• Expert Tips

10.02.2026 new

Employer Branding & Recruiting:
More than just a start-
Pre-Onboarding and Onboarding

A genuine welcome is more than just a formality.
The new feature of our series on the candidate journey shows how pre-onboarding and onboarding can inspire new employees and retain them in the long term.

• Future
• Governance
• Internal

27.01.2026

Proving Leadership Effectiveness:
References as essential Reality Checks

Employment teferences are important legal documents – but they only provide limited insight into how leadership works in real-life situations.
Read today's LeadershipImpulse to find out why letters of recommendation and qualified personal references provide more reliable evidence for key roles.

• Governance

14.01.2026

From CHRO to CPCO:
The new Strategic Force at C‑level

What will the next stage of HR evolution at C-suite level look like, and who will be shaping it? Find out why the Chief People & Culture Officer is set to become the driving force behind the future of companies.

• Special

17.12.2025

Merry Christmas from Valdivia

A personal review of the year – and an outlook for the new year 2026 from Valdivia.

• Governance
• Social

16.12.2025

Leadership with Heart:
Responsibility that fosters Opportunities

Stiftung Kinderzukunft & “F.A.Z.-Readers-help”

Leadership means impact – even beyond the boundaries of your own company. The question is: how consciously do we use this influence – and what do we use it for?

• Expert Tips

10.12.2025

Art & Culture:
Location Value Drivers

Art and culture transform neighbourhoods – socially, atmospherically and often economically too. In this article, we show how urban art, museums and cultural projects increase the attractiveness of city districts and what effects this can have on property values.

• Governance

26.11.2025

Leadership Models in the
Animal Kingdom:
Inspiration for Modern Leaders

Leadership is most effective where titles are irrelevant and behaviour makes the difference.
What lionesses, elephants and bonobos reveal about this – and how their strategies are rethinking modern leadership – is the subject of our new Leadership Impulse article.

• Governance

12.11.2025

From Stabilisation to Perspective:
The first 100 days in a new
Leadership Role

Taking on responsibility as a new manager in challenging times requires attitude, orientation and the courage to make clear decisions.

• Social

05.11.2025

Fundraising appeal:
Education at Aldea Infantil –
Building blocks for the future.

How can education help children living in extreme poverty break out of the vicious cycle? At the Aldea Infantil children's village run by our partner foundation Kinderzukunft in Guatemala, it is clear that small steps can have a big impact.