kept my opinion to myself to avoid any conflict. I didn’t want to irritate them or possibly strain our relationship.

18. März 2020

Core values shape companies – not the other way around

„Value“ sounds like an abstract term, difficult to describe and not clearly definable. A bit like a mission statement or a company’s vision – hard to understand, like all these other formulations, which are kind of meaningless empty words for many companies and their executives. But why is it so important to define the company’s values and how can we succeed in living them day by day? I’m trying to offer you a combination of personal experience and gathered information from various books and articles.

11. März 2020

How to establish and develop a good corporate culture

The concept of culture and the importance of corporate culture are difficult to put into words. At the same time, it has never been as important as it is today. Not only does it influence the mental state of employees but it has also become an economic success factor and, perhaps, the decisive business variable. At least for long-term success.