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by our speakers

Read here what moves the speakers at JENEWEIN. Current research findings, fresh cases, insights into our work in leadership, change and elite sport – this is where you’ll find perspectives with real value.


All Blacks Rugby Team
25. November 2025

No one is too important for small tasks

Leadership does not show itself in big words, but in small moments. The «waiter test» or the ritual of the All Blacks show: true leaders remain humble – character matters more than title.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jenewein
23. November 2025

Stop being a goldfish, start doing great things!

Have you heard of “Good Corporate Citizens”? These are the employees whose calendars fill up incredibly quickly. Six online meetings a day are not uncommon – and before you know it, you’re sitting in back-to-back sessions wondering who invited you and, more importantly, why.
21. November 2025

«The first half is physical, the second half is mental»

80 days, one ultramarathon every day. The greatest challenge was not the distance, but the loneliness and one’s own thoughts. Small encounters with people became the most important source of energy.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jenewein
20. November 2025

Beware of overplanning!

The year has barely entered the home stretch, and the forecast rounds are already beginning. While teams squeeze the future into columns and rows, it has long been changing faster than we can calculate.
Laszlo Polgar
17. November 2025

How are geniuses made – talent or training?

László Polgár showed: excellence is no coincidence, but the result of environment, training, and joy. For leadership, this means: it is not talent that decides, but the culture we create.
Mann mit Pokal
16. November 2025

«Strong performance should not be a free pass for poor behavior.»

Performance and team loyalty are not a contradiction. The problem arises when high performers are given leeway for bad behavior. Anyone who puts performance above culture loses credibility – and trust.