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The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #7 - From management to intrapreneurship - the performance enabler "Innovate Radically"
In this episode of our podcast series, we talk with Maximilian Lude about current trends and strategies in innovation. Max is co-founder and CEO of Philoneos, a consulting firm with focus on innovation and transformation based in Munich. Together we are making a deep dive into our performance enabler „Innovate radically“ which is one of our Focus 5 enablers. Max explains modern strategies in innovation and talks about ambidexterity and intrapreneurship. Overall we focus on innovation in the fields of organizations, cultural aspects and services and try to understand how innovation fosters performance.
The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #6 – Growing the Topline - the Performance Enabler "Customer Value"
In this episode we have Christoph Bornschein as our guest and talk with him about current trends and strategies in customer relationships in large companies. Christoph is President at Omnicom and Founder & Chairman at TLGG Group. He is a regular contributor to Manager Magazin on strategy and digital topics. In this podcast, Christoph gives us valuable insights into how companies today can act at eye level with their customers, co-create solutions and thus address customer needs particularly efficiently. We also discuss the new possibilities offered by the use of artificial intelligence in the context of customer relationships with Christoph and discuss the prerequisites for successful use. Listen in now and get valuable impulses for “Turning Customer needs into Profit”!
The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #5 – Boosting mind, creating impact – the Performance Enabler "Improve Continuously"
In this episode, Kay Lorenz shares how continuous improvement has shaped his professional and personal journey – from early experiences in operations to driving New Ways of Working as a former leader. We explored how the Focus 5 enabler “Improve Continuously” fosters a culture of learning, experimentation, and sustainable performance. Tune in to discover how embracing change and learning from failure can unlock lasting impact.
The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #4 – Empowering Leadership – the Performance Enabler "Engage People"
In this episode of our podcast “The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights” we had the pleasure to chat with Timm Urschinger, Partner in People Consulting at EY (Switzerland), about a future-fit leadership approach. We explore how this innovative framework not only transforms organizations but also redefines our understanding of leadership and collaboration in today's rapidly evolving world. Discover how a culture of ownership and accountability is fostered and why this is essential for leaders at all levels.
The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #3 – Leading for results – the Performance Enabler "Account for Targets"
The third episode of our podcast takes an in-depth look at the Key Performance Enabler “Account for Targets”. We spoke to Arndt Brandenberg, former CFO and Board Member at various companies in Hungary, including RWE Hungarian, and later led a comprehensive transformation process as Program Lead for 'New Ways of Working' at RWE and innogy. Today he is the founder and Managing Director of The Trusted Advisors GmbH and shares his very personal experience with “Account for Targets” and the radical focus on ambitious outcomes behind it. It's about more than EBIT and cash flow, more than Excel sheets and monitoring KPIs. "Account for Targets" is about leadership that focuses on mindset, curiosity, engagement and empowerment.
The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #2 – Re-shaping Performance – The RWE Case
In the second episode of “The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights”, we speak with Bernhard Günther about the cultural transformation he led as CFO at RWE and Innogy. With an impressive career spanning RWE, Innogy, and Fortum, Bernhard Günther is renowned for guiding organizations through complex change – successfully driving both cultural and structural transformation. This episode offers powerful insights into what it takes to lead meaningful change. Günther discusses the critical role of leadership, the value of true alignment over superficial consensus, and shares practical strategies drawn from his own experience.
The Power Within Us: Focus 5 Insights
Episode #1 – Focus What?
This first episode sheds light on Focus 5 and makes the approach tangible – regardless of whether you have already been in contact with the topic or not. Janin and Burcin explore the nature, the value and content of Focus 5 and share their personal experiences of their journey so far.