This year is my fifth year of my website and my fifth year I am blogging publicly about my experiences and reflections. I am overwhelmed about the feedback and reach of this platform, also thanks to SEO of my website, listing my site as the second list on google search after my LinkedIn profile. This…
Category: Network
Emotional Leadership
As soon as we talk about leadership, we have either a role model in mind or set certain qualities to it. Working for an MNE, I have learned that, there are for sure qualities you see in true leaders and top-management. Especially the values charisma, empowerment and emotions are on the rise of true leadership….
True bonds
Recently, I was put into a thoughtful situation in which a very close one asked me a personal question. It was about bonding between close ones and what exactly are we contributing towards it. I thought about it and come up with three pillars, which are crucial for me and my relationships I have with…
INspire Meet up
Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure to be participating in a 3-day cross-divisional training with other INspire Trainees in our company. Besides, the professional and personal development conducted by some very professional trainers, I have immersed in a diverse and fulfilling environment with the Trainee cohort. Key components of the Training were about…
10 Impressions as an Entrepreneur of New York City.
To experience NYC as a graduate of the master’s programme Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, entices to immerse in the entrepreneurial environment and start-up scene. In the following, I will list my ten impressions and takeaways as an Entrepreneur of NYC. 1. Hustling is a common skill. The first thing you will notice immediately is the…
Chain mentoring
Mentoring is about acknowledging people and the most powerful tool of networking. It’s not about exploiting people’s power or time by having a predetermined purpose in mind, which is commonly misunderstood. For me is mentoring is about connecting through personal touch points, sharing passion, thoughts and mindset that is reflecting each other in different stages…
Hult prize – reflection
Last year in December I have participated at the Hult prize on Campus competition with 3 of my coursemates. We signed up for this two-day boot camp to come up with a solution as social entrepreneurs to make an impact on 10million lives by 2025. This year Hult prize was on energy. We came up…
WAKA fruits Ltd.
I have introduced WAKA in a previous post already. However, it is now the right time to introduce WAKA with all its values and USP properly. WAKA Fruits is a food-startup based in Newcastle upon Tyne. I am the co-founder together with 3 other course members from Germany, Indonesia and the UK as well as…
STARTUP scene in Newcastle
I am using this blog post to write about a unique experience I have here in Newcastle, which I realised after reflecting what it is. I am talking about the startup scene in Newcastle. It’s a goldmine of collaboration and disrupters with the university as the primary pusher. Companies such as Noveltea; Equiwatt and many…
DSP and Daimler networking trip
In the time period of the 19-22. Feb. I’ve visited Germany for my first DSP training called Start with success. The location was different to any other training in Laemmerbuckel, conducted in Stuttgart. It was one-day training on Tuesday, I flew back on Saturday and used the remaining time to stay with my family. Unfortunately,…
Reflection of being a ’Working Student’ at Daimler AG
Another 6 months at Daimler has been past and with that my time at GSP/RM. I cannot describe what I have learned during the time at Daimler, I would need hours just to write down the task and responsibilities I had during the past 12 months. However, I am glad to have such great working…
Review 2015
learning outcome – Networks. Reflecting on this year with the three aims I set for 2015. I have unpredictably fulfilled all of them. I met new people through the internship and through the eye-opening realisation of the importance of networks from my best friend. I will try to maintain my network and build new connections…
IAA 2015 – The emission scandal
IAA 2015, a please in heaven for seeing the latest cars and tryouts with vast experience. I am visiting every year this exhibition, but this year is different. It’s because, it’s the first time that I have old working colleagues, representing the company on a massive stall at the exhibition – Volkswagen. But it is…
Network
My best friend who graduated as an Architect decided to move to New York. Her network which reaches all over the world as an open-minded artist and creative mind. This allowed her to get a job as a designer for an architect studio in New York. She is an outgoing person and finds it easy…