Robert Orzanna Podcast Collection. Last Updated: 2017-03-23

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Was wäre, wenn USA und China morgen die Stecker ziehen? Apps, Clouds, KI – alles weg. Genau das wollen Kanzler Merz und Frankreichs Präsident Macron ändern. Aber kann Europa überhaupt noch digital unabhängiger werden – und was müsste dafür passieren?

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Moderation: Marcel Bohn

Gesprächspartnerin: Wiebke Dumpe, Deutschlandfunk Nova

Gesprächspartnerin: Annabell Brockhues, Deutschlanfunk-Nova-Korrespondentin in Brüssel

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Was wäre, wenn USA und China morgen die Stecker ziehen? Apps, Clouds, KI – alles weg. Genau das wollen Merz und Macron ändern. Aber kann Europa überhaupt noch digital unabhängiger werden – und was müsste dafür passieren?

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Ihr hört:

Moderation: Marcel Bohn

Gesprächspartnerin: Wiebke Dumpe, Deutschlandfunk Nova

Gesprächspartnerin: Annabell Brockhues, Deutschlandradio-Korrespondentin in Brüssel

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In this episode, we take a step back from our typical interview format to reflect on something many creative leaders are feeling right now: a subtle but persistent sense of drift amidst uncertainty. Drawing from recent conversations with leaders worldwide, Todd Henry digs into the changing dynamics of organizations, shifting marketplaces, and the unique challenges and numbness that come with these times.

Instead of providing easy answers, Todd shares five uncomfortable—but essential—questions designed to provoke deep reflection for anyone with influence, whether you lead a team, guide clients, or simply shape decisions in your organization. He explores how apparent success can mask underlying misalignment, the dangers of leading from within an echo chamber, the paralyzing fear of looking foolish, the temptation of ego-driven systems, and the fine line between creating stability and fostering complacency in teams.

This episode is an invitation to wrestle with the deeper work of leadership, sense-check our motives, and create environments where honest conversations and breakthrough ideas can flourish.

Five Key Learnings:

1. Success Can Be a Trap: Achieving goals and hitting metrics doesn’t always equate to true progress if we lose sight of our original purpose. We must vigilantly check what we’re really optimizing for.
2. Truth-Telling is Essential: Leadership naturally creates distance. If we don’t intentionally invite honest feedback (even if it stings), we risk operating in a false sense of alignment.
3. Risking Embarrassment Fosters Innovation: Many great ideas die because we’re afraid to look foolish. Innovation demands courage, and that courage is strengthened by sharing bold ideas in safe, trusted circles.
4. Ego vs. Mission: It’s easy to unconsciously build systems that feed our ego under the guise of excellence or mission. The real test: Would we do the work if nobody noticed?
5. Stability Isn’t Safety: Teams crave both challenge and stability, but protecting them too much can lead to complacency. The goal is to create security so that bold, meaningful risks—and growth—are possible.

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For this episode, we celebrate the 10th year of a StoryCorps tradition: The Great Thanksgiving Listen, where we encourage young people to record an interview with an important elder in their lives using our app. We hear from a history teacher at Glenbrook South High School outside Chicago, whose students have recorded thousands of StoryCorps conversations through a class assignment. 

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