Analytical Diaries

Driven by our membership and engagement at the Hub Zurich, we have started an ethical finance working group, trying to get a hands-on approach in changing the ethics of the finance industry. However we’re still […]

So to wrap-up all of these practices into a short but comprehensive summary:

leaders create an environment of active mutual support.
And any environment is only defined by what we create, promote or […]

But how can you determine a good leadership conversation? Practiced and mature leaders have established a solid social identity through conversations and they apply the following:
- They challenge business as […]

Usually the lifecycle of new ideas progress through several stages: First it is ridiculed, negated and called impossible. Then it is labeled irrelevant and at last it becomes what everybody knows. When you want to […]

To understand the nature and power of ones world-views is an important element in judging, whether an action is fit to lead. We are wired to our experiences and prejudices. What we have seen and learned during our […]

First of all you have to be aware, that management and leadership are not mutually exclusive but instead management is the foundation of discipline and rules and values that leadership is built upon. You cannot […]

Peter always had hated it, that just this principle from modern day business theory had to bear his name. He felt out of touch with his co-workers since his last career move that had taken him from being one of […]

One of the fun effects of becoming a re-emerging commuter obviously is to buy new gear and a new – tatatataahh – folding bike. After interviewing folding bike enthusiasts across the net, evaluating new product […]

After crowd-sourcing has been a very much hyped concept for years the idea gets more and more down-to-earth use-case. Besides the ever cited crowd-funding and crowd-innovation platforms a small team hosted at The Hub Zurich has come forward with yet another cool spin: Crowd-Logistics Just think about turning your daily commute into a vibrant…[Read more]

Ever heard the sceptical sentence from your clients – “you know this looks nice, but it’s just too consultancy….” Too be honest – I did and while it made me scream for the first time – I had to agree with the verdict and since am asking myself with every buzzword used and every chevron drawn: [...]

Ever wondered why Social Media calls for mind-shifts and how these mind shifts might look like? Florian Wieser has gifted an excellent Slideshare presentation to all interested followers whoich answer some of these questions. And he gives us one warm and fuzzy feeling when he reminds us, that it’s all about Storytelling. Check it out [...]

Conquering a new market – that is the appropriate headline over our last few days activities. We set sail to approach the Indian Private Banking & Wealth Management market with our methodology & technology platform. Mass Affluent, High Networth and Wealth Management are three universal descriptions of Private Banking client segments that have made…[Read more]