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10.10.2025
1 Stunde 5 Minuten
What if slowing down was the hidden superpower of leadership?
What is the place of grief in leadership and healthy performance?
And what on earth is a “hang-back meeting”?
In this simply extraordinary conversation with Paul
Zonneveld, we explore these questions — and how
leadership is evolving - and must evolve - in a complex world
where everything is connected with everything.
Together, we dive into hands-on daily practices that help leaders
access hidden knowledge — tapping into the deeper wisdom
available in every meeting, every moment.
Listen in to a truly rich dialogue, anchored in systemic
intelligence and grounded in the everyday reality of leadership –
the life of Chief Energy Officers.
This moment might just be the doorway to a whole new journey.
learn more:
"Emergent: The Power of Systemic Intelligence to Navigate the
Complexity of M&A"
"Chief Energy Officer - bewusst menschlich führen" (german
edition)
"Chief Energy Officer: Universal Principles to
nurture a Spirit of Performance" (english edition)
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06.06.2025
1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Dustin leads the European consulting business at Heidrick &
Struggles and is co-author of the bestselling book Lead Through
Anything, written with his long-time friend and collaborator Ed
Manfre. At his core, Dustin is guided by a heartfelt purpose: to
leave behind a world better led – not just for today, but for our
children.
For more than three decades he has worked from that growing inner
intention with CEOs, executive teams, and organizations around
the globe – helping to shape thriving cultures and leadership.
Staring from within to bring strategy to life.
In this inspiring and deeply human conversation, we explore the
essential role of our inner state of mind and state of heart – of
living consciously between, and leading from, fear and love.
We explore what becomes possible when we lead courageously from
empathy, when we overcome separation and recreate connection –
again, and again, and again.
Dustin believes that leadership always starts within. He shares
how his own journey – and the people who have walked it with him
– have shaped his perspective on leadership, culture, and the
ongoing evolution of his role and awareness.
We speak of galaxies and boardrooms, of rockets and rebirth, of
empathy and performance. If you wonder how all of that belongs in
one conversation – find out ....
Learn more:
"Chief Energy Officer - bewusst menschlich führen" (amazon:
german edition)
"Chief Energy Officer: Universal Principles to
nurture a Spirit of Performance" (amazon: english edition)
Lead Through Anything: Harness Purpose, Vitality, and Agility to
Thrive in the Face of Unrelenting Change Dustin Seale & Ed
Manfre
Show your true leadership colours - in style: The original C.E.O.
Hoodie
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02.05.2025
1 Stunde 7 Minuten
In der neusten Episode von „Chief Energy
Officer“ spreche ich mit meinem Gast Dirk
Paessler über die zentrale Rolle von Hoffnung
und Purpose als Quellen für Innovation und erfolgreiche
Unternehm(ung)en. Es geht um Sandburgen, Burn-Out, Long Covid,
Raum für Stille, und … die Zukunft unseres Planeten.
Was all das mit moderner Führung und der CEO-Rolle zu tun hat,
erfahrt ihr in diesem sehr persönlichen mutigen Podcast.
Dirk ist Gründer und ehemaliger CEO der Paessler
AG, und hat sich dann bewusst und schrittweise aus dem
operativen Geschäft zurückgezogen.
Darüber hat Dirk ein sehr persönliches Buch geschrieben mit dem
Titel: „Der Chef muss weg“. Darin schreibt Dirk
nicht nur über die Entwicklung vom Ein-Mann Betrieb zu einem
mittelständischen Unternehmen mit weltweiten Kunden und welche
ganz besondere Rolle darin Paessler-Unternehmenskultur darin
spielet, sondern auch über die Erfahrung mit seinem
Burnout.
Heute geht Dirk als Klima-Aktivist neue Wege und treibt
Innovation im Bereich „Negative Emissionen“ voran. Er gründete
dazu die Carbon Drawdown Initiative, die sich auf negative
Emissionstechnologien spezialisiert und ist Mitbegründer und
Vizepräsident der Negative Emission Plattform.
Endecke mehr:
"Der Chef Muss Weg", Dirk Paessler
"Chief Energy Officer - bewusst menschlich führen" (german
edition)
"Chief Energy Officer: Universal Principles to
nurture a Spirit of Performance" (english edition)
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25.04.2025
1 Stunde 3 Minuten
“I love locker rooms – they smell potential.” Ted
Lasso
How can we create impact by consciously tapping into love - as a
leadership force?
What must be the place of forgiveness in business?
How can we transform an estranged society – and wash the feet of
other people?
And what does making this a world better led actually mean?
Right Now, in these times, today…
These are some of the questions I’m exploring with Jennifer Ferch
in this deeply meaningful, rich, and heartfelt episode of “Chief
Energy Officer – Time to Lead”.
Jennifer Ferch is the Chief Operating Officer of NBC Camps, an
organization committed to developing athletes both on and off the
court, and that has impacted tens of thousands of young people
through sport - integrating athletic excellence with personal,
transformational growth.
Behind her title is a much deeper story — one of legacy, of love
in action, and of a commitment to healing. Jennifer is the
daughter of Fred Crowell, the founder of NBC Camps and a pioneer
in athletic coaching rooted in love.
What would become possible if leaders were willing to ask more
often: “Will you forgive me?”
We’d like honor and dedicate this podcast to her father Fred and
to our shared friend and mentor Paul Nakai.
And now, let’s “flood the zone” - with love, forgiveness, meaning
and courage, right here!
Learn more:
"Chief Energy Officer - bewusst menschlich führen" (german
edition)
"Chief Energy Officer: Universal Principles to
nurture a Spirit of Performance" (english edition)
Words of Hope, Fred Cromwell
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18.03.2025
42 Minuten
This is an experiment. During this special episode I'm inviting
two Chat GPT entities to explore with each other what it would
take to make this a world better led. Rather than me asking them,
I let them share and inquire further with each other.
Discover what these two entities, that have no experience what so
ever in leading organizations, teams or themselves, let alone
developing leaders, that can't feel love nor fear, that don't
know human moods or personal energy ... have to say about
human-centric leadership.
I have left this mostly unedited, including the funny parts, and
merely shortened the silent moments when one entity was
processing an answer. I also took the liberty to give both a
gentle nudge when they seemed stuck in one topic area to keep the
conversation moving.
It is time for conscious human-centric leadership. Because people
are the only species we’re hiring. And nothing influences an
organization’s culture - how we think and feel and hence act and
decide 24/7 - and therefore the success of organizations as much
as how we lead.
Learn more:
amazon (german edition): "Chief Energy Officer - bewusst
menschlich führen"
amazon (english edition): "Chief Energy Officer:
Universal Principles to nurture a Spirit of Performance"
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Über diesen Podcast
In this podcast, we're making time for leadership - effective
leadership - and explore together: How can we, in everyday
business life, lead in a more human way – consciously and
intentionally, like a Chief Energy Officer? And: why is this
essential today?
That’s what I talk about with my guests: CEOs and senior leaders
from all strands who have embarked on this journey. They talk
about their everyday practices and share how they understand and
live their role, what drives, moves, frustrates and inspires
them. We look into pivotal moments on their journey and how they
altered the way they “look” at their role, people and companies
today. We explore what becomes possible when we truly understand
leadership as an active service. …And what is needed to ensure
that this is not just lip service.
It is time for conscious human-centric leadership. Because people
are the only species we’re hiring. And nothing influences an
organization’s culture - how we think and feel and hence act and
decide 24/7 - and therefore the success of organizations as much
as how we lead.
Learn more:
amazon (german edition): "Chief Energy Officer - bewusst
menschlich führen"
amazon (english edition): "Chief Energy Officer:
Universal Principles to nurture a Spirit of Performance"
Show your true leadership colours - in style:
The original C.E.O. Hoodie
In diesem Podcast nehmen wir uns Zeit für Führung - wirksame
Führung - und die Frage: Wie können wir im Alltag bewusst
menschlich - wie ein Chief Energy Officer - führen? Und: warum
ist das heute essenziell?
Darüber spreche ich mit meinen Gästen: CEOs und Führungskräften,
die sich auf den Weg gemacht haben. Sie berichten von ihrer
alltäglichen Praxis - erzählen, was sie bewegt, wie sie ihre
Rolle verstehen und leben, an welche Grenzen sie dabei manchmal
stoßen, und sie überwinden. Wir sprechen darüber, was möglich
wird, wenn wir Führung wahrhaftig als aktive Dienstleistung
verstehen für die Menschen in unseren Organisationen. Und was
erforderlich ist, damit das kein Lippenbekenntnis ist.
Es ist Zeit für bewusste menschliche Führung. Denn Menschen sind
die einzige Spezies, die wir einstellen. Und nichts beeinflusst
die Unternehmenskultur - wie wir täglich denken und fühlen und
daher handeln und entscheiden - und damit den Erfolg von
Unternehmen so sehr und so nachhaltig, wie wir täglich führen.
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