638 - CEOs have a full backpack. They just never open it.

Jens Heitland started his career at 16 on construction sites in Germany, long before he held any formal leadership title. In this episode he reflects on what that path taught him and describes a pattern he observes across senior leaders with long careers: decades of lived experience that accumulates quietly and rarely gets examined or shared.The conversation covers how experience converts into understanding, why the transmission of that knowledge tends to break down inside organizations, and what changes when leaders start making their accumulated observations visible.If you work inside a large organization or lead one, this episode is worth your time.Highlights:00:00 From Construction to Corporate00:08 Germany’s Dual Education00:14 Climbing Into Leadership00:27 Connecting the Dots00:32 The Career Backpack00:38 Why CEOs Should Share00:46 Final TakeawayLinks:https://www.jensheitland.com/links