What does a Non Executive Director actually do everyday?
An Overview from an NED. Very often I am asked what a Non Executive Director (NED) actually does. This is sometimes combined with the assumption that it is a boring job – because you sit in
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The Start of a Small Podcast Series
Last week, I did my first podcast session with Norman Glaser’s MARKENREBELL. We talked about business topics such as performance, digitisation, technology and the areas where our corporate culture needs to change. I also talked
Why cyber security should be at the top of company boards’ agendas
Last weekend, I attended a great workshop in London where board members as well as Chief Information officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from various industries (banking, pharma, technology, production and communication) met
The Challenges of Enterprise Evaluation
As a member of a supervisory board, and even more as an acting CFO, I regularly have been and currently am involved in merger and acquisition projects – whether a company is considering buying other
Do we need different leadership styles to tackle the current global developments?
In my blogpost about power structures, I mentioned my strong belief in the need for diversity in management and politics. And I received some feedback from readers who are concerned that if we emphasise the
Rethinking healthcare – panel discussion at the NOAH conference in Berlin
Buzzwords like blockchain or artificial intelligence applications have since become omnipresent. But can these new technologies really change the ways in which many industries work and approach problems? For me, the healthcare industry is a
How do I keep a digital mindset as a non-digital native?
I was born in 1960. In my youth, telephones still had a cord. I wrote my master’s thesis on a typewriter. As these examples clearly show, I’m a dinosaur and a non-digital native. But I
Women and Power
Do we need different power structures to allow women to participate? At the end of her brilliant book Women & Power, historian Mary Beard claims that we must change the structures of power to allow
My Kiel
I recently moved back to my hometown, Kiel [keel], in Northern Germany, right on the Baltic Sea. Most people, at least in Germany, have a certain disbelief in their voice when they hear about my
Hello World!
It is great that you have found your way to my webpage. If you’re looking for input and opinions on diverse topics such as women and leadership, digitisation in companies and contemporary art, you’ve come