In 2015, the FLI held an interview with the financial risk analyst and bestseller author Nassim Taleb, on “Achieving True Progress”. Mr. Taleb, you are a mathematician, economist and philosopher. All these are main elements for progress. How do you see real progress? My idea is a little more restrictive than what people normally call progress. It … Read more
How does Wikipedia contribute to true progress in the world? Jimmy Wales, Co-founder of Wikipedia, on his vision of the world and the impact of internet.
Change initiatives are challenging, therefore it´s absolutely necessary that they start correctly. Not all leaders are aware of it, but change initiatives can fail even before they start. But why? As you will see in this article, it´s all about creating meaning in order to engage employees in the change: that´s the first thing a … Read more
For companies, change initiatives have become essential to survive, but most fail at executing them. Why so? To survive today, businesses constantly need to adapt themselves to the many disruptions our world is undergoing today. The risk of disappearing from the stage is massive for companies. Leading companies aren’t spared from that issue either. Can … Read more
What does leading an orchestra have to do with leading a company? More than you think. How can a conductor possibly teach business executives how to improve their leadership skills? Turns out that in his workshop “Leading & Conducting” the conductor Raphael Hoensbroech, managing director at the Konzerthaus Berlin but also active as conductor … Read more
In 2015, we talked to Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP, on how to achieve true progress. Find out more about his understanding of progress – for big business as well as for the people. Bill McDermott is on top of the clouds. The CEO of SAP, one of the world’s biggest software companies, answered … Read more
