COURAGE OVER RAGE - Overcoming Powerlessness, Take Charge and Shape the Future

  • Break free from the trap of powerlessness.
  • For those despairing over global crises, Magdalena Rogl offers a change of perspective and concrete calls to action.
  • For people seeking orientation, meaning, and change in difficult times.

Our present is defined by a state of permanent crisis that leaves many feeling paralyzed and powerless. Yet Magdalena Rogl is convinced: the future is whatever we make of it. We are not powerless; we possess an often-overlooked tool: responsibility. When we all begin to take responsibility in small, daily steps - for ourselves, for our fellow human beings, our privileges, digital spaces, society, and democracy - we can achieve greatness and actively co-create the future.

Magdalena Rogl speaks from experience; she is a successful keynote speaker and one of Germany’s most relevant voices for empathetic leadership, social change, and lived responsibility. For her book, she talks with women who share their experiences, provide concrete ideas and impulses, and demonstrate exactly how to move into action. Ultimately, it is about attitude and courage - not perfection or rage.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
  • Release: 13.11.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01991-3
  • 224 Pages
  • Author: Magdalena Rogl

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Magdalena Rogl

Magdalena Rogl , born in Munich in 1985 and raised in a Bavarian village with a Croatian surname, is frequently cited in the media as the "face of the new world of work." Yet her professional journey was anything but conventional: instead of completing high school, she left early to train as a childcare worker. At 19, she became a mother, and by her mid-20s, she was a single parent to two sons. As a career changer, she rose through the ranks to become an executive at Microsoft Germany and is now one of the most influential voices on diversity, New Work, and empathetic leadership. Her keynotes are among the most sought-after in the fields of leadership and cultural transformation. She is a dedicated mentor, advisory board member, and volunteer - a woman who doesn't just demand responsibility but embodies it. Magdalena Rogl’s first book, MitGefühl , was published in 2022.