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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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 will start this article with a personal outing. Yes, I like watching soccer. But with even more interest I follow the activities behind the scenes and how the various protagonists play their roles. An interesting current example is the public “drama” around Manuel Neuer’s injury and the dismissal of
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There are various different leadership styles described in countless books and articles. Clearly every single style has its advantages and disadvantages. In general I strongly believe in providing leadership through coaching, which from my point of view is mainly characterized by: Coaching leadership creates engagement, builds relationships, and improves the
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When I decided to work as a consultant and interim manager, I first asked myself which core competencies I have that I can really use to support my clients. These certainly include first and foremost building international B2B sales, entering new markets, building and leading successful international teams as well
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Early morning on February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin attacked the Ukraine on behalf of Russia. I deliberately say that Putin and not Russia is responsible for the attack, because I have worked with Russian colleagues for many years and have always admired and enjoyed their professionalism and hospitality. Even more,
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Remote work is one of the terms that did not only have a strong impact on the year 2020, but will also continue to shape the future of our working lives. I am very much convinced about that. Of course, you can’t operate the checkout in the supermarket from your
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In August, after German football club FC Bayern Munich won the Champions League final and thus the famous “triple” (Champions League, German championship and German national Cup) for the second time, I wrote a blog entitled “The coach is the better trainer”. After the triple, in the same season, the
A coach gets off the boat Read More »
Recently the news hit home that Pat Gelsinger, former CEO of VMware, will become CEO of Intel, the company he worked for already between 1979 and 2009. He himself even called it “coming home to Intel”. This reminded me that I left Intel nearly exactly 15 years ago after having
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