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What we can learn from Hawaiʻi for modern leadership Almost exactly a year ago, I was standing barefoot in the sand on one of the Hawaiian Islands, the wind[...]

And why standardized training is no longer sufficient today: The world of work is changing rapidly – and with it the demands on leadership. For German SMEs, the[...]

In the past, the path to becoming a manager was clear: those who were the strongest professionally were promoted. The best member of the team took responsibility – not because you[...]

Trust is one of the most frequently quoted words when it comes to leadership – and at the same time one of the most misunderstood. In my own career as[...]

In over 20 years of leadership, I have experienced how often feedback is confused with praise. Many managers mean well – they want to motivate, appreciate, the[...]

"Markus also gets something away from time to time." This sentence, said about me by a managing director, hits the nail on the head. Because too many companies talk about[...]

Are there still too few failures in German companies? Not because mistakes don't happen – but because they are concealed, omitted or packaged in PowerPoint whitewashing. And exactly[...]

Artificial intelligence is currently on everyone's lips – between enthusiasm and fear, between promises of efficiency and job loss scenarios. Many executives are wondering: Is AI a threat to[...]

Leadership is changing rapidly: new technologies, new generations, new working models. What worked yesterday is no longer enough today – and certainly not tomorrow. Many executives[...]