Renato Haechler
Inspired by a vision of sustainability, both in developing personally and as a society
Building or planting
... to achieve or to grow
Earlier this year, I met someone in Hong Kong that very quickly became a trusted friend. It was the typical bar scene, with plenty of people chatting and making new acquaintances, but there was something different about this interaction - something I couldn't really define at the time.
A few days later I left Hong Kong with a . . .
The power of peers
... and why you should actively chose your company
Earlier this year I met Leo Bottary, a leadership coach and professor, and the author of "The Power of Peers". His book is definitely worth reading - but his company was just as inspiring. The idea that the people you surround yourself with, will change you over time (for better or worse), is one that requires some time to digest and . . .
Staying relevant
... why inward focus won't help
The World Economic Forum quoted a study supposedly showing that Europeans, that think their country has lost influence on the global scale, are also likely to support nationalistic politics.
On first sight, this is an understandable way of thinking. After all, it is in our very nature to attribute negative events to external sources. . . .
Managing Energy, not Time
What we can learn from top athletes and their coaches
Since my times as a competitive athlete, I have been interested in learning and practicing how to achieve peak performance. Many methods, such as visualization, neurofeedback, and others have helped me preparing and practicing for the important moment at which to deliver, on demand. But by far the most valuable lesson I ever had in that . . .
The importance of maintenance
A short thought on sustainable investments…
During a power blackout last week, one of my Kenyan co-workers asked me how we dealt with those things (I must have made a very bad impression in handling it obviously). When I told her that we didn't have blackouts where I come from (unless there is a big natural disaster), she . . .
Measuring achievements
... and why GDP is not suitable
After writing about my lessons learned from two TED talks on economic growth, I stumbled over a post of Rohan Rajiv on new production methods and their impact on employment. I totally agree with his take-away that looking forward, looking for solutions, and looking for opportunities is the only way to deal with such developments. Populist . . .
Resource constraints of a start-up
... and why investing in scale is the key
Last week I started my ten week stint at a start-up in Nairobi, Kenya. The people I work with provide farmers with reliable and affordable irrigation solutions. Now they're about to scale up and make their products available to more people.
While I worked to get up to speed with the challenges the company faces (and learned how to deal . . .
