Live Seminar

Special Leadership Skills

Leading When Everything Is on Fire

Leadership is not a position and not a line on a business card. It is the capacity to stay clear when uncertainty reaches its peak, to make qualified decisions when information is incomplete, and to hold a team together when failure feels dangerously close. Learn from Major Ron E. Lair, former U.S. Army commander, who proved his leadership in the most extreme situations imaginable and understand how this ability can be consciously developed.

What this seminar is about

Anyone can lead when everything goes according to plan. But what do you do when the plan collapses and the pressure becomes unbearable? This seminar teaches you the principles of an officer who did not learn leadership in a classroom, but in real operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Major Ron E. Lair shows how to translate those experiences into your business environment:
how to build mental strength, eliminate emotional reflexes, and stay composed when everyone else begins to panic. You will not learn theory. You will learn survival strategies for projects and teams. The ability to act in crisis and to make clear decisions in chaos. For people who want to deliver results, no matter how difficult the circumstances.

If I had to define leadership in a single word, it would be this: results. -- Ron E. Lair

Join this seminar if…

... you want to learn from a commander who has led people when failure meant real consequences

... you prefer practitioners over theorists and value leadership grounded in lived experience

... you need to assess complex, high-pressure situations quickly and without emotional bias

... you lead teams, divisions or companies and must make sound decisions under uncertainty

... you can follow English discussions and want to ask targeted questions to a senior officer

The seminar is led by

Ron E. Lair

Major Ronald E. Lair, MA, BSc unites academic leadership expertise with real-life experience in the most demanding environments. As a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and the Advanced Leadership Course, he studied criminology and sociology, taught at several U.S. universities, and commanded units in Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. Ron learned to make critical decisions when the stakes were life and death — not theoretical, not simulated, but under extreme pressure on the ground. For the first time, he opens his playbook. His sessions are for those who want to lead with confidence when uncertainty takes over.

Bernhard Moestl

With more than 1.5 million books sold, SPIEGEL bestselling author Bernhard Moestl is among the most successful non-fiction writers in the German-speaking world. Described by a Chinese cultural manager as an “European with an Asian mind,” he integrates Eastern thinking methods with Western precision. Originally trained as a professional photographer, Bernhard spent more than fifteen years in Asia, studying the mindset and martial discipline of the Shaolin monks. Long before artificial intelligence became a global trend, he was already exploring the principles of conscious thinking, perception, and decision logic — fundamentals that are now essential for understanding and guiding AI responsibly. Today, Bernhard shares his insights into clarity, leadership and success through seminars, coaching and advisory work. He is also the CEO of the branding agency Happy Guys.