But what makes me proud is that I helped more than 100 people to achieve a major career step into senior and executive management. Most of them are global leaders and I am connected with them via Linkedin, some are good friends for life!

Yes, your qualification and skills are important; these are your tickets to enter the race. Winning a race is a different story as we both know it is not always the best qualified or skilled person who gets promoted. But what is needed to win a career race?

For the last decade, my main focus as a global CIO was to develop top talents into top leaders and empower them to do the same – a recipe to develop highly successful organizations and high-performance businesses.

All my career experience and everything I learned to coach and develop hundreds of top leaders are now available in coaching sessions or selective online courses – for a price that is unseen in the coaching business.

I recommend investing in yourself, committing time and energy, and learning what matters in a career race. It sounds easy – let’s be honest, it is a lot of work, but it is not complicated if you know what matters! It is your call, but it is very important for your future.

Take action before the race is over.