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Mathias Schluep Managing Director
World Resources Forum
59014:2024 for sustainable and traceable secondary material recovery.
Balancing shareholder relations As an engineer, it’ s no surprise Mathias is technically-minded. However, as a leader, he also appreciates human relatability.
“ In the end, if you want to convince other people about solutions you need this human touch,” he asserts.“ You need to while you have to convene stakeholder processes.
We have to build consensus; we have to be empathic about other people to understand why they are thinking differently because they all have a reason.
“ If you start to understand why they’ re thinking differently, maybe you will find a way to convince them that maybe they could change their mind – or maybe they could also say yes to a solution they didn’ t think about before.”
“ Your enemy can also be your friend. It just depends on how you talk to them.”
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