Youtube just went ahead and demonetized or banned dozens of channels, that according to Youtube’s statement, did not violate the terms of service. They mostly did it to appease reporters and activists, one VOX reporter in particular. Consequently, the actions seem more like activism and open up the question, when shareholders and their representatives should…
Shareholder Revolt at Facebook
“The whole world revolves around me!” This statement could be a perfect slogan for many users on Facebook but also for the top Executive at the company. The results over the past couple of years could not have been more evident. One scandal after another plagued Facebook. And now the shareholders are up in arms…
Trade WAR!
Are you feeling the anxiety about the coming trade war? Were you shocked? Will your business suffer? Are you living under a rock? Congratulations, you forgot about Murphy’s law: “Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Get over it, make the best out of it and prepare for the next time. Evaluate your options…
Preparing for the Unknown
Dwight D. Eisenhower famously proclaimed: “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” None of us can predict the future, and as such we will always be surprised by the next big catastrophe. However, leadership implies, to prepare for future disasters. Both the once we can predict…
Trust vs. Due Diligence
A couple of days ago, I was reviewing a report from a non-profit I assist. The kind of statement, that takes you hours to work through and contains a lot of financial attachments. Everyone who read it was supposed to sign off on it electronically, and of the nine signatures, mine was the second to…
Mentorship
During my professional life, I enjoyed the council of many of my friends and peers. Many of these were instructive and helpful. Three stood out because they helped me grow over a long time and made me grow in the roles I never had before. These people inspired me, to think about the role of…
What is the Most Significant Contribution
Reading through “Owning Up” by Ram Charan, one of the most significant questions, that stuck with me was “What is the most significant contribution you have made to the company.” Why is this a question, every employee should ask themselves, not just board members? Productive Action vs. Activity If you think about today’s workplace, how…
The Next Generation to the Board
If you look at the big and mid-size companies’ advertisement, you can get the impression, that slowly youth is becoming more fashionable. However, if you look at the products, little is changing. One of the issues is that a single generation is holding the reigns and thus questions of understanding mentalities are left to market…
Risk, Failiour and Persistance
“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” – Herbert Kaufman When you ask about the path to success, most people think, that a person just got lucky. Most often they do not see the road that took a person from the starting…
Integrity in Decisions
Already Roy Disney knew “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” Whenever we have to take a difficult decision, we try to get all the information we can. However, from time to time, we are faced with choices, that we cannot answer purely by looking at the facts. Sometimes,…