Africa Present and Future
You might wonder how trash and hope relate to each other. Last Saturday I watched the thriller “Trash: Thieves of Hope.” It was filmed in one of Rio’s favelas. It’s a harsh movie that confronts you with the reality of children who survive by picking up items with some residual value from humongous mounds of…
Leadership and People Management
Politeness is an unusual topic to find in management and political literature. This is why Edward Luce’s article in the Financial Times two years ago (May 6, 2013) was so striking. Luce reminded us of Ronald Reagan’s famous 11th Commandment: “Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican.” Luce lamented the changing times in…
Globalization
Syria takes center stage as the world's current flashpoint as negotiations over its future start and both the U.S. and Russia commit their military to the 4 and a half year old conflict.
Strategy
When appointed CEO of Volkswagen, Mathias Müller stated that his first priority was to win back the trust in that many had placed in Volkswagen. In this, third posting on this topic, I would like to offer Mr. Müller some unsolicited advice on how to do that.