Maximilian Gracz
Change and Transformation Consultant, Trainer/Facilitator & Coach
Experience
Jan 2021 - Present
3 years 7 months Berlin, Germany
Change and Transformation Consultant, Trainer/Facilitator & Coach
Self-Employed
- 9+ years of experience as a senior consultant, trainer and coach focusing on change management, transformation, talent development, culture diagnosis and multi-project management
- Training focus includes coaching & enabling, delegation, conflict resolution, agile leadership
- 1-1 coaching of top management, department heads, team leads and employees
Jan 2021 - Aug 2023
1 year 8 months Reutlingen, Germany
Project Lead for Transformation focusing on establishing a global collaboration culture and modern leadership
Global Semiconductor Corporation
- Developed a 5-chapter change story and vision and presented it in a global virtual town hall to 800 participants
- Set up a transformation team and co-created an organizational analysis that identified strengths and challenges for strategy implementation
- Ran a top management workshop to review analysis results, develop change measures, and build ownership for transformation execution
- Designed a PO and tribe concept to embed (agile) practices and roles that promote global collaboration across locations and sites
- Held an offsite event to engage the top 60 leaders in transformation execution, vision and strategy roll-out
- Managed multiple stakeholders and project management across all interest groups (HR, C-Level, works council)
- Designed and ran communication events ("Roadshows") to share the organizational analysis at all sites and involve them in the path forward (from awareness to ownership to commitment)
Jun 2021 - Sep 2022
1 year 4 months Berlin, Germany
Project Lead for a Leadership Development Program for Science Managers
Global Network of Public Sector Research Institutes
- Co-created a program architecture for emerging leaders
- Delivered various training modules in the learning journey on team, self and organizational leadership in a scientific environment (on-site)
- Conducted interactive digital formats (including live voting and quizzes)
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year Hamburg, Germany
Project Lead for Transformation Support and Change Implementation
Global Media Corporation
- Designed and delivered activation formats (including with the top 200 leaders) centered on the leadership model, purpose and strategy to bring them to life in daily work
- Developed change measures (including impact analysis, barcamps, agile pilots)
- Conducted management workshops (10-200 participants) and communication formats (town halls, pop-up events)
- Managed project steering and project management
- Handled stakeholder management with C-level, leaders and works council
Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
1 year 6 months Munich, Germany
Project Lead for Cultural Change, Leadership Development and Agile Transformation
International Bank
- Supported the culture change process and agile transformation including culture diagnosis, change workshops, communication initiatives, workshops with top management
- Developed and delivered a leadership development program on clarity and direction, agility, delegation and empowerment
- Introduced New Work concepts that promote hybrid work (including flex desk policy, technical infrastructures, agile teams in domains)
Jan 2019 - Dec 2023
5 years Hamburg, Germany
HybridProject Lead & Trainer for Leadership Development of Emerging Group Leaders
Global Financial Services Provider
- Designed a modern interactive hybrid leadership development program
- Delivered four modules on (1) leading in uncertain times and VUCA, (2) agile leadership and empowerment, (3) coaching & enabling, (4) digital basics
Aug 2018 - Dec 2020
1 year 5 months Gütersloh, Germany
Consultant & Facilitator for Transformation Support
Global IT and Logistics Services Company
- Set up and guided a transformation team to initiate change with impact analysis (including hypothesis and synthesis workshop, mirror workshop with management on analysis results)
- Designed and implemented change measures (including building a leadership academy, leadership principles, value workshops, strategy development)
- Ran communication campaigns (e.g., town halls at all sites) with 100–200 participants each, including a gallery walk on impact analysis results
Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
1 year 4 months Stuttgart, Germany
Change Consultant & Trainer/Facilitator for Leadership Activation
Global Machinery and Plant Manufacturer
- Designed a two-day workshop series for digital transformation focusing on leadership and change
- Created playful formats like a time-travel storytelling exercise, build-an-app in 1 hour for agile immersion, and a competency card game
- Trained 1,500 leaders in large-group formats (around 50 leaders) in Germany and the USA
- Awarded by WirtschaftsWoche as "Best of Consulting" in the medium-sized enterprise category for "Organization"
Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
7 years Berlin, Germany
Project Lead for Change, Leadership Development, Transformation and Cultural Change
LEAD Mindsets & Capabilities GmbH
Jan 2016 - Dec 2019
2 yearsIT Strategy Consultant
Capgemini Invent
Summary
- Passion for guiding change in times of uncertainty and complexity
- 9+ years of experience as a senior consultant, trainer and coach focusing on change management, transformation, talent development, culture diagnosis and multi-project management
- Training focus includes coaching & enabling, delegation, conflict resolution, agile leadership
- 1-1 coaching of top management, department heads, team leads and employees
Languages
English
Advanced
German
Advanced
Education
Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
TU Berlin; Tongji University; Queensland University of Technology
Master of Science · Industrial Engineering · Australia
Oct 2011 - Jun 2014
TU Berlin; Tongji University; Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Science · Industrial Engineering · Australia
Certifications & licenses
Certified Systemic Coach
Besser-Sigmund Institute; Eilert Academy
Certified WingWave® Coach
Besser-Sigmund Institute; Eilert Academy
Certified emTrace® Coach
Besser-Sigmund Institute; Eilert Academy
Certified Neuro-Resonance Master Practitioner (NLP with Heart Focus)
Denys Scharnweber
Certified Management Trainer®
Steinbeis University Berlin; Expertenformat Gedankentanken
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