The transition from startup to scale-up is widely regarded as one of the most demanding phases in a company’s lifecycle. What was a strength in the early days — flexibility, flat hierarchies, rapid decision-making — can suddenly become a liability during the growth stage. Processes that worked perfectly for a […]
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Startups and scale-ups are highly dynamic environments characterized by rapid growth, pressure to innovate, and constant change. The challenges faced by founders and young companies are large and numerous – and often there is little to no time to engage with the development of leadership competencies. Yet this is precisely
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From my own experience in recent years, I can say with a clear conscience that the synergy of innovative entrepreneurial spirit and the sound expertise and management experience of an interim manager is the key to the sustainable success of a startup or scale-up. And this success, in turn, is
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The topics of ESG and sustainability are now at the top of the list for many companies. Often they treat it really seriously, sometimes unfortunately it is just “greenwashing”. Companies like Apple really seem to take the issue seriously, if you believe the content of their recent promotional video. However,
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At the end of the year, I often heard the following sentence: “Next year can only be better”. Unfortunately, we have to realize that the last few years have shown us again and again that this is not really the case. At least that’s my personal view. Of course, in
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Director Max Eberl was surprisingly dismissed from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig at the end of September because he had not shown “commitment” to the club. The journalists immediately asked what exactly was meant by lack of commitment. This term is often used in sports, but of course also in the
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Many people will be very familiar with the following question from the product team: “Why is sales always nagging about needing a product roadmap?” In some companies, this may not even be an issue. Those who take product roadmaps in sales for granted may stop her and not read further.
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Steven Feurer and I met at a medium-sized software company. He was CTO at the time, and I was Head of Global Sales. These are not necessarily the two management positions that work together closely on a daily basis. But Steven always had a good understanding of the market and
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I am pretty far over 50, which means I am a babyboomer, a group that have been the subject of so much discussion lately. They are obviously more or less solely to blame for the climate change and also for the fact that the Generation Z is now having to
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