If your transformation is stuck in the mud, before blaming tools, budgets, or 'resistant employees,' there may be something else to look out for first: The Top.   Frankly, if the entire layer from the C-suite to the team leads isn’t working properly, every issue cascades down like a very expensive and very predictable domino show: The Dysfunctional Directors Manifesto:   If the leadership team has no vision, then no one knows where to go. If the leadership team is afraid to d

Welcome to Corporate Horoscope Language™ – the art of sounding profound while saying nothing.   Each sentence is perfectly vague. Always true . Very generic and never specific. Zero calories, zero value . They fit every project and, frankly, almost every situation.  Just like a horoscope.   Classic hits: ▪ “First we need clear goals.” → Groundbreaking. Which goals, exactly? ▪  “We need to be more customer-centric.” → Cool, which customer pain are we actually ignoring? ▪ My p

The second things get uncomfortable, everyone retreats behind the process.   We try to design the “perfect” ironclad processes. Everything documented. Roles crystal-clear. Communication is reduced to the bare minimum. It feels safe. After all, we Germans love engineering perfection and rules.   👆But the moment a real transformation begins, this strength turns into a dangerous trap.   Why? Suddenly, people live in two conflicting worlds: 🌎 The old world: “Follow the process.