Once, when I was looking for information about how the world might look in 2050, I only found material describing things that are more or less predictable today. Air taxis, autonomous driving, virtual work… Nothing that goes beyond what we can imagine. I also came across a film from 1972. The makers of the film were visionaries who thought of tablets and virtual communication, high-speed trains, e-mobility and car-sharing almost 50 years ago – even before the Internet was invented. [Read More…]
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Strategy
From retro to future: The professional world in a time of change
In the last few weeks I have made use of the time to work up some of the things I have not got around to in the past. For example, the big mountain of trade journals that has been accumulating. Looking through and reading the magazines - some of which were several years old - it was fascinating to see how long we have been thinking that we are in a recession. But today we can see that until 2020, there was no need to worry... Future Scenarios What I also found interesting was how often my assessment of possible future scenarios was correct. No, I do not have a crystal ball, but I am a person … [Read More...]
End of civilization or dawn of a new era? About working after the Corona crisis
Like many of you, I am currently sitting in my home office and using new technologies to keep in touch with customers, receive messages and learn new things. My impression is that this is where opportunities open up - for every individual and the working world of the future. Have you also noticed that the news in particular trigger a constant rollercoaster of emotions? On the one hand there are heart-warming examples of humanity, of signs of appreciation, of being there for one another. And on the other hand, there are reports that shock you: of elderly people with corona anxiety being … [Read More...]
Leadership
Bringing a culture of innovation to life (Part 2)
(Part 1) Do you remember Klaus, our fictitious employee, who threw in the towel in the last blog post in frustration … [Read More...]
Sales
The famous customer of the customer
Almost every sales training also includes a discussion about the fact that one should also understand how one's own … [Read More...]