Leadership and People Management
A few weeks ago I saw Inside Out, the latest film from Pixar, which premiered in June. Inside the head of the protagonist, a young girl named Riley, five emotions—Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust—act as the governing body responsible for the decisions she must make in her life. The premise of Inside Out is…
Strategy
Mathias Müller needs to act quickly to bring back the trust of VW's customers, government regulators and even civil society and should consider offering cash incentives to adjust the car's software for full pollution control all the time.
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Ethics must be based on principles and integrity must be aligned with these principles. Hence something has failed at Volkswagen... I have been always been impressed by Volkswagen's ads for their "intelligent humor." Unfortunately, the engineers of the German automotive group have not learned anything from their colleagues in marketing. I don't know if they…
Africa Present and Future
The CEO of an important financial institution in Kenya told me once, “If the head of the family isn’t well, then the whole family stops to look at this guy who isn’t well. Now if he isn’t well then the kids are not going to school, and if they aren’t going to school then their…