Key Challenges of the New Year And What Hannah Arendt Might Have to Say About Them
The year 2026 will probably be marked once again by economic stagnation and technological upheaval. However, Hannah Arendt would probably not have seen these challenges as the real causes. For her, the true dangers lay deeper: in the disintegration of truth, in the fragmentation of the public sphere, and in the loss of […]
Why Leaders Should Learn from Hannah Arendt — and What They Can Learn
“Power is never the property of an individual; it belongs to a group and remains in existence only so long as the group keeps together.” Hannah Arendt in “The Human Condition“ For Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential political and philosophical thinkers of the 20th century, true authority did not come from […]
Considerations about the power and business impact of tears at work
What leaders can and should do when facing the unknown
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.” Washington Irving Two examples of tears at work Working with the leadership teams of two different companies, I experienced a stunning contrast of tears flowing at work. Both companies, employing several thousand employees each, are growing with […]
Negotiations and powerful soft skills
“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” John F. Kennedy You can’t overestimate soft skills in negotiations The stories of people who have negotiated in extreme circumstances, like hostage negotiations or international peace treaties, are big sellers. These people do have an incredible wealth of knowledge […]
Creating the Environment for the Creativity to evolve is a Leadership responsibility
What leaders can and should do to encourage creativity as competitive advantage by Jan Kiel Creativity as a success factor in competition Ed McCabe, who shaped the advertising industry in the 60s and 70s of the last century, believed creativity was one of the last legal ways to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. The […]