Author: Torsten Spill

Last week, June 9th, 22, I had the pleasure of moderating a high-level discussion panel at the General Meeting of the German Potato Associations. The SPD member of the Bundestag Isabel Mackensen-Geis, the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU member of the state parliament Johannes Zehfuss and BMEL sub-department head Walter Dübner faced the questions of the potato industry… Continue reading German potato industry in dialogue with politicians in Bad Dürkheim

Even if the final report was presented more than 10 months ago, we now have a new federal government and the world situation has changed dramatically, the results of the FCA remain groundbreaking because they represent the central consensus of all players in the German agricultural and food industry . The new Minister of Agriculture,… Continue reading Central importance of the food industry for the transformation of the agricultural and food industry: German Future Commission of Agriculture (FCA) challenges

In my more than one year of experience as a freelance consultant and coach, I have already had the third company owner as a client who complains about working far too much and managing the company is becoming increasingly difficult. I heard from these very successful founders that success is no longer fun. Every new… Continue reading Company founders in the hamster wheel: What is wrong here?

My new German newsletter will be out in the next few days! For me, too, the topic of sustainability in business is taking a back seat. Russia’s brutal war of aggression against innocent Ukraine moves us all. This had far-reaching consequences for me: I resigned from my posts as co-chairman of the German Agribusiness Alliance,… Continue reading Perspectives on sustainable business: A newsletter with added value

On April 5th, I want to dare: I throw myself into the crowd at the exhibition center in Berlin, but with an FFP2 mask! Dear network partner: You can recognize me like this.   But maybe we can meet up! Feel free to call me on 0172-289 88 77 or write a LinkedIn message. I… Continue reading Tuesday at Fruit Logistica 2022

The Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine means a fundamental paradigm shift for us. None of us thought it possible that in our GAA area could be a criminal breach of international law, death, suffering and misery for the Ukrainian people and a high level of disinformation, lies and closures towards the people of… Continue reading Resignation: Farewell German Seed Alliance, Goodbye German Agribusiness Alliance

As part of my honorary posts as co-chair of the German Agribusiness Alliance and Russia spokesman for German agriculture, I was a member of the high-ranking delegation of the Eastern Committee of German Business in 2017 and 2019 in dialogue with President Putin and large parts of the Russian government. Even then, my Ukrainian colleagues… Continue reading I shook hands with Putin! I am ashamed and regret!

An exchange with a very successful entrepreneur in the last few months has moved me a lot. Why do many “company seniors” not succeed in retiring? Many pioneers founded their companies in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and in some cases led them to global success. My interlocutor can also look back on an unbelievable… Continue reading Generational change: Supporting the letting go of the founding senior with coaching?

I have already reported in detail on the radical results of the German Future Commission for Agriculture (FCA). I am convinced that the new federal government will follow most of the Commission’s demands and recommendations. The statements of the FCA about plant breeding are clear: the Commission sees new climate-adapted, robust, high-yielding varieties of as… Continue reading Medium-sized plant breeders: German FCA believes in pioneering importance of this industry

I am pleased that I can once again accompany a start-up company. This time not as the founder’s coach, but as a strategy consultant in market and organizational development. The founder has an impressive mission for his to be founded company and has already made a sizeable real estate investment as a result. Now it… Continue reading Strategy development for start-ups: Does the good old SWOT process work if nothing exists?