Last week reminded me that true leadership begins where people feel safe to speak up and be themselves.
At the LeanLeaderSummit in Munich, conversations around PsychologicalSafety, Resilience, and SelfLeadership made it clear: people-first leadership drives meaningful transformation.
One of my personal highlights was facilitating the Resilience Workshop for Digital Leaders, which once again showed how valuable it is to consciously create reflective spaces, for ourselves and for our teams.
My key takeaways:
✍ Veroniek Vermeulen (Silatha): Psychological safety isn’t about „being nice“ it’s about feeling safe enough to speak up. Trust and openness spark creativity, productivity, and high-performing teams.
✍ Bea Schnarr: Mindset, values, fun, and genuine connections aren’t just “nice to have”, they create tangible business value.
✍ Nora Legittimo: When IT speaks the language of business, silos dissolve and collaboration thrives.
✍ Dr. Thomas Meintrup: “Business is IT, and IT is business” – the key principle of digital & agile transformation.
🙏 Thank you for the inspiring conversations Veroniek Vermeulen (Silatha), Torsten Kanngießer, Dr. Thomas Meintrup, Miriam Suchet, Dr. Markus Kress, Arun Karthik Ganesan, Dr. Markus Schmotz, Florian Lautenbacher, Stefanie Gooren-Sieber and to the organizers, especially Nane Charrad, Alina Mehlhorn, Marina Poppa, Fabian Kainzinger and to you Karsten Voges 😊
Grateful to be part of this.
