ESMT Berlin is regularly featured in national and international media outlets. In our newsroom, we showcase selected highlights that present the exceptional achievements of our faculty, including their research activities, and offer valuable contributions to discussions in business, academia, and broader societal debates.
In the CEO Table, Mandy Hübener, director executive education at ESMT Berlin, examines the return of strong-handed leadership in times of crisis. Drawing on new data, she argues that lasting performance depends less on authority and more on empowerment and psychological safety.
In an op-ed for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Lars-Hendrik Röller, professor of economics at ESMT Berlin and founder of the Berlin Global Dialogue, examines how Germany can define its role in an increasingly multipolar world where geopolitical volatility has become the new normal.
In a new Harvard Business Review article, Jan U. Hagen, professor of management practice at ESMT Berlin, explains that middle managers are less psychologically safe than both their bosses and their teams; fear of failure, thin peer support, and poor senior role modeling silence the very people who connect strategy with execution.
In a recent Harvard Business Manager article, Bülent Gögdün, Director Executive Programs at ESMT Berlin, explores how small changes in daily routines can make professionals both more productive and more fulfilled.
Harvard Business Review features Nora Grasselli, Lecturer in Leadership at ESMT Berlin, on how play boosts motivation and helps leaders navigate uncertainty.
ESG Table featured an op-ed by Jörg Rocholl, President of ESMT Berlin, and Joanna Radeke, Director of Sustainability at ESMT Berlin, on biodiversity, arguing that companies must move beyond single metrics and adopt context-specific indicators to measure and manage their impacts and dependencies on natural ecosystems.
Lagebild interviewed Thorsten Lambertus, Managing Director of DEEP at ESMT Berlin, on CDL Defence, a new global Creative Destruction Lab stream supporting dual use ventures and accelerating real-world deployment through mentoring and early pilots.
Handelsblatt covered “Say JA to Germany,” a new initiative launched by ESMT Berlin, Mannheim Business School, and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
Francis de Véricourt, holder of the Joachim Faber Chair in Business and Technology and academic director of DEEP, was named as one of the 100 most influential scientists in Berlin by Tagesspiegel.
Inc. reported on a recent study by Matt Bothner, professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin. The study examined the effects of radical leadership styles, analyzing how disruptive management approaches often fail to deliver lasting success and can even harm organizational performance.
In a recent Forbes article, Nan Guo, Chief Digital Officer at ESMT Berlin, argues that instead of chasing costly “unicorn hires,” leaders should focus on developing internal talent, as cultivating adaptive teams is a more sustainable path to transformation.
