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CEO Espresso highlights from 2025: Looking Back
There was one question we asked almost everyone: Looking back, what would you do differently? 🔹 Rohit Jha, CEO of Transcelestial: “I would have entered the U.S. market earlier. I would have moved into defense and space earlier. Those decisions turned out to be highly impactful — I simply should have made them sooner.” 🔹…
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Interests
🎭 The most dangerous sentence in any negotiation: “We know exactly what the other side wants.” Socrates considers this overconfidence. Machiavelli considers it an invitation to failure. “What does your counterpart want?” Socrates asks. “A lower price,” someone replies. “Why?” Silence. “Exactly,” says Socrates. Machiavelli smiles. It is the kind of smile that makes other…
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CEO Espresso highlights from 2025: Continuous Development
We also asked our interviewees this question: What are you continuing to develop in yourself — as a leader and as a person? Their answers went far beyond traditional notions of professional development. 🔹 Niels van Quaquebeke, Professor of Leadership at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg: “Given the upheavals in our world, first resilience —…