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I research, write, and Speak about

Leadership and technology in times of accelerating complexity

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Hello, I'm Martin…

I’m a professor, author, keynote speaker, and advisor to senior leaders and organizations.

Here are some of my highlights:

  • TEDx speaker (2M+ views)

  • Recognized as one of the globe's top management thinkers (Thinkers50)

  • Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company contributor

  • Delivered keynotes to over 50 companies across the world

  • Best-selling author

More About me

My work challenges conventional thinking about what effective leadership looks like when the world—and the demands placed on leaders—are changing fast.

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Thinkers50, called by the Financial Times the “Oscars of Management Thinking,” included me in their 2026 Radar List, which “Spotlights thinkers with the ideas most likely to shape the future."

Find out more here

"Are we celebrating the wrong leaders?"

My 2024 TEDx Berlin talk, featured on the TED platform and the TED Daily Podcast, started a global conversation on the leadership qualities we should be looking for in this age of constant change.

Speaking

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I'm a regular guest on top global podcasts

A snippet of my discussion with Hannah Beaver on Big Think’s Podcast “How to make a leader.”

Podcasts