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The Tough Question: How to scale empathy?
Hybrid leadership, experts say, means above all being more emphatic. Asking more often: How are you? Then really wanting to hear the answer. But in large organizations, the boss can't ask hundreds or even thousands of people how they're doing or what's on their minds. Instead, there may be (seemingly) empathetic machines to do the job – and they might even be better at it.
Strategies to keep the news from making us miserable
If you're like me, all the bad news from around the world that reaches us every day sometimes wears you down. And if you're not careful, it actually fills unproductive hours of the day. To counter this "Doomscrolling" I recommend a smart, contemporary approach to news, a "healthy" media diet.
Things my 12-year-old daughter taught me about content marketing
At our agency we regularly develop content strategies for Generation Z. In the communications industry this is generally considered a particularly difficult challenge, so I used a chat with my daughter about "Stranger Things" to do a little qualitative market research.
5 ideas for how organizations can retain young talent
Finding good employees is currently more difficult than ever for employers in many sectors. Even in the creative industry where I work, the topics of recruiting and employer branding are currently being discussed more hotly than ever. Almost all digital agencies are having a hard time recruiting new talent. What do employers need to do now to attract these demanding young people? I suggest five steps.
I wrote a piece for the new “Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs”
I had the honour to contribute a piece to this superb collection of insights for entrepreneurs, pondering whether managers are responsible for the wellbeing of their teams and if companies should adopt a right to disconnect.
Podcast-Interview with 42 School’s Max Senges
The incredible Max Senges quizzed me about remote learning, upskilling, and implementing a makers mode. About strategies against digital fatigue, why software developers are role models for all of us when it comes to fiercely defending one’s focus time – and what all this means for the future of education. For me, it was an intellectual rollercoaster ride. We even talked about my favorite science fiction book series.
My LinkedIn-Newsletter is in the top 25 of all German ones
I've been writing a newsletter column for a while now – actually it's more of a monthly op-ed and research piece, dealing with the intersection of tech, society, and communications. Happy to see it increasingly getting traction, picking up new subscribers with each issue, and triggering lots of insightful discussions.
Keynote at Credit Agricole: New Work after Corona
Over the last months, remote working has become a mainstream phenomenon at almost all companies and organizations. But is that a good thing? Here, I discuss the downsides of always-on and constant distractions that come with too much digital collaboration (in German).
At Do-School, working with young adults on culture hacks for digital collaboration
In a workshop on Digital Fatigue I expected the participants, who were fresh out of school, to have their own opinions, experiences, and 'culture hacks' when it comes to digital collaboration – and that's exactly what I found. So it was a conversation on eye level and one that I enjoyed a lot.
Speaking at Mazars about strategies against Digital Fatigue
In an insightful Q&A with employees of Mazars in Germany, we discussed Asynchronous Communication, Psychological Safety, Makers Mode, and Mindful Based Stress Reduction Delighted to see that even high-performance professionals in the finance industry would love to learn more about meditation and strategies against permanent distraction.
Humbled and excited to be part of Business Insider’s Global Trends Festival
Being invited alongside titans such as Reed Hastings, Sebastian Thrun, Mathias Döpfner, Jeff Jarvis, and Audrey Tang I was part of a panel discussion on the “Organizational setup to thrive in a digital and post-pandemic future”, together with Koen Gonnissen and Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett, hosted by the great Philip Vanhoutte.
Does the German Mittelstand need to change?
Germany’s quiet ranks of highly specialised, often family-owned companies are uniquely well placed to weather economic flux. But recent global shifts mean that they might have to accept investment and input from abroad. My op-ed for Monocle magazine’s annual "The Entrepreneurs".
I am quoted about the future of the workplace in Monocle magazine
The role of the office has changed: it’s no longer the place where you go to look at a screen; you can do that anywhere. Huge office parks in the suburbs will fade away. Instead, we’ll see more flagship-like offices in prime locations, for reasons of employer branding as well as customer retention.
Latest
The Tough Question: How to scale empathy?
Hybrid leadership, experts say, means above all being more emphatic. Asking more often: How are you? Then really wanting to hear the answer. But in large organizations, the boss can't ask hundreds or even thousands of people how they're doing or what's on their minds. Instead, there may be (seemingly) empathetic machines to do the job – and they might even be better at it.
Strategies to keep the news from making us miserable
If you're like me, all the bad news from around the world that reaches us every day sometimes wears you down. And if you're not careful, it actually fills unproductive hours of the day. To counter this "Doomscrolling" I recommend a smart, contemporary approach to news, a "healthy" media diet.
Things my 12-year-old daughter taught me about content marketing
At our agency we regularly develop content strategies for Generation Z. In the communications industry this is generally considered a particularly difficult challenge, so I used a chat with my daughter about "Stranger Things" to do a little qualitative market research.
5 ideas for how organizations can retain young talent
Finding good employees is currently more difficult than ever for employers in many sectors. Even in the creative industry where I work, the topics of recruiting and employer branding are currently being discussed more hotly than ever. Almost all digital agencies are having a hard time recruiting new talent. What do employers need to do now to attract these demanding young people? I suggest five steps.
I wrote a piece for the new “Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs”
I had the honour to contribute a piece to this superb collection of insights for entrepreneurs, pondering whether managers are responsible for the wellbeing of their teams and if companies should adopt a right to disconnect.
Podcast-Interview with 42 School’s Max Senges
The incredible Max Senges quizzed me about remote learning, upskilling, and implementing a makers mode. About strategies against digital fatigue, why software developers are role models for all of us when it comes to fiercely defending one’s focus time – and what all this means for the future of education. For me, it was an intellectual rollercoaster ride. We even talked about my favorite science fiction book series.
My LinkedIn-Newsletter is in the top 25 of all German ones
I've been writing a newsletter column for a while now – actually it's more of a monthly op-ed and research piece, dealing with the intersection of tech, society, and communications. Happy to see it increasingly getting traction, picking up new subscribers with each issue, and triggering lots of insightful discussions.
Keynote at Credit Agricole: New Work after Corona
Over the last months, remote working has become a mainstream phenomenon at almost all companies and organizations. But is that a good thing? Here, I discuss the downsides of always-on and constant distractions that come with too much digital collaboration (in German).
At Do-School, working with young adults on culture hacks for digital collaboration
In a workshop on Digital Fatigue I expected the participants, who were fresh out of school, to have their own opinions, experiences, and 'culture hacks' when it comes to digital collaboration – and that's exactly what I found. So it was a conversation on eye level and one that I enjoyed a lot.
Speaking at Mazars about strategies against Digital Fatigue
In an insightful Q&A with employees of Mazars in Germany, we discussed Asynchronous Communication, Psychological Safety, Makers Mode, and Mindful Based Stress Reduction Delighted to see that even high-performance professionals in the finance industry would love to learn more about meditation and strategies against permanent distraction.
Humbled and excited to be part of Business Insider’s Global Trends Festival
Being invited alongside titans such as Reed Hastings, Sebastian Thrun, Mathias Döpfner, Jeff Jarvis, and Audrey Tang I was part of a panel discussion on the “Organizational setup to thrive in a digital and post-pandemic future”, together with Koen Gonnissen and Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett, hosted by the great Philip Vanhoutte.
Does the German Mittelstand need to change?
Germany’s quiet ranks of highly specialised, often family-owned companies are uniquely well placed to weather economic flux. But recent global shifts mean that they might have to accept investment and input from abroad. My op-ed for Monocle magazine’s annual "The Entrepreneurs".
I am quoted about the future of the workplace in Monocle magazine
The role of the office has changed: it’s no longer the place where you go to look at a screen; you can do that anywhere. Huge office parks in the suburbs will fade away. Instead, we’ll see more flagship-like offices in prime locations, for reasons of employer branding as well as customer retention.