The world has significant issues, and we are steering towards even more difficult geopolitical tension and environmental challenges in 2025. While January might have felt like an old chewing gum with too much peppermint taste and too little fun (thank you for Dry January.) February offers the illusion of springtime in Switzerland and elsewhere. Tulips are in the stores, Valentine’s Day is the motto everywhere, and even the birds sing a bit louder again. The sun is up a bit longer, and there is always that little straw of hope…that everything will be okay. Digital spaces are revolutionary and have brought people at great distances together. I am still grateful that I can do almost everything in my work online, […]

When your colleague Paul tells you he has get home at 6 pm to see his children he throws in that your boss asked for a report she needs to have on her desk at 7 AM tomorrow. You cringe and call your partner to tell him you will need another 30 minutes to finalize the report. Your stomach feels hot and red. You are angry. Your colleague manages to get away. Why does he not have a deliverable here? Why is this team effort on your shoulders now? You think you could test if the boss was serious about 7 AM but you know you won’t get away with it. Another messed up night. Your partner will be angry too now. You strip out […]