In this next installment of Heidrick & Struggles’ Leadership Perspectives video series, Heidrick & Struggles’ Jens Vogt speaks to Hanjo Runde, the CEO of German yacht manufacturing company HanseYachts. Runde shares his thoughts on how cost-cutting and process optimization can go hand-in-hand with a human-centered culture, why that human-centered culture is so important for organizational sustainability, and how the concept of the shadow of the leader transfers into his day-to-day business. Finally, looking back on HanseYachts’ culture journey thus far, Runde shares what he wishes he had known in the beginning and offers advice to other leaders about to embark on a culture-shaping journey.

About the interviewer

Jens Vogt (jvogt@heidrick.com) is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Bremen office and leads Heidrick Consulting in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.