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Accelerate Your Experience

Principles for Success in a Fluid World

Paul M. Achleitner

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English
Campus Verlag
27 August 2025
Insights from the top: A veteran of global finance reveals the principles that define success in an era of disruption.

Accelerate Your Experience distills decades of leadership insight from one of Europe's most influential financial minds. In sixty engaging reflections, former Goldman Sachs Partner, Allianz CFO, and Chair of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank, Paul M. Achleitner, offers a fresh perspective on management and navigating uncertainty in an era of rapid and disruptive change.

At a time when businesses face growing political and social pressures, Achleitner presents remedies to the prevailing pessimism in Western economies. Drawing on his extensive international career, he addresses the evolving demands of corporate legitimacy and executive accountability in a digital world shaped by social media and public scrutiny.

Accelerate Your Experience is a catalyst for a proactive and adaptable mindset. No matter what your status in the professional world, these concise and thought-provoking observations provide the tools to go against conventions and accelerate success in a fluid and unpredictable global economy.
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Imprint:   Campus Verlag
Country of Publication:   Germany
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9783593520865
ISBN 10:   3593520869
Pages:   256
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction The Conceptual Framework The Legitimacy Dimension The Prerequisite of Adding Value The Definition of Societal Contribution The Insufficiency of Corporate Purpose The Dynamics of Stakeholder Influence The Curse of Public Attention The Ubiquity of Social Media The Limits of Free Speech The Process of Argumentative Progress The Reemergence of Geopolitical Disruptions The Primacy of Domestic Politics The Rhyme of Historic Precedence The Doom-loop of Precarious Outlooks The Prism of Changed Perspectives The Strategy of Tactical Agility The Danger of Wishful Thinking The Fertility of Black Swans The Inevitability of Unintended Consequences The Deceptiveness of Obsolete Experience Benefits of Crystallized Intelligence The Reliability of Human Stupidity Overestimating Moral Hazards The Resilience of Cultural Hubris The Performance Dimension The Illusion of Satisfactory Underperformance The Deception of Sustainable Overperformance The Privilege of Self-Imposed Pressure The Supremacy of Strategic Focus The Power of Excellent Execution The Leverage of Controlling Access The Fallacy of Conventional Wisdom The Consequences of Being Wrong The Opportunities of Well-managed Crises The Perils of Organizational Complexity Economies of Shared Experience The Ineffectiveness of Planned Overdelivery The Resurgence of Governmental Intervention The Merits of Inclusive Diversity The Shortcomings of Anecdotal Evidence The Lubricant of Mutual Trust The Profitability of Customer Loyalty The Approach of Minimal Viability The Effects of Exponential Growth The Arrival of Artificial Intelligence The Dynamic of Recombinant Innovation The Scarcity of Artistic Operators The Leadership Dimension The Drug of Charismatic Leadership The Seductiveness of Convincing Narrators The Allure of Empty Promises Controlling of Strong Egos The Rewards of Intellectual Humility The Magnetism of Interesting Personalities The Fuel of Continuous Curiosity The Impact of Personal Contact The Temptations of Comprehensive Connectivity The Primacy of Social Status The Law of Requisite Variety The Corrosiveness of Bureaucratic Evolution The Inefficiencies of Remote Work The Joy of Whitewater Rafting The Poison of Instant Gratification The Discipline of Deliberate Response The Pain of Missed Gain The Imperative of Personal Integrity The Magic of Intelligent Intensity The Reality of Muddling Through The Art of Gracefully Exiting Conclusion Sam Walter Foss: The Calf Path Rudyard Kipling: If Mário de Andrade: My Soul is in a Hurry References Acknowledgements

Paul M. Achleitner is an Austrian businessman, financial manager, tech investor, and start-up entrepreneur. He served on numerous corporate and not-for-profit boards. His current responsibilities include co-chairing the International Advisory Councils of The Brookings Institution and the Munic Security Conference.

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