Sep 14, 2022You will be forgotten!“FORGOTTEN — you will be forgotten” — This was the message I received in a dream two nights ago. The story was like always quite weird: I went to the backside of mathematics, it looked somewhat like a clockwork and there it was written. “Forgotten — you will be forgotten”…Transformation4 min readTransformation4 min read
Mar 11, 2022Before you complain about European double standards please think twiceIn last week’s meeting we gathered people from around the world. When we shared how we felt about the war in Ukraine — how horrified, deeply concerned and helpless we felt — we earned quite a level of criticism and maybe even Schadenfreude in the sense — well now it…Ukraine4 min readUkraine4 min read
Jan 28, 2022How purpose has lost its MeaningPurpose Is The New Must Have — Another time a concept has incurred a similar fate as “mindfulness” and “agility.” Now we deal with purpose. From its status, which was hardly understood initially, it has made it into the mainstream. Purpose now is a must-have — like a new accessory. Such this draft has fallen from its…Purpose7 min readPurpose7 min read
Nov 30, 2021How to respond to a world that is moving from a state of complexity into a state of increasing chaos?We are witnessing a move from a complex to a chaotic context. Just one additional variable — lets take the appearance of the new Coronavirus variant Omicron — can put everything we thought we knew at stake. …Complexity2 min readComplexity2 min read
Nov 1, 2021It’s a VUCA world — and we like it!It’s a VUCA world and we like it, because we choose to see the potential and possibility within a given context. A context we don’t necessarily would chose or particularly like but one we can’t change. One of Victor Frankl’s key teaching is the insight, that freedom lies in our…Vuca6 min readVuca6 min read
Oct 11, 2021Quitting Social Media was easier than I thought…One day I woke up and decided to delete my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Account. I closed every group and site I had created, left every Group I was part of and deleted the accounts for good. I wanted to do this for a long time, but I always had…Social Media8 min readSocial Media8 min read
Aug 22, 2021How making wellbeing a priority changed my life.Learning to be well and take care of my own wellbeing to me is a combination of radical self-empowerment, self- responsibility and self-reeducation. I had to teach myself, unlearn, retrain almost everything and explore how to unfold from the inside out. I came to understand, that career, success, performance, money…Wellbeing11 min readWellbeing11 min read
Aug 17, 2021Let’s talk holistic purposeOrganizations, who are trying to find their own purpose. Employees who ask for meaning, because they want to make sure they spend their lifetime on something that matters. The questions point back to the one who asks: what is MY value? How can I/WE feel important? …Purpose4 min readPurpose4 min read
Aug 17, 2021None of this is normal. But we are in a collective denialWhen I read this article: None of This is Normal. The Boiling Planet. The Pandemic. The Dying Planet. The Collapse. The Fascism. None of This is Remotely Normal by Umair Haque, I came to realize, how absurd my effort is, to go “Back to normal”. We are living through and…2 min read2 min read
Jun 18, 202028 questions you should ask yourself before going into consulting28 questions you should ask yourself before "going into consulting" When people tell me they are "going into consulting" after they have left or lost their jobs, I often think they are not…juliaculen.com 28 questions you should ask yourself before going into consultingConsulting1 min readConsulting1 min read
