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Executive Sparring & High-Stakes Communication
Emotionally Immature Personalities: Lead with Composure at Work and at Home
Recognize emotional immaturity fast—set boundaries, stay clear, and strengthen your adult self. Practical strategies for business and private life (Berlin & online).
Leading Termination Conversations as a CEO
A CEO’s guide to termination meetings: inner stance, legal-aligned frame, structured script, sample dialogue, and aftercare—clear, humane, and professional.
Conversation with a Difficult Shareholder: Stay Clear When Pressure and Drama Rise
How CEOs handle difficult shareholders: structure the talk, set boundaries, assign responsibility, and strengthen governance—clear leadership under pressure.
Conflict Conversations with Your Leadership Team: Lead Clearly —Don’t Play the Secret Therapist
How to run conflict conversations with your leadership team: hold the frame, clarify facts, assign responsibility, steer triad talks, follow through—clear leadership without playing therapist.
Does Narcissism Get Worse With Age? What Research Says
Does narcissism increase with age? Research suggests a more nuanced picture. Learn what aging can reveal and how to handle narcissistic patterns in business.
Create an Exceptional Speech or Presentation | Karsten Noack
Why one exceptionally prepared speech can change you as a speaker. Learn how message, structure, storytelling, delivery and rehearsal work together.
Fear of Making the Wrong Decision? How to Decide Under Uncertainty
Afraid of making the wrong decision? Learn how to make sound decisions under uncertainty, avoid decision paralysis, assess risk, and know when it is time to act.
Am I a Narcissist? 8 Questions for Honest Self-Reflection
Wondering whether you have narcissistic traits? Explore 8 evidence-informed questions about criticism, empathy, entitlement, responsibility, leadership, and impact.
Narcissistic Co-Founder? Warning Signs & What to Do
Dealing with a narcissistic or highly difficult co-founder? Learn which patterns matter, how to protect decision quality, strengthen governance, and prepare your next move.
Why Do Narcissistic People Lie? What Research Says — and What Matters at Work
Why do people with strong narcissistic traits lie or distort information? Learn what research suggests and how to respond to deception in business relationships.
Godwin’s Law: When Extreme Comparisons Derail a Discussion
What does Godwin’s Law really mean? Learn how extreme comparisons can distort discussions, when historical analogies are legitimate, and how to respond professionally.
22 Signs That Someone Is a Manipulator
How can you recognize manipulation at work? Learn 22 warning signs involving pressure, selective information, guilt, power, shifting agreements, and gaslighting.
Shape Your Future: Make Better Long-Term Decisions Today
How do you shape your professional future without knowing exactly what comes next? Learn how to turn long-term direction into better decisions, action, and course corrections.
Props in Presentations: 12 Rules for Using Them Effectively
How should you use props in a presentation? Learn 12 practical rules, examples, common mistakes, and how to use physical objects in pitches, speeches, and executive presentations.
How to Start a Pitch: 7 Strong Opening Strategies
How should you start a business pitch? Discover 7 effective opening strategies for client pitches, board presentations, investor pitches, and important proposals.
Camera Presence: How to Communicate Naturally on Video
How can you improve your camera presence? Practical guidance for executives on video interviews, online meetings, recorded statements, eye contact, voice, body language, and video feedback.
Think twice before talking to the media
You get a call from a reporter who wants to interview you. Because you like the idea, you want to confirm it right away. Wait a minute!
How Much Should You Prepare for an Important Negotiation?
How much preparation does an important conversation or negotiation need? Use six factors to decide how much effort is justified and what to prepare.
Professional Impact Analysis: Discover How Others See You
How do others experience you? Professional impact analysis for executives and business leaders: voice, body language, communication, presence, video feedback, and blind spots.
Facial Expressions in Public Speaking: 12 Practical Rules
How should you use facial expressions in public speaking? Learn 12 practical rules for presentations, pitches, speeches, Q&A, executive presence, and video.
How to Handle Interruptions in Important Conversations
How should you respond when someone keeps interrupting you? Learn 15 professional ways to handle interruptions in meetings, negotiations, interviews, and difficult conversations.
KISS Principle in Communication: Keep Complex Ideas Clear
How does the KISS principle improve communication? Learn how to simplify complex presentations, executive messages, pitches, and decisions without oversimplifying them.
Workplace Conflict: Why You Shouldn’t Ignore It
Ignoring workplace conflict can make decisions, trust, and cooperation worse. Learn when to intervene, what the conflict may really be about, and how to prepare the conversation.
Five-Finger Speech Structure: A Simple Presentation Framework
Use the Five-Finger Speech Structure to organize presentations, pitches, meeting contributions, and impromptu speeches: situation, direction, path, value, and next step.