Participation in ArtMUC Munich
Who I am
I am_
Clear in thought and speech, precise in observation and with absolute respect: sincere in feedback.
A specialist in highly professional face-to-face dialogue.
Borne out of the experience of 40 years working in science, management, business, politics and consultancy.
Combining creativity, experience and empathy, as a writer, speaker and painter.
My core
competencies_
- Sparring with and coaching board members and top executives since 1998 in complex family, DAX and blue chip companies
- Fostering development, presence and personality as the relevant human processes in business and politics
- Understanding highly complex interrelationships and creating transparency
- Enabling a shift of perspective towards radically different ways of looking at things, thinking "out of the box”
- Developing, naming and communicating insights gained from deep dives
- Expressing my own knowledge and insights in a variety of ways through writing, speaking and painting.
- Trusting my own perception and acknowledging that what is – is the basis for any change ...and out of my own experience: bringing success and women together
On
television_
The unique
selling proposition_
Science
Pioneering work in
leadership and management
M.A. at WWU Münster, 1986, Dr. phil. at the University of Dortmund, 1992. Dissertation on "Communication in corporations. Leadership and a Constructive Image of Man." 1993 Appointed to HTWK Leipzig, Faculty of Polygraphic Technology (now: Media); creation and management of the Media Technology course, co-development and management of the Publishing Production course.
Business
Experience in
dealing with power
1985-1989, Editor, then Technical Publishing Manager at Data Becker Verlag, Düsseldorf; moved to the Bertelsmann group at Mohndruck, Gütersloh; since 1992, Managing Director Bertelsmann Medien-Service, Moscow, Leipzig, Gütersloh, Berlin, until 12/1993. Since 1998, coach and consultant for corporate companies (Daimler, Deutsche Post) and media companies (publishing houses, television), and since 1999, start-ups.
Politics
Forward thinking
in economic-sociological
contexts
Member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen since 1991; spokesperson in Leipzig; 2000/01 member of the supervisory board of the Heinrich Böll Foundation; 1998-2002 expert in the Media Council of Saxony; 2002-2003 expert in the Media Council of North Rhine-Westphalia; currently involved in various aspects and initiatives for the common good.
Consulting
Dialogical approach to
achieving clarity on issues
Coaching with an attitude of appreciation and respect; qualifications in various topics, including organisational, addiction and power; development of my own approach: post- heroic and risk-intelligent. 2020, Founding of a virtual leadership academy: building self and relationship competence in complex systems.
Originality
Authenticity and clarity
in a variety of contexts
Since 1992, author of non-fiction books, from 2002 of literature; since 2005, speaker in smaller settings (dinner speeches) and on the big stage (lectures) on a wide range of business topics; painter, trained in numerous courses since 1997, personal technique and development of large formats since spring 2018, member of the bbk (Association of Visual Artists)
Social
commitment_
Naturally I make my knowledge and experience available - since the early 1990s in associations, in a political party and in various committees.
Civil courage and social responsibility are necessary for a healthy world.
Associations
1992 Co-founder of EWMD e.V. Ostwestfalen-Lippe
Since 1994 a sponsoring member of Greenpeace e.V.
2012-2016 Member of FidAR e.V.
Since 2020 Member of bbk berlin e.V.
Since 2021 Gemeingut in BürgerInnenhand (GiB) e.V.
Party
Since 1993, member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (various commitments, AG Demokratie, Stadtteilbeiratin Nordwest), spokesperson for KV Leipzig 1997/98
Committees
1998-2002 Expert in the Media Council of Saxony
2001 Supervisory board member of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Berlin
2002-2003 Expert in the Media Council NRW