About Leaders Talk - Better Leadership. Better Organizations. Better World
Leaders Talk is an interview podcast in English and German to portrait leaders from various fields who are committed to better leadership, better organizations and a better world. Our guests are business and thought-leaders, social entrepreneurs and politicians. We talk about their personal stories as well as the motivations and values that made them pursue their exciting journey.
Ep. 154: Mariel Avalos, how do the Paralympics influence our image of disability and performance?
In this episode of Leaders Talk, Karsten sits down with Mariel Avalos. Mariel works at the International Paralympic Committee,where she recently joined the Paralympic Heritage Team, which preserves the history and legacy of the movement.
A conversation about what the Paralympic movement really stands for, how society thinks about disability and what ittakes to shift from seeing disability as an individual problem to recognizing it as a societal one.
Topics in this episode:
Who is Mariel Avalos? (2:00)
Paralympics vs. Olympics (5:55)
How is the IPC structured? (7:05)
What happens between the Games? (09:15)
What does it mean for a person to attend? (10:40)
The social impact of the Paralympic movement (20:00)
What shaped Mariel? (44:15)
How she stays optimistic (50:10)
What's next (51:45)
Further Links:https://www.paralympic.org/ (https://www.paralympic.org/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariel-avalos-ag/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariel-avalos-ag/)https://www.cosmikk-foundation.org/ (https://www.cosmikk-foundation.org/)https://ffu.foundation/en (https://ffu.foundation/en)
What are your thoughts? Share your reflections in the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests for Leaders Talk, feel free to write to leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com (mailto:leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com).
Guest: Mariel AvalosHost: Karsten DrathProduction & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Konradin SchuchterResearch & Preparation: Antonia Kaiser
11 Sept 2026
Ep. 153: Prof. Dr. Georg Kraus, was haben Probleme zweiter Ordnung mit guter Beratung zu tun?
In dieser Folge von Leaders Talk ist Prof. Dr. Georg Kraus, Gründer und Geschäftsführer von Kraus & Partner, bei Karsten zu Gast. Kraus & Partner berät Organisationen seit fast 40 Jahren zu Transformation und Kulturwandel.
Im Gespräch geht es darum, was Probleme zweiter Ordnung mit guter Beratung zu tun haben, wie Strategie, Struktur und Kultur zusammenspielen müssen damit Transformation gelingt und warum Georgs Kernprinzip lautet: „Never trust your customer."
Themen in dieser Folge:
Wer ist Prof. Dr. Georg Kraus? (2:15)
Gründung von Kraus & Partner (6:00)
„Never trust your customer" (15:45)
Was ist Transformation? (26:20)
Projekte von Kraus & Partner (35:30)
Coaching der Generalität der Bundeswehr (44:50)
K&P for Good (48:15)
Weltumrundung im Kleinflugzeug mit dem Sohn (52:45)
Was ihn geprägt hat (58:40)
Warum K&P nicht größer ist (1:02:15)
Das Buch „Das Selbst und das Ganze" (1:07:20)
Weiterführende Links:https://kraus-und-partner.de/ (https://kraus-und-partner.de/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgkraus/?locale=de (https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgkraus/?locale=de) https://pocketbook.de/en/das-selbst-und-das-ganze-9783695783021 (https://pocketbook.de/en/das-selbst-und-das-ganze-9783695783021) https://www.cosmikk-foundation.org/ (https://www.cosmikk-foundation.org/)
Was sind eure Gedanken dazu? Teilt eure Reflexionen gerne in den Kommentaren. Wenn ihr Vorschläge für inspirierende Gäste für Leaders Talk habt, schreibt uns gerne an leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com (mailto:leaderstalk@leadership-choices.com).
Gast: Prof. Dr. Georg KrausHost: Karsten DrathProduktion & Schnitt: Hannah Jandl & Konradin SchuchterRecherche & Vorbereitung: Antonia Kaiser
28 Aug 2026
Ep. 152: Roman Müller, was hat fernöstliche Kampfkunst mit Transformation zu tun?
Agile Coach Roman Müller and host Karsten Drath explore the surprising connections between Eastern martial arts and organizational transformation.
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