Maximilian Späte - Lecturer in Change & Project Management | FRATCH

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Norderstedt, Germany

Experience

Jun 2023 - Present

2 years 8 months

Lecturer in Change & Project Management

HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration

Lecturer for Managing and Leading Change and project management

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 1 month

Interim Manager, Consultant and Coach for Business Succession and Transformation

Maximilian Späte Advisory

Supporting business succession processes
Leading transformation projects such as post-merger integration, restructuring, IT/OT governance, strategy development, establishing digital marketing and sales channels and CRM, and organizational and process reorganization within digital initiatives in industries like energy, IT system houses, healthcare, residential construction, building materials, or grocery retail (3–9 months per project)
Interim management to prepare a company sale (12 months)
Interim management of the merger of project and product management after a private equity buyout in the telecommunications sector (12 months)
Applying methods like systemic coaching, the Kübler-Ross Change Curve, complex PTSD, John P. Kotter's 8 Steps for Leading Change, PSI theory, OKR, and tools like Miro, LLMs, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Asana, Jira & Confluence

Aug 2016 - Dec 2020

4 years 5 months

Managing Director

Globetrotter Erlebnis GmbH

Managing 150 employees across 20 direct reports, with annual revenue of €25M and profit of €5M
Carried out light post-merger integration via shared services and turnaround within one year through sustainable cost cuts and efficiency increases
Drove strategic growth in all business areas via digital transformation, SaaS-based automation of sales, marketing, and fulfillment processes, and closing long-term framework agreements with key accounts
Led brand relaunch and marketing overhaul: offline via shared service centers, online via a new in-house team, four website relaunches, and setting up omnichannel marketing

Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

3 years 1 month

Head of Strategic Corporate Development

RT Raiffeisen Touristik Group

Built and led the in-house consulting division focused on establishing shared service centers for digital marketing, automated sales management, and accounting

Sep 2013 - Mar 2015

1 year 7 months

Head of Sales Coordination

Reiseland GmbH & Co. KG

Managed five direct reports in the franchise internal and external sales teams
Optimized sales structures, developed concepts for acquiring new franchise partners and franchise operations

Feb 2011 - Sep 2013

2 years 8 months

Consultant

Pawlik Consultants GmbH

Consulting with a focus on strategy development, sales optimization, and personnel recruitment and development

May 2010 - Feb 2011

10 months

Consultant Analyst

Steria Mummert Consulting AG

Consulting with a focus on transformation projects in state and federal ministries and agencies

Jan 2009 - Apr 2010

1 year 4 months

Trainer/Lecturer

Institut für Public Management

Design, delivery, and evaluation of training programs in public management for public administration trainees

Summary

For 15 years, I've shaped sustainable change – as a successor CEO, interim manager, and transformation sparring partner.

Skills

Systemic Coaching
Kübler-ross Change Curve
Pete Walker Complex Ptsd
John P. Kotter's 8 Steps For Leading Change
Prof. Julius Kuhl's Psi Theory
Okr According To John Doerr
Stoicism By Epictetus/seneca/marcus Aurelius
Miro
Llms
Microsoft 365
Google Workspace
Asana
Jira & Confluence
Plaky

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Apr 2006 - Apr 2010

University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Economics & University of Economics and Law

Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · Public Management / Public Service Management · Berlin, Germany · 1.4

Jun 1992 - Jun 2005

Heepen Grammar School

General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (bilingual English/German) · Bielefeld, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Management Trainer and Business Coach

German Academy for Coaching, Training and Development

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