Change and Transformation Consultant, Trainer/Facilitator & Coach
Berlin, Germany
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
Hybrid
Project 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 years
IT 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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