In June 2022 my colleague Uwe Achterholt and I started the Cosmikk Foundation.
The Cosmikk Foundation is committed to the vision of Better Leadership – Better Organizations – Better World.
Its goal is to promote the personal growth and leadership skills of socially, humanitarianly and environmentally committed people with responsibility.
To achieve this the Foundation is committed to making leadership coaching, resilience building and organizational development accessible to young talents and leaders of NGOs and social businesses engaged in social, humanitarian and environmental activities in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
About 30 years ago, two zis scholarships helped me to broaden my horizon, expand my understanding of what is possible, and develop more self-confidence. zis is a non-profit organization that has been awarding scholarships for study trips to young people between the ages of 16 and 20 for more than 60 years. Today, the word we use for tenacity and grit is resilience - and I've made it my profession, to help managers around the world to develop more of this inner power.
In retrospect, the experiences I've had on these trips to Scotland and Iceland have been priceless for my development. After having had a childhood with some challenges, I learned that I could cycle 1,700km on my own and get wet every day without despairing. I have learned that I was able to get along with only 300 € for 4 weeks and still had a good time. I have learned what it's like to be threatened with deportation and how to get an interview with the President from such a crisis. I have understood that limitations are primarily constructs in our heads, and I want to make these insights available to as many adolescents as possible.
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