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Welcome to our blog. Here, we write from time to time about the things that move us, make us think, or simply catch our attention.
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Mental Fitness: What Actually Makes Leaders StrongMental fitness isn't the same as mental health, it behaves like a muscle: trainable, measurable, and quick to fade without practice. What it actually means, and how to train it in practice.
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Grass Doesn't Grow Faster When You Pull It
An old saying that translates surprisingly well into leading people. Three principles, from genuine needs through the right context to a strengths-based approach, show how personal growth on a team really happens.
| October 8th 2026 | Reading time: 6 minutes | Read more → |
The Missing Ten Percent
More programs, more tools, more demands: the usual answer to "we're missing that last ten percent" is almost always to ask for more. Bertold Raschkowski turns the question around: What's actually standing in people's way? A case for clearing away the clutter before asking for more.
| September 28, 2026 | Reading time: 4 minutes | Read more → |
What Makes Good Leadership Training? And Why Isn't It About Transferring Knowledge?
You invest in leadership training, and then wonder why so little of it sticks? The reason may surprise you: most training programs transfer knowledge. What actually creates change is something else entirely. A case for training that truly transforms leaders, and a checklist for your next decision.
| 14.09.2026 | Reading time: 6 minutes | Read more → |
More Trust, Less Control? Welcome to Powerlessness!
More trust and less control? For many leaders, that sounds like a recipe for chaos, not success. A former submarine commander turned his worst-performing crew into one of the best using exactly that principle. Four principles for building trust responsibly, and a quick test to see if you are ready.
| 18.08.2026 | Reading time: 7 minutes | Read more → |
Do You Like People? Your Answer Could Point the Way ...
Do you like people, genuinely? Twenty years ago, an experienced manager gave me one piece of advice about leadership that has stayed with me ever since. It is about empathy, about companies that offer leaders no real alternative, and a question that recently gave one training participant real pause. A personal reflection, not a checklist.
| 06.08.2026 | Reading time: 4 minutes | Read more → |