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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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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Almost everyone might agree with me when I say that 2020 was a very special year, to put it carefully. At least for those who did not grow up during or immediately after the Second World War, the year 2020 will be engraved in memory as one of the most
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I am sure, nearly everybody heard this question already in a job interview, in an annual review discussion or just in a private chat with a friend: “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”. At least during the last twenty years, I always had a bit of a problem
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Extreme situations sometimes require extreme actions and often also cause extreme behavior. Not only two world wars have proven that, also numerous other events and incidents around the world every day. Very often ethical principles are just thrown overboard. While not comparable with events like the second world war, Covid-19
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“I know that I know nothing” is a quote attributed to Socrates. Even if it is not really proven whether he literally said that, in my opinion it fits very well these days. Over the last four to five weeks I spent much more time surfing the internet and watching
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Germany is still often referred to as the “land of poets and thinkers”. The fact that, according to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, there are over seven million so-called functional illiterates in this country somehow doesn’t really fit the picture. But the Germans themselves still prefer to call
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