Diversity Inspires AIESEC in Germany

Here we are, last episode of this first season!


We have the pleasure to receive an Alumnus, Philipp Brandt. Philipp was the local committee president in Hannover a few years ago and is now working at Hannoverimpuls in Hannover as a startup consultant. Before that, Philipp founded “Journey Stamps” which has the mission of connecting travelers and telling travel stories to create new perspectives. Today, we are talking about starting a business with someone who founded his startup and consults now people on creating their own.    


Some book resources´ recommendations from Philipp: 


From zero to one - Peter Thiel


The hard thing about hard things - Ben Horowitz


Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers


Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products


Thank you very much for listening to our first season. Season 2 is coming in a few months people, stay tuned!  

Pauliina Hallama is a trainer, coach, and team coach with her roots deep in social psychology. Her mission is to build a world where everyone is a coach, to themselves and to each other. Pauliina has been training thousands of people in organizations and public settings worldwide, spanning all the way from industrial workers to management teams. In the last years, she has been busy supporting leaders and professionals in developing their coaching identity by training them and deepening their insights through individual coaching, and supporting diverse teams through team coaching. Pauliina is a recognized trainer, specialized in using engaging and impactful methods in designing and delivering learning events, known to get even the most diverse groups of participants on board and excited about the topic at hand.


Anna-Riikka Hautala is a systemic business coach, trainer, and team coach. She is the co-founder of Growthroom. Anna-Riikka has coached hundreds of people on their professional and personal ambitions, goals, and dreams since 2012. She is also an AIESEC alumnus and has a background in leadership and training, delivering meaningful transformation and business results as a team leader and manager in major change initiatives, facilitating over 100 events, and teaching thousands of people - a number that just keeps growing. Her mission has been to work with her clients to get them to wake up to a world of possibilities.


A very exciting topic is being discussed: Leading and coaching teams. While those two “roles” are different, we take care of giving insights about both of them. Our guests are highly experienced in both and you will definitely benefit from what they have to say in this extended episode. Grab yourself your favorite drink and relax while listening.


Book recommendations: 


Myles Downey: Effective modern coaching Patrick Lencioni: The 5 dysfunctions of a team David Clutterbuck: Coaching the team at workGeorgina Woustra: Mastering the art of team coachingPhillip Sandahl & Alexis Phillips: Teams unleashedMarjo-Riitta Ristikangas et al.: Valmentava tiimin johtaminen (in Finnish only)

Graham has a career of over 40 years in several fields. As a consultant, as a project manager, as a life coach, as a Business transformation coach, and many more. He is now a Life Purpose and career coach, helping individuals to find and develop their life purpose and to live a purposeful life. 
What we are talking about today is a marriage between coaching and design thinking. Graham uses design thinking in coaching individuals to pursue their life purpose and we will know everything about this approach with him today. 
Book recommendations from Graham: 
Designing your Life - Bill Burnett & Dave EvansStart with why - Simon SinekDrive - Daniel PinkChange by Design - Tim BrownGraham´s Website: https://www.amberbuzz.fi/Article about Design Thinking: https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/what-is-design-thinking-and-why-is-it-so-popularYou can also book Graham for a free coaching session: https://calendly.com/grahamhoneywill/powerful

With us is someone who was in the Youth Leadership Day organized by AIESEC in Germany the last spring. He gave a wonderful keynote about value-based leadership. Then, he was interviewed again by AIESEC in Germany during the Leadership for tomorrow campaign about world citizenship. He was nearly 20 years ago leading AIESEC in Jena, Germany, also on the national board as a vice president of sales. Then, he worked for several years in HR and is now leading the businesses of the SR Group in continental Europe. He is also currently on the AIESEC Alumni Europe Board. 
Today, we are having a talk about Diversity with Michael. We will be addressing Inclusion, Gender Equality, inclusive language, equity, leading diverse teams, diversity in a professional and less professional context, and more. You will definitely love Michael´s insights! 
Book Recommendations from Michael:
Radical candor - Kim scott

Mika has been for long years in AIESEC in Germany as a local president, trainer, vice president, and also president of the organization for a year. He is now the head of organizational development at DEGiS, the german association for international student GmbH. Before that, he has also done a bachelor's in social and cultural anthropology at the Freie Universität Berlin.
We can't think of another person than Mika to talk with us about volunteering, for the countless experiences he has. That's why we will be addressing the topic of volunteering during your studies and all the personal and professional benefits it can have. 
Resource recommendations from Mika: 
Simon Sinek: The Golden Circle Simon Sinek: A little optimism podcastVDSI - Student Initiatives in Germany

David Jüngling has been in AIESEC in Braunschweig for quite some time as a local president and also in the national trainer's team of our entity. He was training young people to be trainers themselves. He is now working in Deloitte Greenhouse as a trainer and doing his master thesis around smartphones for his master's in Business Psychology in Berlin.  
We are addressing a highly important topic: smartphone use in today's society. Smartphones are nowadays definitely the device we use most during the day. We will be talking about statistics, addiction, general use, and also tips on reasonable use.
Book Recommendations from David:   
- Deep Work - Cal Newport
- Time rich - Steve Glaveski: Do your best work, live your best life 
- Nir Eyal - Indistractable