by Thomas Wulz | Jun 19, 2026 | AI, Article, Leadership
“We’re all trying to move in the same direction. So why do we keep getting stuck on the same decisions?” That was how the CEO of a mid-sized company described the situation within his leadership team. The Context The company had experienced significant...
by Waltraud Ferz-Steinbauer | Jun 18, 2026 | Article, Book Review
Why Leaders Need to Experience AI, Not Just Understand It More Than a Book About AI Literacy With AI Literacy Through Serious Games, editors Sascha Ferz, Elisabeth Hödl, and Thomas Tripold have created a volume that, at first glance, appears to be aimed primarily at...
by Klaus Fischer | Jun 18, 2026 | Article, Leadership
An Extra Thought Partner When It Matters Most Most leaders have faced situations like this: A difficult employee conversation is coming up. A team member who has consistently delivered strong results for years has recently begun to struggle. Deadlines are being...
by Klaus Fischer | Mar 24, 2026 | Article, Intercultural Collaboration
Same company, same processes—and still completely different What this is about In the late 1960s, IBM—an international company—faced a puzzling question:Why did identical management practices work extremely well in some countries—and not at all in others? The person...
by Thomas Wulz | Mar 24, 2026 | Article, Intercultural Collaboration
Intercultural Awkward Moments There are words that reveal a surprising amount about a mindset. “Hoppala” is one of them. It describes a mishap—but in a way that neither dramatizes nor judges it. A “hoppala” is not a scandal. It is a moment of stumbling, a brief moment...
by Birgit Fischer-Sitzwohl | Mar 6, 2026 | Article, Book Review
Book Summary Anja Obst: China – The Hint with the Chicken Foot Context and Core Idea of the BookChina – The Hint with the Chicken Foot is an intercultural narrative that highlights cultural differences between China and the Western world—particularly Germany. The...
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