Zum Jahresausklang möchte ich mit euch über den Unterschied zwischen #Sympathie und #Empathie sprechen. Wir Deutschen (scheint mir) haben viel Sympathie, aber wenig Empathie. Und das macht es uns schwer, angemessen auf “Fremde” zu reagieren.  Was ist Sympathie? Sympathie bedeutet, einem anderen Menschen gegenüber wohlwollend eingestellt zu sein. Ihr oder […]

Chris Pyak ist ein Karrierecoach für internationale Fachkräfte. Als Experte für Einwanderung und Fachkräftemangel wird er regelmäßig in deutschen Medien zitiert. Hier einige Beispiele.

It’s 9th of May. I am German, so this day has huge significance. Yesterday, my country has been brought to its knees. Yesterday, Germany has been defeated. Читать на русском языке Only a minority of Germans ever voted for Hitler. He needed a coalition to come to power. But you […]

Сегодня 9 мая. Я немец, поэтому этот день имеет для меня огромное значение. Вчера моя страна была поставлена на колени. Вчера Германия потерпела поражение. Read in English Только меньшинство немцев голосовало за Гитлера. Ему нужна была коалиция, чтобы прийти к власти. Но вас это не волнует. Вы говорите “нацист” и […]

His funeral was a quiet event. Or would have been if the priest wouldn’t have gone on and on and on about how much everyone loved him and how dearly he would be missed. Blah, blah, blah…

Michael screamed. It was not only the sudden, bright light that scared him, but also the fact that a giant had grabbed him by the feet, hanged him head down and smacked him on the butt – without any previous warning. Michael was terrified.

The most influential person in my life was my grandmother. She was born under the German empire, saw two world wars, the moon landing and Microsoft 95. She went to Dresden to take her daughter home from “Landverschickung” during the war and forced the headmistress to give her daughter back. […]

“But jumping to become a Quereinsteiger takes gall. However, Düsseldorf-based career coach Chris Pyak says if he can do it, anyone can – that’s why his job is now helping others overcome such obstacles.”BBC Here is the full article.

“Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance.” – This is the fundamental conflict between the open society and its enemies, expressed in one sentence. It wasn’t a politician or a religious leader who said this, but someone whose profession it is to place a huge question mark on our assumptions and beliefs: comedian Russell Brand.