Talent & Leadership Development Director, L&D Director

WORK EXPERIENCE

• L&D Senior Director TEC Leadership Institute GmbH | 2002 – present

Senior lead for client-facing and internal leadership, talent, and organisational capability development.

Client-facing work:

• Partner with HR, L&D, and senior leadership teams to diagnose leadership and talent needs
• Design and deliver leadership and talent development programmes aligned to business strategy
• Lead leadership assessments, 360° feedback processes, and capability reviews
• Facilitate senior leadership programmes, offsites, and executive workshops
• Coach senior leaders and executives in complex, high-stakes environments
• Translate diagnostic data into clear development decisions and action plans

Internal role at TEC:

• Lead programme design standards, quality assurance, and delivery governance

• Develop and refine assessment-led leadership and talent development methodologies

• Oversee learning architecture across blended, virtual, and in-person formats

• Mentor consultants, facilitators, and coaches within the TEC ecosystem

• Shape service offerings aligned to future-of-work and leadership capability trends

• Research & Design Lead – Future-Fit Leadership Assessment Future-Fit Leadership | 2022 – present

Responsible for the research, design, validation, and deployment of the Future-Fit Leadership Assessment.

2022–2024 | Research & Design:

• Led applied research and framework development in collaboration with the University of Twente
• Designed the Future-Fit Leadership capability model aligned to future-of-work requirements
• Developed and validated the leadership assessment and diagnostic methodology
• Translated academic research into a practical, scalable leadership diagnostic system

2024–present | Deployment & Scaling:

• Deployment of the Future-Fit Leadership Assessment in global multinational organisations

• Use of the diagnostic across full-scale leadership development programmes

• Use in entry-level and early leadership development programmes

• Application within talent recruitment and talent development programmes

• Integration of assessment insights into leadership development, succession planning, and talent pipelines

• Ongoing refinement based on organisational data, client feedback, and programme outcomes

• Executive & Senior Leadership Coach Freelance / Embedded in Client Programmes | 2002 – present

• One-to-one coaching with senior leaders and executives

• Coaching grounded in assessment data, behavioural insight, and leadership context

• Support for leaders navigating role transitions, strategic complexity, and high-stakes decision-making

• Focus on clarity, leadership effectiveness, and sustainable behaviour change

• Team Coach Global Organisations | 2002 – present

• Coaching and development of intact leadership and project teams

• Diagnosis of team dynamics, collaboration patterns, and performance blockers

• Facilitation of team alignment around purpose, roles, decision-making, and ways of working

• Strengthening trust, psychological safety, and accountability within teams

• Support for cross-functional and matrixed teams

• Change Management Programmes Global Organisations | 2002 – present

• Design and facilitation of change and transformation programmes

• Support for leaders and teams navigating organisational change

• Stakeholder analysis and engagement design

• Development of change leadership capability at individual and team level

• Integration of change management with leadership development and culture initiatives

• Upskilling Programmes – Future of Work Global Organisations | 2015 – present

Design and delivery of upskilling programmes focused on future-of-work themes, including:

• Leadership in AI-enabled and digital workplaces
• Hybrid and distributed team leadership
• Cross-generational collaboration (Gen X, Y, Z)
• Emotional intelligence and self-aware leadership
• Psychological safety and inclusive leadership
• Adaptive leadership in complex, fast-changing environments
• Intercultural collaboration in global organisations