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19 friends of Facebook”. He told the audience that if anyone in this room has a business idea in the field of wellness or medicine, he just has to establish it to his found to get support. Have the courage to do it. Do your business. Do not close your eyes and have the courage to speak up. The question is why the collective looks away? Mr. Riemensperger Prof. Dr. Walter: “It was very obvious. First of all, against the will of my father I married. The second one was - before I did my examination my wife got pregnant. I can tell you this was wonderful incentivising for what ever I did ever since. And it was a decision. There are numbers of other decisions that are very important indeed as well. When I was 30 I was responsible for the economic forecast for Germany published by the DIW. Mrs. Better: “I can not bring something like marriage to the table through my studies. But from my side it was more like finding a company where I did not have to change my biorhythm, so that I didn’t need to get up in the morning. I could not find that. But yes it was clearly the decision which industry I would like to join. It is about: where is your passion, where is your heart? How did I scope with that? Well during my studies I worked for different companies and I have found out that industry work is certainly not what I wanted to do. I got into banking and even if it is an ugly and difficult business at the moment. Nevertheless I still believe that banking is great and that you can do a lot with it. So I’m not regretting it – maybe going forward I will.” I had the courage to say something my colleagues where not willing to say. That is why my boss told me 'sorry Herr Walter you are not allowed to say that'. I responded him: you hired me you have the right to fire me. But I have to do what I have considered to be correct. I have a minority vote on the business outlook of the German economy. He then told me, 'Herr Walter you will be fired if you are wrong'. I said you are of course in the right to do that. It is absolutely up to you, but it is not scientific.“ ever ...made So what is crucial for making good decisions even in times of uncertanty? Well at the end of the day every one of us has his own heuristics. Someone of us rely on intuition, others on numbers. A single discussion can not outline the perfect way. Nevertheless here are three points that were rated essential during the Panel discussion: - Surround yourself with people that ask awkward questions - Think in scenarios - Use the diversity within your company in a wise manner Panels_Mastering Volatility