Lay it out
We begin by getting the relevant pieces on the table, even where the connections are not yet clear.
Working together
You know something needs to change. The harder question is what.
You do not need a diagnosis, a neat explanation or a firm view of what kind of help you need. We start with a short conversation about what is happening and whether my way of working makes sense for you.
The approach
Start with the situation, not a label.
The first explanation is rarely the whole explanation.
The work may no longer be demanding enough. Your role may be too narrow, or the organisation may make good work harder than it needs to be. Your own way of working, the relationships around you, pressure outside work or a combination of these may also be part of the picture.
Rather than starting with strengths, interests or a list of suitable careers, we look at the system as a whole: how you think and work, what the job actually requires, the authority you have, the people around you and the organisation in which it all happens.
This makes it easier to see what can change, what cannot, and which difficulties would be likely to follow you into the next role.
Work Fit Review
For a current work question: a role that no longer fits, a pattern that keeps returning or a move you are weighing up.
Together, we work out where the friction is coming from. That means looking beyond the job title to the work itself, the scope of the role, decision rights, working relationships and the wider organisation.
The answer is not automatically a new job. It may be a different remit, more room to act, a clearer agreement about authority or a small test within the role you already have. Sometimes a move is the right conclusion. The point is to know why.
If useful
A written summary.
I can bring the main findings, decision criteria and possible next steps together in a concise written summary. It is a working document, not a test report or personality profile.
When the question goes beyond work
Some questions begin at work and do not stay there.
You may be trying to understand why adapting takes so much effort, why the same tensions keep returning, or why work, relationships, rest and your sense of yourself no longer fit together particularly well.
Here, we take a wider view. We look at what repeats, what belongs together and what may have been crowded out. There is no need to tidy every contradiction away before it has been properly understood.
The aim is not a quick answer. It is a clearer view of your situation and a next step that fits what is actually going on.
If useful
A short personal note.
The main ideas and possible next steps can be captured in a short personal note. It records what is useful for your own thinking without turning it into a standardised profile.
How the work develops
Enough structure to get somewhere. Enough room for complexity.
Quick, wide-ranging thinking does not need less structure. It needs a structure that can hold several possibilities for long enough to tell them apart.
Separate the strands
We distinguish recurring patterns from possible causes, and the person from the work, role, relationships and setting.
Make it testable
We develop clearer criteria, possible changes and specific things to observe or try between conversations.
Some questions become clear in a small number of conversations. Larger changes may benefit from occasional support over a longer period.
Wondering whether this approach would suit your situation?
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What to know before we begin.
- Format
- The work is one-to-one, online or, by arrangement, in person in Hamburg or Berlin.
- No formal assessment required
- You do not need a formal assessment of cognitive ability. The introductory conversation is enough to decide whether your question is a good fit for my work.
- Fees
- The short introductory conversation is free. Before we begin, you receive a clear proposal covering the likely scope and fee. There is no fixed number of sessions.
- Company-funded work
- An employer can fund the work. We agree in advance what remains confidential and whether any feedback will be given to the organisation.
- What this is not
- This is not psychotherapy, diagnosis or crisis support. It does not replace medical care or a formal cognitive assessment. It is not recruitment, job placement, CV writing or interview coaching.
Professional background
Experience, specialist training and sound professional standards.
I combine more than twenty years in international business with professional coaching and specialist training in working with highly capable adults. My qualifications include Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation and Henley Business School’s Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching.
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Contact
If you would like to understand what is not working.
Send me a few lines about what is happening and what prompted the question. We can then decide whether—and how—I can usefully help.
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