2023 was a year of significant change for me - I left the safety and security of being a contract employee to start my own business as a freelance consultant. It was a tough start with lots of doubts and frustrations, but also with a lot of learnings.2024 will be the...

Another one of those year end Seasons Greetings messages🤪. I really feel the urge to share a reflection of this special year with you.After being employed for 25 years in different fantastic companies, learning loads of stuff and gaining even more practical...

I heard this so many times while growing up. However, to say the least, this is misleading.Of course do not naively and blindly trust everybody in everything (see also my previous post 😉). Of course take steps to ensure that things are going the right way. However,...

… in what top managers are like. I have heard it in basically all of the companies I work for - „Board member XY does not accept any opposing opinions.“ 🤐 And guess what - in most cases this was a myth.Many years back I was a manager three levels below the board and I...

When growing up I thought life would be a linear development. Going to school increases your knowledge, doing sports increases your performance and life itself increases your skills and capabilities. Health is a given anyway and wealth will come with the increasing...

This sounds so logic and most of the bosses will probably agree that it is their job to define the strategy. However, this is not their sole responsibility.👉🏻 The boss should involve more people in defining the strategy - at least his team, but preferably even more...