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The Middle Ground: Why True Leaders Reject Both Chaos and Calm
My NoSmalltalk session with Rajneel Kumar by Albert Schiller Leadership is often presented as a binary choice between two flawed archetypes. On one end is the leader who "thrived on chaos", using friction, pressure, and constant crisis as management tools, often believing it sparks innovation. On the other hand is the leader of "complete calmness", who, in an effort to create a safe and stable environment, risks breeding complacency and losing the "sense of urgency to solv


The Attention Currency
My NoSmalltalk session with Sam Baisla by Albert Schiller What is the one question a leader who has seen it all wishes people would ask? For Sam Baisla, it is not about fundraising, market share, or the secrets to success. It is a more profound and troubling inquiry into the state of our collective consciousness. He observes that people today are essentially "living a very transactional and shallow life", a condition he finds both sad and dangerous. This state is a direct c


The Fallacy of the “Conscious Consumer”
My NoSmalltalk session with Shashank Noronha by Albert Schiller In the complex discourse of sustainability, responsibility is often treated as a diffuse, shared burden. The consumer is told to choose wisely, the government to regulate, and the corporation to comply. Yet, a more rigorous analysis, guided by the pragmatic insights of manufacturer Shashank Noronha, suggests this distribution is flawed. He posits a compelling and disruptive thesis: the primary ethical responsi
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Because of "Alba’s Sustainable Encounters" the voices of observant changemakers can now be heard. Changemakers who are not necessarily famous, but those who are quietly taking initiatives to improve their communities and the world around them. Personally, for me, the compassionate conversation with Albert Schiller, the driver behind this initiative, has been a deeply fulfilling experience-both as a corporate leader and a humanist. I firmly believe that in this AI-driven world conversations around empathy and personal intelligence is the need of the hour.
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