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When Fear Takes Over, the Future Shuts Down
In times of uncertainty, imagination — our most human and strategic asset — is often the first thing to disappear. Yet it’s exactly what businesses need to innovate and adapt.
This blog post explores why pressure shuts down future thinking, what future competence really means, and how leaders can create the conditions for imagination, innovation, and long-term vision to thrive.
Beyond Trends: Why Companies Need a New Self-Concept to Shape the Future
In today’s fast-moving world, following trends isn’t enough.
To stay truly innovative, companies must understand the tension between trends and counter-trends — and use it as a springboard for transformative thinking.
This article explores why businesses need a new self-concept to move from reactive followers to proactive future-shapers.
The Game Plays Its Players – But Great Leaders Rewrite the Rules
Why do organizations often stay the same, even when new leaders, fresh teams, and bold strategies are introduced? Because “the game plays its players.”
Systems shape behavior more than individuals do. No matter how talented or motivated employees are, they will adapt to the structures, incentives, and norms around them—just like players in a game. Great leaders don’t just manage people; they redesign the game to unlock potential.
In this post, we explore how leaders can drive real transformation by shifting from controlling behavior to creating environments where success happens naturally. Ready to change the game?
Corporate Insolvency: A Breakdown in Communication, Not Just a Financial Failure
Is insolvency really just about money? Or is it a deeper systemic failure in communication? According to Niklas Luhmann’s systems theory, organizations don’t collapse simply because they run out of cash—they fail when they can no longer sustain the communication processes that maintain trust, decisions, and operations.
In this thought-provoking analysis, we explore how insolvency disrupts economic, legal, and social systems, why companies are operatively closed and can’t simply be “rescued” from the outside, and how the breakdown of structural couplings with banks, employees, and markets makes collapse inevitable.
Read the full post to rethink corporate crises, leadership, and resilience through the lens of systems theory.
Embracing Change: Lessons from Autumn
Autumn is a season that teaches us the beauty of transition and the importance of letting go to make room for growth. Just as trees shed their leaves, we too can learn to release what no longer serves us.
In this blog post, I share reflections on how autumn aligns with key principles of positive psychology—gratitude, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Embrace this season as a time to cultivate resilience and create space for new opportunities. Let go, grow, and step into the future with optimism.
Cultural Change: The Hidden Pathways in Organizations
We explore how hidden cultural patterns and even resistance can provide valuable insights for meaningful transformation.
Discover how hidden cultural pathways shape organizational success and challenge leadership. In this blog post, an I reveal why unspoken practices and even resistance are vital clues for transformative change—and how open dialogue can turn these insights into lasting progress.