Agricultural engineering of the future: Can Germans future commission’s visions be implemented?

Once again, I would like to comment on the results of the Future Commission for Agriculture (FCA) which was installed by the federal government of Germany: What does the far-reaching consensus of the commission members mean for the agricultural machinery sector? Definitely a big challenge! Everything that has been set in motion in the technical… Continue reading Agricultural engineering of the future: Can Germans future commission’s visions be implemented?

Corporate coach as a companion in strategy development: Ensure success through sustainable implementation!

For the fifth time in my still young self-employment as a business coach, I support medium-sized companies in the agricultural sector in developing basic strategies and thus realigning the organization. My basic attitude is that strategies can only be successfully implemented if they have been developed together with employees and, if possible, with business partners.… Continue reading Corporate coach as a companion in strategy development: Ensure success through sustainable implementation!

Impulse for co-create management network: Perspectives on sustainable management

For the third time, I was recently able to contribute to the exchange between CEOs and executives with a keynote speech at a co-create network meeting. My thanks go to the moderator @VolkerPetersen from @Co-Create GmbH, who reflected the positive feedback on my topic “Perspectives on sustainable management“. In addition to the current crises, the… Continue reading Impulse for co-create management network: Perspectives on sustainable management

Implementing and demonstrating sustainable management: What is coming up for medium-sized businesses?

“The promotion of sustainable development is the guiding principle of the German federal government’s policy. Economic performance, protection of the natural basis of life and social responsibility must go hand in hand so that developments are sustainable in the long term. The economy is an important player and multiplier for more sustainability.” This is what… Continue reading Implementing and demonstrating sustainable management: What is coming up for medium-sized businesses?

“Eco Pope” Prof. Urs Niggli: Food security with organic farming?

Already published in 2020 and published for the second time last year, the popular scientific work “Alle satt?” (Everyone fed?) by the former head of FiBL (Research Institute for Organic Farming in Frick, Switzerland), Urs Niggli, is a concentrated summary of the view of our food system from the perspective of organic farming. Niggli, one… Continue reading “Eco Pope” Prof. Urs Niggli: Food security with organic farming?

Business coaching and more: Rauen and Steinhübel on organizational change

I enjoy listening to the podcast by Dr. Christopher Rauen and Andreas Steinhübel. I was particularly impressed by this episode. The two leading coaches and consultants in Germany sum up the topic of “change“. My experiences of change processes with my clients correspond almost 100%. The approaches of the two experts to successfully shape the… Continue reading Business coaching and more: Rauen and Steinhübel on organizational change

German potato industry in dialogue with politicians in Bad Dürkheim

UNIKA_DKHV_Kartoffeltreffen_Achathotel_Bad_Duerkheim: Foto: Kai Mehn/09.06.22/

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

Central importance of the food industry for the transformation of the agricultural and food industry: German Future Commission of Agriculture (FCA) challenges

Cropped photo of an employee conducting the fresh produce quality control at the production site

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

Company founders in the hamster wheel: What is wrong here?

Corporate character running on a hamster wheel

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?

Perspectives on sustainable business: A newsletter with added value

Torsten Spill

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