Beyond Leadership: Patrick Cowden at TEDxRWTHAachen

Patrick D. Cowden has had many different managing positions such as: Vice President & General Manager Hitachi Data Systems, Director & General Manager, Area Manager Central EMC Corporation, Chief Operating Officer / Chief Executive Officer Bertelsmann Broadband Group and Managing Director Systematics and is founder of Beyond Leadership -- an organization advocating a new style of leadership founded on respect to and faith in the coworkers.

In this talk, Patrick D. Cowden speaks about his work and how he is breaking the rules of business. He also explains how the relationship to his father, a drill sargeant, has influenced his work and what "Beyond Leadership" means to him, personally.

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