politicwise - politics meets personal development

Listen to people and build trust as a politician. Develop skills in teamwork, compromise, and information analysis. Convey both good and bad news honestly to maintain trust. Politics requires a generalist approach and the ability to adapt to different policy areas.

Know your values. But why exactly? Knowing your core personal values is a super-power - there are 5 specific benefits

Why competence is not sufficient, what confidence does to our brains, how we develop confidence, why there is a gender gap in confidence and how collective confidence matters

How to focus on what matters most - peeling away the layers one by one, starting from WHERE to focus on to WHY should you care and HOW to maintain focus.

Insights on snap elections, fast learning, perfectionism, being in the spotlight, approaching citizens for genuine conversations and dealing with discontent

Hear the insights & lessons from women leaders featured in the new book 'Leading Our Way. How Women Are Re-Defining Leadership.'

Exploring six leadership styles, identifying your natural style and knowing when and how to shift to the style needed in your organization

Book review of Stanford Prof. Jeffrey Pfeffer's book on power tactics based on social science findings

Ye-One Rhie MdB, member of the German Bundestag, shares her personal story & motivation for being in politics, and her 3 tips for those who want to go into politics.

Adaptive leadership, complexity, and asking the right questions

Sahak Ibrahimkhil on deciding to run for office in the 2024 European elections

The decision to run for office, key learnings so far & ahead, and a morning routine to get off to good start.

What are the ups & downs of being at the helm of a large NGO? What's so energizing about taking responsibility? And what do you learn about leadership & yourself? Listen to this conversation with Clara Föller, president of the Young European Federalists (JEF) in Germany

9 key lessons from being campaign manager of Volt Europa in Germany for the European elections in 2019.

3 arguments in favor and against being authentic in politics

Insights from training political leaders in Portugal, and pursuing a career outside of politics but still contributing to a better political system

I talk with Silke Gebel, MP in the Berlin state parliament, about how and why to move from political activism to politics, her learnings from being in top-level politics and advice to those joining politics

How to equip people with tools to make an impact, the power of having a mentor, how to handle the challenge of unpaid volunteering and why to not always be the first.

My guest today is Daniel Rona. He is the Director of 21 Research Center, a think tank in Budapest specialized in public opinion polling and political consultancy. He's been an advisor to several political campaigns in Hungary, such as the campaign of the current mayor of Budapest as well as for the centrist opposition party Momentum. In my conversation with Daniel we explore what it's like to be in politics in Hungary esp. as opposition, and Daniel shares his observation on what drives people to go into politics and what it takes to be successful in Hungarian politics.