Matthias Ehrhardt

Who Made YOU Better?
Thoughts on one of the most important leadership skills

Look. Doubt. Look Again.
What Cézanne can teach leaders about learning, developing talent, and seeing what everyone else has learned to overlook.

The Man Who Could Teach Stones to Draw
Cézanne called himself his pupil. Gauguin counted him among his masters. Camille Pissarro, a founder of Impressionism and mentor to a generation of painters, knew how to develop people. Here is what we can learn from him.

Rembrandt's Other Masterpieces
The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn created masterpiece after masterpiece. Much less known is the fact that he was also a great developer of talent, and his methods still work today.

The Secret of Your Learning
“I can’t remember names.” Ever heard that? Or maybe even thought it yourself? “I can’t learn that at …

Talent Talks: No More Reviews That Change Nothing – How Employee Conversations Really Work
Most reviews are built for evaluation. Talent Talks, a new book from Autoris Press, shows how to turn them into development conversations.

Receiving Feedback: The Real Leadership Skill
Giving feedback gets the training. Receiving it well decides whether people keep telling you the truth.

Leonardo da Vinci Lessons: Learning and Living Like a Master
Teach yourself, give learning time, work with others and finish what you start: the final four lessons from Leonardo da Vinci's life and notebooks.

Back to School (of Athens): What Raphael Teaches Us About Learning
Pythagoras, Euclid, Heraclitus, Diogenes and a student with a notepad: what the rest of Raphael’s fresco shows about how people learn.

The Art of Learning: A Renaissance Guide for Coaches and Leaders
Raphael’s School of Athens shows how Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates still shape how we learn, think, and grow.

From Sketchbook to Strategy: How Leonardo da Vinci Learned to Win
Leonardo paused often, ate simply, tested his ideas in practice and learned from a master. Four habits that still support learning today.

The Leonardo Principle: Leading Through Lifelong Learning
Leonardo da Vinci left thousands of notebook pages behind. Four habits recorded there still sharpen how we learn, and how we help others learn.