"Coal all spent; the bucket empty; the shovel useless; the stove breathing out cold; the room freezing; the leaves outside the window rigid, covered with rime; the sky a silver shield against anyone who looks for help from it. I must have coal; I cannot freeze to death…"
"Coal all spent; the bucket empty; the shovel useless; the stove breathing out cold; the room freezing; the leaves outside the window rigid, covered with rime; the sky a silver shield against anyone who looks for help from it. I must have coal; I cannot freeze to death…"

What?

I offer personal executive coaching & counseling for top executives in the energy industry (and beyond), working with them and their teams to develop, strengthen, and expand mental strategies for 

  • setting directions,
  • making decisions,
  • leading organizations & people

in an increasingly unpredictable, uncertain, volatile, ambiguous, and complex business environment.

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Who?

I combine industry expertise from more than 100 projects with utilities, industrial players, public sector institutions, and associations and deep insights in developmental & transformational coaching, building on

  • an academic background in social sciences,
  • more than two decades of personal coaching, mentoring & working with teams,
  • 12 years of top management consulting as a consultant & partner with McKinsey & Company, Inc.

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How?

My coaching & counseling work is based on the constructive-developmental approach shaped by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey (Harvard University). In my work with clients, I use client-centric interventions in order to

  • set targets that link personal & team effectiveness to business context, industry environment, and personal development at the same time,
  • understand & describe the mental structures of individuals & teams (as well as their limitations),
  • support individuals & teams in radically expanding the limits of their mental & emotional comfort zones – thereby enhancing their flexibility, creativity, and resilience.

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Why?

Top executives in today’s energy industry are facing unprecedented strategic and operational challenges. At the same time, many executives realize that they also need to address the mental challenges of doing business in an increasingly uncertain and ambiguous industry environment in order to understand & practically know

  • why and when tried-and-tested management practices fail and need to be modified or replaced,
  • how to adapt patterns of thinking and acting in order to deal more creatively with unexpected situations,
  • how to create circumstances that contribute to confidence, commitment, and fun at work (and beyond), for themselves and for others.

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