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Alberto Bethke

Founding partner of Olivia. Totally focused on exploiting people's potential, and inspiring leaders to sustainable change.

Every management team needs a Charlie Watts. Does your organization have one?

The Rolling Stones just started their new world tour in St. Louis, Missouri, but they’re no longer the Stones of old. A few weeks back, the great Charlie Watts, the band’s iconic drummer for over 50 years, passed away. Since then, a lot has been written...

Why does Elon Musk talk about colonizing Mars?

The creator of Tesla and co-founder of Paypal has dared to dream of a utopia. This is what all entrepreneurs should be doing. And the pandemic has only reminded us of the value of ambitious thinking. 18 years ago, when Elon Musk founded an electric car...

From leader to rockstar -- and from collaborator to fan

In the post-pandemic business world, meaningful relationships are your main competitive advantage. I think leaders have a lot to learn from rock bands. Last year, a few months after the start of the pandemic, I went to a Die Toten Hosen concert. Two...

It’s time to wake up and flatten the pyramid

This past year, many leaders have been focusing on something they have long ignored at their companies: the human element. With virtual workspaces becoming more established, the need for genuine connections between people in an enterprise ecosystem is...

Homo Digitalis

Are we the next step in evolution? 30- to 50-year-olds grew up in a world without smartphones, but they have adapted to them. After all, the world’s entire urban and professional population is beholden to such devices, which outsource our brains to the...

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