A Joke in Another Language
I will never forget this moment. After our move from Frankfurt to Boston, our first expat assignment, Paul said to me one evening: “Bernd, if
19/04/2026
I will never forget this moment. After our move from Frankfurt to Boston, our first expat assignment, Paul said to me one evening: “Bernd, if
Friday late afternoon. The week in Virginia was intense. Now the journey home begins. Not abruptly, but gently, like an aircraft slowly pushing back from
A new year begins, and I’d like to take you to an image that has stayed with me ever since my expat years in Boston.
Biodiversity Monitoring will be a key process to understand planetary health. This is my believe. Have you ever been to Boone, North Carolina? It is
Together with my spouse, I was now traveling in the Carolinas. Hiking in state parks, wine tasting at Tuscan-like wineries, sightseeing on historic trails in
Sales, supply chain and manufacturing – they have to go together, right? I don’t just mean the processes, but also the interpersonal cooperation. The chemistry
No worries, Bernd is the most American German, I’ve ever met. So I was introduced at the plant in Enoree, near Greenville, South Carolina, when
The appraisal review – my most important and most distinguished task as a manager It’s October and I’m on my way from Frankfurt to Blacksburg,
Set a goal, stick to the basics, execute, be confident, be brave and never quit before reaching the goal – how to transform learnings of