Gabor Holch

Whatever your New year plans are, you’re more likely to forget or abandon them than to turn them into a better year. Why? Because you’ll soon get busy with so-called “reactive tasks”. My first video for corporate leaders in 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=2Px_eA…

Based on my recent work with global leadership teams at organisations such as ASML, Audi & Alibaba, my first FREE East-West Leadership webinar of 2026 explores how leaders can turn widening divisions into collaboration. Check details & register: eastwestleadership.com/event-details/…

As I support global executives in their struggle with uncertainty & vast fields of unrealised potential, the most exciting part of the job is crisscrossing between countries, sectors & firms connected by worldwide supply chains. Full post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

If HR professionals elected an “Emotion of the Year” the way designers choose a “Colour of the Year”, it would be "Fear". My first FREE East–West Leadership webinar of the year helps leadership teams face 2026 with greater confidence and clarity: eastwestleadership.com/event-details/…

Christmas moves people far beyond Christianity, and not by accident. Long before it became a religious holiday, the winter solstice, when light triumphs over darkness, people celebrated the joy of living and connecting. Full LinkedIn post: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

On my last work day before Christmas, I’d like to say thanks to my Alma Mater Central European University (CEU), an institution which, beyond the huge upgrade of my Masters in International Relations in 1998, always had me covered when I needed a nudge. Full post on LinkedIn.

It still isn't too late to treat your friends or clients to the Dragon Suit experience: - Surprise them at year's end, - For the Orthodox Christmas in January, - Who celebrate the Chinese New Year, Kyūshōgatsu or Tet. Buying options: dragonsuit.info Happy Holidays!

In your opinion, which leader wore an unexpected gift cowboy hat with more grace? 1. Deng Xiaoping 2. Donald J. Trump

Once again, I spent an entire leadership coaching session with a Chinese manager discussing Europe’s sluggish speed. As I see it, a core problem is incompatibility, not of technologies but of mindsets. Check the full post on LinkedIn & watch this video youtube.com/watch?v=qGt_91…

With Taiwan recently banning Xiaohongshu, the world’s digital ecosystems keep pulling apart. Since every business is an online business now, global executives must stay informed and draw the right lessons. See full post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

Join my FREE East-West Leadership webinar this Thursday to discuss the immediate implications of tech and geopolitics on: 👉🏻 Global mobility 👉🏻 Global teams 👉🏻 Global leadership 👉🏻 Global HR strategies 📅 Details and registration: eastwestleadership.com/event-details/…

Based on a recent workshop I delivered at the United Nations, this one-hour FREE webinar unpacks geographic and talent trends for globally mobile executives, managers and entrepreneurs. Details and registration: eastwestleadership.com/event-details/…

With these certificates, I am nearing the end of a year-long journey towards a double degree as an executive coach including: - Coaching Practitioner certification by EMCC, and - Professional Certified Coach (PCC) degree by ICF. Full post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

Why do I tell East-West Leadership executive coaching clients that WeChat is the best navigation app to business in China, and suggest they download it before entering the country? See full LinkedIn post on what WeChat can & cannot do for foreigners: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

Do you remember that ten years ago, we thought the world was pushed to the extreme of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity: in short, VUCA? Where are we heading? Join my next FREE webinar to discuss expat and global mobility scenarios: eastwestleadership.com/event-details/…

Ready or not, the new year is coming. What awaits East-West expats in 2026? Let's discuss it at my next free webinar! Details and registration: eastwestleadership.com/event-details/…

Pessimists imagine a showdown between robotic and human labour, while optimists anticipate a future where humans and humanoids work collaboratively side-by-side and even share giggle one of them makes a mistake… unless... See ful post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

What does a long pause mean from East Asian negotiators? There’s a specific reason why this was the most intriguing question at our discussion by Hungary’s lake Balaton at the annual conference of Hungarian Logistical Association MLBKT. See LinkedIn post: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/

Here is a misunderstanding about corporate core values in culturally diverse teams: The disagreement usually isn’t what core values ARE but what those core values MEAN. See full post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/