I-Sekai founder Cornelia Kunze: ‘Know who you are and bring your full self’

Communications is a valued function in organizations around the world.

But what the daily life a communicator looks like differs from country to country. To offer a look a the wide world of communications, we caught up with Cornelia Kunze, founder and chief advisor for I-Sekai, a consultancy for global communications.

Here’s what Kunze had to say about her work — and what she predicts for an increasingly global marketplace and communicators role in it:

1. If you could describe your job in one word, what would it be?

Kunze: Communications engineering (in German language that is one word only).

2. Who’s your favorite person to talk to each day?

Kunze: My life partner, an electrical engineer by training and heart, business leader, avid photographer, loving father. We met in India 10 years ago and share many interests, among them our passion for Asia — we have both lived there.

3. What’s been the best lesson you’ve learned about leadership

Kunze: Be human, always! You work with people, not resources. If you create a growth culture of trust, learning and support, success will follow.