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Leaders Talk – mit Moritz Lehmkuhl. Moritz Lehmkuhl ist CEO & Founder von ClimatePartner, eine Unternehmensberatung, die sich auf die Klimaneutralität von Unternehmen spezialisiert hat. 10 Jahre hat er gegen den Mainstream gearbeitet, mittlerweile hat er über 400 Mitarbeiter und einige Dependancen in verschiedenen Ländern. In der neuen Folge Leaders Talk spricht er mit Karsten über die Entstehung von ClimatePartner und ihre verschiedenen Klimaschutzprojekte. Er erzählt uns warum es wichtig ist konkrete Maßnahmen zu setzen, warum Unternehmen, die sich bewusst mit Klimaschutz auseinandersetzen, erfolgreicher sind und warum er trotz allem ein Optimist ist. Die Themen im Podcast mit Moritz Lehmkuhl: - Moritz Lehmkuhl erzählt über die verschiedenen Projekte von ClimatePartner (4:37) - Er spricht darüber was „klimaneutral“ bedeutet (12:10) - Er beschreibt die verschiedenen Entwicklungsprojekte von ClimatePartner (23:40) - Einspieler zur Podcast Bewertung (34:30) - Er spricht über die Entstehungsgeschichte von ClimatePartner (35:15) - Er erklärt welche für Leute bei ClimatePartner gesucht werden (46:15) - Lehmkuhl denkt darüber nach, ob wir die Herausforderungen des Klimawandels bewältigen können (52:55) Weiterführende Links: https://www.climatepartner.com/de https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritz-lehmkuhl-8776aa4/?originalSubdomain=de Was sind ihre Reflektionen? Lassen sie uns ihre Gedanken wissen. Wenn sie Vorschläge für inspirierende Gäste bei Leaders Talk haben, schicken Sie uns gerne eine E-Mail an leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Zu Gast: Moritz Lehmkuhl Moderation: Karsten Drath Produktion & Redaktion: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Recherche & Vorbereitung: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk - mit Uwe Domke. Uwe Domke ist Eisenbahner durch und durch - sowohl als Lockführer als auch als Führungskraft. Sein Spezialgebiet ist es Führungseinheiten, die in Schieflage geraten sind, zu übernehmen und diese wieder auf Vordermann zu bringen. Im Moment nutzt er diese Fähigkeit für das Cottbuser Bahnwerk. In der neuen Folge unseres Podcast Leaders Talk spricht er mit Karsten darüber, wie man mit einer Mannschaft umgeht, die nicht mehr an die Zukunft glaubt und warum das „Warum“ mindestens genauso wichtig ist wie das „Wie“ und das „Was“. Außerdem spricht er über seine ostdeutsche Biografie, den Wunsch in einer Leistungsgesellschaft leben zu wollen und verrät uns was ihn antreibt. Die Themen im Podcast mit Uwe Domke: - Uwe Domke erzählt über seine Arbeit beim Cottbuser Bahnwerk (5:19) - Er spricht über seine Ostdeutsche Biografie (37:58) - Uwe schildert den Werdegang seiner Führungsaufgaben (49:00) - Uwe Domke verrät uns was ihn antreibt (1:00:15) - Er spricht über seine Gedanken/Gefühle zum Ukraine Krieg (1:04:45) - Uwe stellt sich selbst die Frage der „Work-Life-Balance“ (1:07:40) Was sind ihre Reflektionen? Lassen sie uns ihre Gedanken wissen. Wenn sie Vorschläge für inspirierende Gäste bei Leaders Talk haben, schicken Sie uns gerne eine E-Mail an leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Zu Gast: Uwe Domke Moderation: Karsten Drath Produktion & Redaktion: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Recherche & Vorbereitung: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk – Roundtable: The Future of Organizational Learning and Transformation On 27 January Leadership Choices hosted their sixth virtual conference: A Roundtable on “The Future of Organizational Learning and Transformation“. The conference consisted of two parts, both of which are combined here in this podcast. The first part is an expert keynote by Ann Renee Rollins, Leadership Learning Strategist at Ken Blanchard, who talks about how to use the crisis and even build something better and very different out of it. In the second part, three great guests present concrete cases from their professional experience. Jörg Blunder talks about a big culture change at Coca Cola, Nicole Häffner about a New Work Learning Journey and Daniel Vonier gives an insight on how to unlearn hierarchy. The topics of the Roundtable: - Anne Renee Rollins talks about the future of organizational learning and how it changed in the Ken Blanchard companies (2:30) - Karsten introduces the Case Studies: How does learning and transformation in the future look like? (28:45) - Nicole Häffner talks about the New Work Learning Journey (30:05) - Jörg Blunder tells us how it was to merge to one bottling system in 13 different countries (37:30) - Daniel Vonier shows us how he helped an organization to unlearn hierarchy (48:25) What are your reflections? Feel free to write us your thoughts. We also welcome your suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk. leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guests: Anne Renee Rollins, Jörg Blunder, Nicole Häffner and Daniel Vonier Host: Karsten Drath Production & Editorial: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk - Panel Discussion: War in Ukraine – How can we help? This is part two of our special podcast on the conference “War in Ukraine” that we held on 14 April. In this second part we reflect on our outside perspective on the war. Together with Christina Orisich, Deputy Director of GCSP, and Freddi Lange, Co-founder of the Alliance for Ukraine, we discuss questions like: How can we help? How do we see the war from a political standpoint? Topics of the panel: - Introduction of the guests (2:30) - Karsten asks Christina what GCSP does (3:30) - They talk about the importance of a transnational dialog (8:30) - Freddi Lange introduces himself and “Project Together” (11:35) - Karsten asks Freddi if they use a technological platform (21:00) - Christina Orisich thinks about a possible scenario of peace making (22:45) - Freddi explains how companies and individuals can support “Alliance for Ukraine” (32:00) - Karsten draws attention to free coaching for people who had to flee Ukraine (35:50) - Closing words from Christina (37:00) What are your reflections? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk, feel free to email us at leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guests: Christina Orisich, Freddi Lange Moderation: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk - Panel Discussion: War in Ukraine - What needs to be learned & unlearned to enable peace? This is part one of our special podcast on the conference “War in Ukraine” that we held on 14 April. In this virtual conference, supported by the Kellogg-WHU EMBA Network, we had four inspiring guests: Leonid Frolov, Anna Kirin, Natalia Osadcii and Olga Vasylets. They are all coaches from Ukraine and Russia and in this panel discussion they talk about how they perceive the Russian war and how it affects their lives. -  Welcome, Introduction of the Panelists (3:06) -  Olya tells us how she been affected twice by this conflict, how she spends her time now and makes her living (7:30) -  Natalia Osadcii tells us how she perceives what has happened since 2014 (13:30) -  Anna Kirin answers the question how she experiences the situation right now (18:05) -  Leonid Frolov tells us how he experienced 2014 and the situation now (28:00) -  Leonid Frolov shares with us what his Russian clients say to the war (34:00) - Olya Vasylets helps us understand what changed in 2014 (36:45) -  Anna Kirin shares how the situation is in everyday Moscow (41:10) -  Natalia thinks about what do we need for peace process (46:30) -  Leonid shares some thoughts from an outside position (53:20) -  Anna Kirin reflects about steps towards peace/forgiveness (56:50) -  Question Hanne to Anna: Is their real opposition in Russia? (1:03:15) -  Question to Olya: Will you be staying in Ukraine? (1:05:40) -  Question to Natalia: Will you be staying in Ukraine? (1:06:35) -  Conchita is asking what normal people can do to help (1:07:43) What are your reflections? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk, feel free to email us at leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guests: Leonid Frolov, Anna Kirin, Natalia Osadcii, Olga Vasylets Moderation: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk – with Anna Kirin. Anna Kirin is a business Leader, the president of CBSD thunderbird, an organization that educates young Russian leaders, and serves on the board of the American chamber of Commerce. She is also a very brave woman who takes a risk to talk to us about the war in Ukraine in this podcast. In this episode of Leaders Talk, she talks with Karsten about her role in CBSD and how she became the president of this organization. She tells us about how she started her life as a refugee, grew up in the US and then came back in her twenties to rediscover Russia. She also gives us another inside view of the war, talks about how Russia has evolved as a country and reflects on whether the effects of the sanctions are going in the wrong direction. The topics in the podcast with Anna Kirin: - Anna tells us about being the president of CBSD (4:45) - She tells her refugee story and the story of her mother (7:15) - She answers Karsten's question about the atmosphere in Russia when she came back in her twenties (18:00) - She tells us how she is affected by the war (38:05) - Short Announcement – free business coaching for people who had to flee you Ukraine (47:00) - Anna talks about her feelings about this war and how it differs from the annexation of Crimea in 2014 (49:35) - She reflects on the usefulness of the sanctions (1:09:00) - Anna thinks about her four children and the future (1:27:50) What are your reflections? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk, feel free to email us at leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guest: Anna Kirin Moderation: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk - mit Olya Vasylets. Olya is a coach, entrepreneur and above all a strong and inspiring woman. As an Ukrainian coach Olya brings knowledge and first-hand information about the Russian War on Ukraine in our Podcast. In the new episode of our podcast Leaders Talk, she talks with Karsten about how this war is a big resilience test for the people in Ukraine. Karsten asks about her journey as a coach but also about her journey of escape because of the war. Olya tells us more about the background of this war, why love is the most important thing and why it is not only about the victory of Ukraine but about the victory of humanity and freedom. - She walks us through her Story (4:31) - She describes the situation in Ukraine (12:10) - She tells us about what changed on February 24th (19:21) - She thinks about how she keeps up her faith (26:15) - Short break for the Invitation to our weekly impulse sessions – “Impuls for peace and against fear” (30:00) -  She tells us if she ever considered leaving the country (32:10 - She talks about the Ukrainian Perspective on their president (35:30) -  She tells us what we can do to support the Ukrainian people (43:36) - She tells us which question she asks herself every day (49:20) Further Links: https://www.facebook.com/olya.vasylets https://www.instagram.com/olya.vasilets https://burning.support/explore/?type=coaching-corporate What are your reflections? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk, feel free to email us at leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guest: Olya Vasylets Moderation: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk – with Rohini Anand PhD. She is a global figure head of diversity, equity and inclusion and used to be the global diversity officer of Sodexo. Her message: “Lasting change happens at the intersection of the personal and the systemic, and it's work that is ongoing.” In the new episode of our podcast Leaders Talk, she talks with Karsten about how she helped transform Sodexo from a company facing discrimination lawsuits to a role model for diversity and inclusion. She also tells us why you have to impact not only the structures but also the hearts and minds of people, why identity is fluid and why her work is never done. The topics in the podcast with Rohini Anand: - Rohini Anand tells us about her background and identity (4:00) - She talks about her work at Sodexo  (14:10) - She talks about the importance of having access to data (43:20) - She tells us about the five key principles of working with diversity and inclusion  (53:20) - She tells about her setbacks (58:10) - Rohini thinks about the future of her work (1:05:00) What are your reflections? Feel free to write us your thoughts. We also welcome your suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk. leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guest: Dr. Rohini Anand Moderation: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk – with Nathan Stuck. Nathan works in a B-Corp Organization and is bringing the Message “Making a profit and making a difference don’t have to be mutually exclusive ideas” to entrepreneurs in the US. He also has a wide background in marketing and sales, studied management and is a lecturer for the University of Georgia in an experimental MBA curriculum. In this episode of Leaders Talk he talks with Karsten about conscious capitalism and why purpose does not exclude profit. He tells us about the different sections of B-Corp and what it means to work for a company like this. He also tells us about the worst parts of capitalism, the value of failure and where his passion comes from. The topics in the Podcast with Nathan Stuck: 4:31 Nathan explains his work 15:10 He tells us about the 5. Sections of B-Corp 27:00 Nathan says what it means to work for a B-corp 31:50 He talks about influences from Salesforce 37:40 He tells us about a crisis he had 53:30 He thinks about the difference of internal and external purpose of organizations 59:28 He talks about his future plans 1:05:10 He tells us where his passion come from Further Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanastuck/ https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/ad-victoriam-solutions/ What are your reflections? Feel free to write us your thoughts. We also welcome your suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk. leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guest: Nathan Stuck Host: Karsten Drath Production & Editorial: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka

Leaders Talk – with Prof. Dr. Abiola Sarnecki. Having studied engineering in Lagos and the United Kingdom to a master's degree and then worked for one of the largest multinational professional services companies, which specializes in information technology (IT) services and consulting, gives Abiola a diverse background and expert´s knowledge. Today she is teaching at the RheinMain-University in Wiesbaden as a Professor of Applied Sciences. In the new episode of our podcast Leaders, she talks with Karsten Drath about her childhood in Nigeria and shares her professional and academic experiences she made in Europe. She tells us, why developing others is so important to her and what companies can do to become more diverse and inclusive. The topics in the podcast with Abiola Sarnecki: - Abiola presents herself and tells us how she went from studying electrical engineering in Nigeria to being a professor for organizational behavior and human resources at the Rhein-Main-University (4:15) - She talks about what role she grew in, being a professor and a woman of color at the university (18:45) - Abiola remembers the things that shaped her in her childhood, while growing up at the campus where her parents worked as professors (23:50) - She tells us about the entrepreneurial power in Nigeria, which is barely known in the west (28:38) - Abiola shares her experiences in London Frankfurt and tells us on how she felt being the only black person in the room very often (35:50) - Abiola shares her biggest learnings with us (45:58) - She speaks about her values regarding her teaching (51:18) - Abiola tells us what companies and leaders can do to become more diverse (54:55) - She reveals what music she loves and what gives her drive (1:01:00) Further Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abiola-sarnecki-8489905/?originalSubdomain=de What are your reflections? Feel free to write us your thoughts. We also welcome your suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk. leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com Guest: Prof. Dr. Abiola Sarnecki Host: Karsten Drath Production & Editorial: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka