When it comes to Digital Transformation, Mittelstand has a cultural advantage through heritage and longevity. We suggest to leverage the current crisis as an opportunity to capitalize on this. Although, we further believe that in order to effectively achieve sustainable results, the leadership style needs to evolve from hierchical to adaptive leadership. As an experiment, we decided to share this article in English, in order to address a wider audience. Hope you like it and will find it valuable - see below ways how to stay in touch!