CONVERSATIONS

Dialogues that support reflection, interpretation, and clarity before decisions are made.

CONVERSATIONS brings together selected video dialogues on management, organization, and leadership. The conversations are drawn from real work with leaders, research contexts, and practical reflection, focusing on understanding organizations before decisions are made or change is initiated. They are shared to support reflection, orientation, and clarity—before action is taken.

The 3am Moment of Leadership — Why Clarity Comes Before Change

In this personal reflection, Lukas Michel speaks about the moment many leaders recognize—the early-morning point when responsibility feels heavy and clarity is missing.
The video explores why this moment is not a failure, but a signal that understanding must come before action. It introduces the principle of Clarity Before Change as a way to pause, reflect, and see what is actually happening in the organization. The reflection invites leaders to seek insight before deciding what to change.

Clarity Before Change — The Origins of the Global Executive Survey and the Guided Clarity Session

In this conversation with Dr. Sirichai Preudhikulpradab, Lukas Michel reflects on the origins of the Global Executive Survey and the development of the Guided Clarity Session. The discussion traces how years of research and practical work with leaders led to a diagnostic approach focused on understanding how organizations are actually experienced in practice. Through concrete examples, the conversation shows how leaders use this form of reflection to gain clarity before making decisions or initiating change.

Clarity Before Change — A Conversation on Organization Twins and How Organizations Really Work

In this conversation with Dr. Ed Brenegar, Lukas Michel reflects on how leaders and organizations can gain clarity before acting on change. The discussion explores how Organization Twins make patterns in management and organization visible—based on real experience rather than assumptions—and why clarity is a prerequisite for meaningful decisions, not a by-product of change.