ABOUT US
WE STRENGTHEN THE SELF IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE WE.
TOGETHER WE ARE SETTING LIGHTS FOR GROWTH, EFFECTIVENESS AND HUMANITY.
We are not theoretical consultants. We come from leadership backgrounds ourselves and know what it's like to bear responsibility, make difficult decisions, and guide teams through change. This experience informs every project we undertake. In our work, we highlight existing strengths and how they can be brought to light.
We shine the light into dark corners to bring to light what is hidden: This can be strengths and qualities, shadow sides of a collective, conscious and unconscious dynamics, or hidden conflicts.
We understand organizations as living systems that, just like individuals, possess their own identity, vitality, and purpose, which can be strengthened. We create spaces where leaders, teams, and organizations can engage in shared (re)alignment and development. To achieve this, authenticity, mindfulness, expertise, reflection, and clarity are essential, as well as, at crucial moments, the courage and determination to make it a reality.
Get to know us
ALEXANDRA
MEINE SUPERPOWER
Open up the space with empathetic clarity, keep the big picture in mind, and ensure a sustainable transfer to everyday life.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
Over 20 years of experience as an executive, including eight years as a consultant and managing director at Unilever
-
Extensive experience in leadership and team coaching of over 50 teams in renowned companies
-
Management of over 30 change and organizational development projects
-
More than 2,000 hours as an external executive coach
-
Design of over 20 tailor-made formats for leadership development
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
The DB project "We Make Sense" brought our team together and guided over 1,500 executives toward greater inner clarity. Even many years later, we still receive messages from participants who have been touched by our work.
WHAT I BELIEVE
I believe that a strong "I" is necessary to live a strong "we." I believe in the power of self-efficacy and that an attitude of clarity and empathy is very effective.
Anika
MY SUPERPOWER
My clarity, my tenacity and my big heart, and always genuine interest in the other person.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
13 years of management experience including membership in the management board
-
6 years of coaching and consulting
-
international experience
-
Top Executive Work
-
Mindfulness teacher
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
I love all projects where people and leaders dare to really look at what it takes to further develop their own and collective strength.
WHAT I BELIEVE
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” (The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
Anke
MY SUPERPOWER
"Heart, head, hands & humor"... Connecting with warmth, clarity, lightness & depth and taking action.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
15 years of experience as an executive in an international corporation
-
10 years as a consultant and coach at all levels of small, medium and large organizations
-
Organizational development, team development, executive coaching, international leadership programs
-
Diploma in Psychology; Systemic Consulting & Coaching
-
Scrum Master
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
I love processes in which people from different organizational levels work together on topics relevant to them, thereby making a difference, becoming aware of their competencies and growing – and achieving sustainable effectiveness. I've witnessed this in various processes that I've supported both internally and externally.
WHAT I BELIEVE
Always consider people and organization together – balancing preservation and change. Act in a resource-oriented, tailored, and iterative manner.
Annette
MY SUPERPOWER
Address even sensitive topics with warmth and clarity; get to the point quickly.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
15 years of corporate experience and consulting
-
International experience
-
Top Executive Work
-
Building international learning journeys
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
World Food Programme in Ethiopia: The aim was to resolve conflicts between headquarters and field offices in order to resume the delivery of food parcels to the refugee camps.
WHAT I BELIEVE
If you think you are too small try sleeping with a mosquito in one room.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
10 years of teaching, consulting and leadership development in the NGO and education sector
-
Training as a psychoanalytic psychologist
-
Artist and innovation coach
-
Intercultural upbringing between Germany and Spain
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
Guiding speakers through the development of their keynote speeches. By exploring how they can inspire others, we often discover their unique beauty and purpose – a process that deeply touches me.
WHAT I BELIEVE
"The privilege of life is to become who you truly are." (C.G. Jung)
Annika
MEINE SUPERPOWER
Accompanying and empowering individuals or groups to follow their own path. Strengthening emotional competence: Providing space for feelings with empathy and clarity, enabling them to use these feelings as an inner compass.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
Underlying everything is a resource-oriented approach.
-
10 years of development
-
Further development and consulting training company
-
Training as an economic psychologist
-
10 years of teaching, training, consulting & coaching in the NGO and education sector
-
Founding of the association Ultreia Camino "Coaching on the Way of St. James"
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
To be able to support a purpose-driven food startup through teamwork, consulting and personal development into self-organization, and to see how everyone grows and builds a culture of trust.
WHAT I BELIEVE
“When patterns are broken, new worlds will emerge.” (Tuli Kupferberg, American poet) - this requires pauses, silence, listening and feeling, reflection, support and clear decisions.
Moni
MEINE SUPERPOWER
With love, wisdom and presence, to create space for deeper reflection and to provide structure in order to integrate what has been learned into life.
EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE
-
Over 20 years of experience as a manager and mentor to managers
-
Several years of international experience in America, Asia and Europe
-
Culture building during strong growth in international organizations
-
10 years of purpose consulting, executive coaching, coaching with the Enneagram
-
Trainer for coaches in the Enneagram of personalities
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
Individual purpose-driven journeys with executives, leading to the definition of the organization's purpose and the development of its core values. The next step involves supporting a larger rollout to the next leadership level, refining the values and the associated attitudes. A pragmatic, holistic cultural transformation process.
WHAT I BELIEVE
Leadership, in connection with you and your inner sovereignty, leads to your special effectiveness and strength.
Success and happiness cannot be pursued, one must follow them.
They appear only as an unintended side effect of one's own personal devotion to a meaning greater than oneself.
FUN FACTS
99+
Years of professional team and leadership work
1200+
Team workshops led
8900+
accompanied managers
1145+
Days of Self-Development
5570+
Coaching hours
WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY
"At Bahlsen, we faced the challenge of bringing more ambition into our behavior and thus into our culture in order to remain economically successful in the long term as a family business."
Anika and Annika provided highly professional support throughout our cultural process, which was divided into four phases:
-
Supporting the management team
-
Further development of guiding principles and values, implementation of a participatory process for developing common Bahlsen behaviors,
-
Implementation of a leadership program to strengthen managers as role models
-
Team development to embed the behaviors in daily collaboration.
What I particularly appreciate about working with the two An(n)ikas is their authenticity, their incredible passion, the flexibility with which they respond to people and situations, and their impressive warmth.
"At Bahlsen, we faced the challenge of bringing more ambition into our behavior and thus into our culture in order to remain economically successful in the long term as a family business."
Anika and Annika provided highly professional support throughout our cultural process, which was divided into four phases:
-
Supporting the management team
-
Further development of guiding principles and values, implementation of a participatory process for developing common Bahlsen behaviors,
-
Implementation of a leadership program to strengthen managers as role models
-
Team development to embed the behaviors in daily collaboration.
What I particularly appreciate about working with the two An(n)ikas is their authenticity, their incredible passion, the flexibility with which they respond to people and situations, and their impressive warmth.
Alexander Kühnen, Chief Executive Officer, Bahlsen
"Mayte's coaching helped me not only to develop structured arguments, but also to focus more on my enthusiasm for the topics."
Franziska Schmidt, founder of Young Inventors
"Even months and years later, I meet executives who were personally or as part of a team mentored by Anika, and who tell me about the lasting impact she has had on them."
"Even months and years later, I meet executives who were personally or as part of a team mentored by Anika, and who tell me about the lasting impact she has had on them."
Christiane Erbstößer, Product Manager, DB Academy
