The shortage of skilled workers costs the German economy 49 billion euros per year. At the same time, AI and remote work are fundamentally changing the requirements for leadership. New Work & Leadership shows how CEOs and board members use people strategy, talent retention and organizational culture as strategic levers.
22.03.2026

Customer Experience: From Touchpoints to Ecosystem – and Why CX Strategy Fails

Tobias Massow

CX quality has declined for the fourth consecutive year. Forrester’s CX Index 2025 hit ...

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22.03.2026

Return to Office or Return to Talent? Why the Office Debate Is Asking the Wrong Question

Tobias Massow

Amazon: five days in the office - no exceptions. Dell: remote workers excluded from promotions. JPMorgan: ...

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21.03.2026

The Digital Operating Model: Why CIOs Must Restructure Their IT Organizations in 2026

Tobias Massow

89 percent of all companies still operate with functional hierarchies, matrix structures, or traditional ...

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20.03.2026

29 Percent Cloud Waste: FinOps After Three Years

Benedikt Langer

29 percent of cloud spending is wasted. That’s over $100 billion globally each year - vanishing into ...

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19.03.2026

Just 2 Percent: Why Germany’s CEOs Aren’t Making AI a Top-Priority Issue

Tobias Massow

Only 2 percent of German companies anchor Artificial Intelligence at the CEO level - the lowest figure ...

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18.03.2026

CIOs Under Pressure: Why 62 Percent Compromise on AI Governance

Benedikt Langer

62 percent of CIOs compromise on AI governance due to lack of knowledge. 76 percent view uncontrolled ...

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17.03.2026

The AI Budget Paradox: Why 9.8 Percent Growth Still Isn’t Enough

Tobias Massow

IT budgets are growing 9.8 percent nominally in 2026 - but shrinking in real terms after inflation. At ...

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16.03.2026

4.6 Years: Why the CIO Tenure Is Shorter Than Any Digital Transformation Cycle

Tobias Massow

The average CIO stays in office for 4.6 years. A cloud migration takes 3 to 5 years. An ERP transformation, ...

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15.03.2026

AI Doesn’t Replace Jobs – It Replaces Job Profiles: What This Means for C-Level Recruiting

Tobias Massow

300 million jobs worldwide will be impacted by generative AI - not eliminated, but transformed. Goldman ...

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14.03.2026

IT Metrics That Land: 5 KPIs Every Board Deck Needs

Tobias Massow

⏱ 9 min Reading Time The board doesn’t want uptime percentages. The supervisory board doesn’t ...

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