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 […]
Key Challenges of the New Year And What Hannah Arendt Might Have to Say About Them
Das Jahr 2026 wird vermutlich erneut von ökonomischer Stagnation und technologischem Umbruch geprägt sein. Hannah Arendt hätte diese Herausforderungen aber vermutlich nicht als die eigentlichen Ursachen verstanden. Für sie lagen die wahren Gefahren tiefer: im Zerfall der Wahrheit, in der Fragmentierung des öffentlichen Raums und im Verlust menschlicher Handlungsmacht und Verantwortung. Politische Krisen […]
Why Leaders Should Learn from Paul Feyerabend — and What They Can Learn
Considerations about the power and business impact of tears at work
“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 […]
Why Leaders Should Learn from Confucius — and What They Can Learn
Key Challenges of the New Year – And What Immanuel Kant Might Have to Say About Them
At the start of a new year, the world faces significant challenges whose full implications remain uncertain: geopolitical tensions and wars in our immediate vicinity, the increasing erosion of democracy and the rule of law by new populist movements, and the unrelenting progress of climate change, manifesting ever more noticeably through extreme weather and environmental […]
What leaders can and should do when facing the unknown
„In a global pandemic we don’t need leaders with experience, we need leaders with the ability to coach !“ Anne Scoular No one in charge in business or government today has any experience with global pandemics. Therefore, experience doesn’t help. And if management by control and demand should ever have created great results, […]