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Christian Borchert a futuristic leader with a past

Christian Borchert is a true visionary, a leader who has built his success out of nothing. His entire life taught him valuable leadership lessons

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Christian Borchert a futuristic leader with a past

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  1. ChristianBorchertafuturisticleaderwith apast ChristianBorchertisatruevisionary,aleaderwhohasbuilthissuccess outofnothing.Hisentirelifetaughthimvaluableleadershiplessons aboutperseverance,determination,andtheimportanceofagreatteam.Despitefacingmanychallengesandobstacles,henevergaveuponhis valuesanddreams. Withagreatteam,youcanovercomemanychallenges. Growingupwithahandicappedtwinbrother,Christiansawearlyonthat lifeisnotalwaysfair.Itdoesnottreateveryoneequallyandrandomly throughschallengesandhurdlesatpeople.ButhealsosawhowmuchhislovingParentsBrigitteandFriedhelmweresupportinghis handicappedbrother.andthatwithagreatteam,youcanovercomemanyhurdles. LeadershipLessonstolearnfromthisarethatovercomingchallenges requiresnotjustindividualeffort,butalsothesupportofthosearoundus andthatworkingtogetherthroughthesechallengescanreallyformaverystrongteamandhelptodevelopresilienceandstrength. Provideopportunitiestopeopleforthemtooutgrowyour expectations. Hisschoollifewasalsonoeasyandstraightforwardjourney.After primaryschool,hehadtherecommendationtogoto"Hauptschule",the schoolfortheleastgiftedkids.Hisparentsbelievedinhisabilitiesand motivatedhimtogoatleasttothe"Realschule"whichistheschoolfor middle-giftedchildreninGermany.Itwasnoteasyforhimbuthe finishedthisschoolin1995.HethengottheopportunitythroughhisauntDorotheatogoforoneyeartotheUnitedStatesasanexchange studentwherehenotonlylearnedEnglishbutforemostlivedan independentlifeandtakeoverresponsibilityforhislife.Aftertwomore

  2. yearsin akindofcommunitycollege,hewasableto advanceto universitywhichhefinishedsuccessfully,andwasevenabletoaddan executiveMBAlateroninhislife. Leadershiplessonstolearnfromthisare,thatifyoubelieveinpeople andsupportthembyprovidingopportunities,theycanoutgrowthe highestexpectations.Also,youshouldalwaysbelieveinyourselfand yourabilities,evenwhenothersdonot.Don'tletsetbacksdiscourage you;usethemasmotivationtoworkharderandstriveforsuccessand embracethemasopportunitiesforpersonalgrowth,eveniftheyare challenging. Putthesuccessofyourcustomersfirst,andyourcustomerswill ensureyousucceed. Christianstartedhisprofessionalcareerinasmallconsultancycompany, mainlyworkingonCRMProjectsfor BMW.HisbossPeter,whowas alsotheownerofthecompanythoughthimtobehumbleandserve customersaswellasalwayslookfornewmethodsandtechnologiesto solvetasks.Christianadoptedtothisandput customersfirst,servingand workinghardfortheirprojectsandsuccess,notfocusingonhisown developmentbut onthesuccessofandforthecustomer.Byworkingin thisway,hewasquicklyrecognizedbythecustomers,assignedmore projectsandateam,andwasevenofferedtheroleofCEOforthe companyafterjust4yearsofworkexperience.Aftergainingdeeper insightsintothecompany,therewereafewthingsthatwerenot congruentwithChristian'svalues.Herememberedonepromisehehad givenhimselfduringuniversity"Onlyadvanceyourcareerandonlydo thingsthatareinalignmentwith yourvaluessothatyoucanevery morningwakeupwithacleanheartandbeproudofthepersonyouseeinthemorninginthemirror. Leadershiplessonstolearnfromthisare,thatyoushouldalwaysput customersfirstandservethemwell.Focusonthesuccessof the customer,notjust personaldevelopment,thiswillcomecompletelyby itself.Butnomatterhowmuchyoulovewhatyouaredoing,always

  3. maintainintegrityandalignmentwith yourvaluesandbereadyto walk awayfromitanytime. Bewillingtotakerisksandpushboundaries,eveniftheyhavebeen triedbeforeandfailed ChristianstartedtoworkforaMulti-NationalHealthcareCompany.Afterafewmonthsonthejob,herecommendedhisteamleadermeasure customerprofitability.Theanswerfromhiswell-experiencedleaderwas thatthatisnotpossibleandhasbeentriedmanytimes.Afewmonths laterChristianwassenttorepresenttheteaminasmallnotwellknown. Attheendofthemeeting,Christianwasassignedastheglobalproject leadforwhatturnedouttobeoneofthebiggestprojectsforthecompanytomeasurecustomerprofitabilityworldwideandrealignsales andserviceactivitiesbasedonthesenewcustomerclassifications. Leadershiplessonstolearnfromthisare,toAlwaysbeopentonew ideas,eveniftheyhavebeentriedbeforeandfailed.Bewillingtotake onnewchallengesandseizeopportunitieswhentheyarise. Leadershiprequirestheabilityandwillingnesstohearandactupon feedback Christianwasquicklypromotedandtookovermultipleleadershiproles forthecompanyinAsia.DuetoreorganizationsandIPOtheatmosphere inthecompanychangedquickly.Manycolleagueswereunhappybuttoo afraidtospeakup.ChristianaddressedthistopicwithhisleadershipteamaswellastheHRdepartment.Theanswerhereceived:“Thismust beyourpersonalimpressionasnobodyhasevermentionedthistomeso far”meantthateithertheleadershipteamwasnotableornotwillingto seethetruth andtakefeedbackseriously.Employeeswerethankfulthat someonewasaddressingtheirfears,butsincenothingchanged,they silentlyquitthecompanyworkedinanenvironmentoffearandjustdid thebareminimumandtriedtobeincover.

  4. Leadershiplessonstolearnfromthisare,thatyoushouldalways encouragefeedbackandtakeitveryseriously,oftenitisjustthetipof theiceberg.Thisistrueforfeedbackfromemployeesbutalso customers.Onceyoudonotgetanyfeedbackanymorethereis somethingseriouslywrong. Implementandapplythelessonslearnedfrom TakingthisasanopportunityChristiandecidedtostarthisowncompanyandsolvesomeofthechallengesandproblems,heexperiencedduringhiscareerandlife.HisfirstcompanyBlueElephants SolutionsPte.Ltd.wasfoundedinthemiddleofthepandemicin2020. BlueElephantsSolutionsoffersgamifiedmobilelearningsolutionsbasedontheprincipleofspacedrepetitiontomakelearningmore sustainableandtransformknowledgeandskillsintosuccessfulhabits thatleadtoactionsandproperimpactintheorganization.Inthesame year,hefoundedOfficeAnalytica,acompanyfocusingon increasing officeproductivity.ThefirstproductisanoutlookpluginthatusesAIto automaticallywriteandreplytoemailsandautomatemanyother processes.BesidesthesetwoB2B-focusedcompanieshealsostarted twoB2C-focusedcompanies.CLUP.lifeisbuildingasocialNetworkfor communityclubsandassociationsandthefirstproductcalled CLUP.chatenablesuserstosynchronizegroupchatsbetweenWhatsApp,Telegram,andSignalsothateverymemberofthegroupcan justtheirpreferredmessenger.Theothercompanyiscalledhomes GmbHandisacentralplatforminwhichusersareinformedandguided toahealthierhome,reducingtoxinsintheairandwaterandimproving otherfactorslikethermalcomfortandlightingwhichbothcanhaveabigmentalhealtheffect.Inaddition,hementorsandinvestsin social startupslikePayMastawhicharehelpingAfricanhard-workingfamilies togainaccesstotheirsalaryalreadythroughoutandnotonlyduringthe month.Allcompaniesmanagedtodeveloptheirfirstproductsinthelast 1-2 yearssincetheyhavebeenfoundedandarecurrentlystartingtogain traction.

  5. Thereisnofuturisticleaderwithoutapast Inallhiscompaniesheappliestheleadershiplessonslearnedfromthe past.Thereisnofuturewithout thepast.Tobeafuturisticleader,you needtolookbackatyourlifeandthelessonsyouhavelearned.

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