#100 - Becoming CEO in the middle of a crisis with Nina Pütz

<p>How do you steer a billion-euro company through the Covid crisis?</p> <p>When Nina Pütz joined the fintech giant Ratepay as the new CEO, she knew that building human connections was going to be a challenge. Germany was going back into lockdown and she had to position herself at the head of one of Europe’s largest payment providers.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the new leader of over 200 employees in Germany and Europe, this wasn’t an easy task. But Nina knew that effective internal and external communications were essential. Luckily she had a plan both to establish herself in the company and to help streamline operations…</p> <p>“The key is to speak the language of your respective counterpart. Different people communicate differently. With the right amount of empathy and feeling, you can make this work very well – over video for example.”</p> <p>Tune in to the latest episode of Speak Like a CEO where Nina shares her experiences and strategies with Oliver and Lena. They will be talking about:</p> <p>🎨 The art of building meaningful relationships virtually</p> <p>💪The secret to maintaining a strong company culture from the home office</p> <p>🧑🏾‍💻Increasing team productivity in lockdown with new digital tools</p> <p>👍About why giving employees more freedom leads to better performance</p> <p><br></p> <p>-------</p> <p>Did you enjoy this episode of SLACEO? Let us know what you think on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also email me at&nbsp;hello@oliveraust.com.</p> <p>If you want to learn how to build an unignorable personal brand in 30 days, check out my latest book <em>Unignorable </em>on <a href="http://oliveraust.com/">oliveraust.com</a>.</p>