Leadership is human work. Let’s treat it that way.

Positive Leadership Coach & Trainer. Keynote Speaker.
I’m a Leadership Coach, Trainer & Keynote-Speaker with a human-centered lens.
I integrate Positive Psychology, hence positive (self-)leadership, mental wellbeing & relational science into my systemic work. This way, I support leaders to grow & perform — from the inside out.
❝I believe leadership is not just about scaling organizations. It’s about tending to the human at the center.❞
I work with leaders who are driven or challenged by change — that is corporate leaders (from emerging leaders to executives), startup or scaleup entrepreneurs & business owners.
They're people with strong ambition, vision & responsibility. Hence, they want to build meaningful businesses — without sacrificing themselves or their relationships in the process.

Yet, behind the titles, they are humans who risk overwhelm, burnout & relational breakdown.

In fast-moving environments, leadership can become reactive, isolating & draining.

Many leaders silently navigate:

⭕ Mental strain (emotional overload, stress, decision fatigue, or ADHD)
⭕ Disconnection (from their values, teams, or even themselves)
⭕ Relational friction (miscommunication, mistrust, or a lack of emotional safety)

While performance metrics remain in focus, flourishing as a human leader — cultivating thriving relationships alongside — is often left behind. But the research is clear:

⭕ Executives report mental health symptoms “just as often as others”. (HBR)
⭕ Healthy relationships at work are a rare asset, yet essential for performance. (HBR)
⭕ Mental wellbeing, emotional intelligence & strong interpersonal bonds are not soft skills — but strategic assets. (M. Seligman, B. Fredrickson)

Positive leadership starts with being well.

I support you in becoming a Positive Leader — someone who leads with clarity, connection & courage.
It asks for mental wellbeing, emotional awareness & human-centered leadership in your daily practice.

This isn’t just theory. It leads to tangible change in how you think, feel & lead yourself & others.

Examples of what that can look like

Instead of spiraling in stress or reactivity, you’ll cultivate emotional agility & mental spaciousness — using tools like self-reflection, reframing & mindfulness. You respond, rather than react.

From overwhelm to clarity

Rather than leading from perfectionism or fear, you’ll learn to recognize & grow your strengths, practice self-empathy & lead from your core values. Confidence becomes grounded, not performative.

From self-criticism to strength-based confidence

Conflict isn't avoidable. It isn't the problem either — how we hold it is. "What if conflicts have the important job of dissolving outdated orders & creating new stability?" Klaus Eidenschink asks. Hence, you’ll learn naming what's unspoken, holding difference without fracture & leading through tension toward something stronger.

From avoiding conflict to navigating it constructively

You’ll shift your leadership from top-down management to emotionally intelligent connection — using psychological safety, trust-building, appreciative feedback & healthy conflict as tools for collective growth.

From transactional teams to thriving relationships

The most overlooked leadership issue isn't managing complexity — it's managing oneself. Many spend years building outer competencies while inner work goes untouched. Let’s shift! Build the self-awareness, emotional agility & self-empathy that make confident, values-driven leadership possible from the inside out — instead of burning out.

From self-neglect to grounded self-leadership

Positive leadership helps use mental energy more efficiently (90%) & develop others (76%). It improves teamwork & collaboration (92%).

Boost peak-performance
Source: Positive Intelligence

It shifts personal wellbeing, as it increases one’s happiness (85%), helps managing stress (91%) & lifts self-confidence (83%).

Improve personal wellbeing
Source: Positive Intelligence

Very importantly, positive leadership improves healthy relationships at work & home (82%), conflict management (84%) & empathy (97%).

Foster healthy relationships
Source: Positive Intelligence

It’s about leading without losing your humanity or burning the human assets within or around you.

My work integrates Positive Psychology alongside systemic coaching & training, mental wellbeing practices & relational leadership tools — tailored to your (self-)leadership context & needs. My approach is pragmatic, grounded in evidence & adaptive:
⭕ Positive (self-)leadership: Strengthen your inner foundation.
⭕ Human-centered, relational leadership: Develop your capacity to build safe, connected & high-trust environments — with your teams, the board, etc.
⭕ Systemic & sustainable integration: Embed a new mindset, behavior & habits into your real (self-)leadership situations — improving e.g. team dynamics, communication, decision-making & culture shifts.
Positive (self-)leadership isn’t about being relentlessly friendly, optimistic, or enduring. That would be toxic!
You build the mental flexibility, emotional intelligence & relational depth required to lead through uncertainty & complexity. You deliver business results while staying deeply human with yourself & others. That’s trustworthy & enabling strong performance.

Whole humans make better leaders. Positive leaders build better futures.

Numbers that speak for themselves

5+
years of being internationally successful

343+
enabled coachees from 3 continents

1,704+
energized workshop- & training-participants

79+
inspiring keynotes & podcasts in English or German

My clients trust in me