The Aligned Leader

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Simon Erdmann, Chief Digital Officer at Cognizant Schweiz, on using digital to make business more “sexy”.

How can digitalization transform boring processes into exciting work?

How will the collaboration between humans and machines change in the coming years?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Daniel Gradenegger, Co-founder of Muume and AnnaNow, on the digital transformation in retail and how delivery is becoming instant.

We expect an answer to a written letter within days, to an email within hours and to text messages within minutes. Why should we have to wait for goods to arrive for days or even hours?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Gerd Leonhard, Author, Futurist and CEO of The Futures Agency, on his take on Technology vs. Humanity.

Are humans simply a very intelligent version of machines or are we fundamentally different?

How do governments and policy makers need to adjust to a more global governance model in the digital age?

How do we make sure AI and other emerging technologies are not exploited and used for evil purposes?

In this episode, I interview John Hucker, President of the Swiss Finance and Technology Association and Elliot Capital.

We talk about how the movement of FinTech is affecting the banking industry in Switzerland globally as well as what role the giant banks may play in the future.

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Kolja Rafferty, Practice Lead Strategy at Leverage Experts and CEO at Visionarity, on management practices and M&A in the digital age.

What needs to change from a management perspective to make organizations fit for the digital age?

How does people’s mindset and a company’s culture need to adjust to the new economy?

What’s going wrong when large corporations buy startups and then the innovation simply dies?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Joerg Meyer, Head of Alliance Management & International Business Development at ComputerAid, on the shift in mindset about global collaboration in the digital age.

How can companies shift from a competition mindset to a collaboration mindset?

What are some cutting-edge strategies for expanding an organization globally without having to buy up market share?

How can organizations become global leaders without having to control markets and building large corporate structures?

In this episode, I interview André Wolke, co-founder of Validity Labs, about the global impact of blockchain on business and society.

What is blockchain really? How does it work and what are the implications on our business world in the coming years?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Marc Maret, co-founder and CEO at Infocentric, on the dramatic change companies are going through to adapt their employment models to the digital age.

What happens when suddenly the best talent can no longer be bought for a traditional salary or when the best talent are freelancers and work as entrepreneurs?

How do you adjust to these changes when standardized and systematized no longer works in a world of customization and individuality?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Pascal Mathis, Partner at Wingman, on his journey of building GetYourGuide, one of the most successful digital Swiss startups.

We also dive into what Switzerland needs to advance entrepreneurship and what the digital disruption in the travel industry looks like.

In this episode, I interview Daniel Bjärne, founder and CEO of SchoolApply, on the digital transformation in education and how universities are adjusting to the changes.

Are we going to all learn remotely in the future or do we still need physical classrooms?

How is globalization affecting how we study and learn?