Coaching FAQ

Coaching is a professional, structured process in which you, as the client, reflect on your personal or professional issues, gain new perspectives, and develop pathways to constructive solutions. Unlike consulting, where someone provides answers, coaching aims to activate your own resources and strengthen your individual competence. I understand coaching as a collaborative dialogue on equal footing—a safe space where you gain a deeper understanding of yourself, organize your thoughts, and become more decisive. It's not about giving advice, but about asking questions, gaining insights, and making conscious changes that you actively shape.

Coaching is aimed at fundamentally healthy individuals who want to develop further, achieve their goals, or overcome challenges. The focus is on the future and action. Coaching therefore moves between reflection and action – future-oriented, resource-strengthening, and self-responsible.

Consulting usually provides expert knowledge or concepts as solutions. Since I am both a qualified coach and an experienced manager, I can also take on a consulting role during coaching, but I always do so with prior notice and only when explicitly requested.

Therapy, on the other hand, works with healing processes and addresses psychological stress or disorders. Apart from cognitive behavioral therapy, which is frequently used in coaching settings, for example, in dealing with limiting beliefs, I do not offer any other forms of therapy. However, I have a good network of trusted therapists.

Coaching is suitable for anyone willing to work on themselves – regardless of profession, role, or age. It is particularly helpful for people undergoing change, seeking greater clarity, or looking to develop their leadership skills. Teams and organizations also benefit when they want to improve their communication, collaboration, and decision-making abilities. The key is a willingness to grow and an openness to new perspectives.

Coaching is always beneficial when you find yourself stuck in a situation, facing important decisions, or feeling like you're not fully utilizing your potential. It can help you gain clarity, set priorities, and discover new paths – both professionally and personally.

Coaching is particularly effective if you:

• You are facing a new challenge or change (e.g., role change, restructuring, reorientation),
• You want to sharpen your goals and develop strategies to achieve them,
• You want to improve your handling of stress, pressure, or conflict,
• You want to expand your leadership or communication skills,
• You want to develop personally and achieve a better understanding of yourself,
• You find that old behavior patterns are holding you back and you are looking for new perspectives,
• You notice that certain things repeatedly "trigger" you and cause unwanted behavior,
• You lack meaning in your work or it doesn't fulfill you

Executive coaching supports people in leadership positions in developing a more conscious, authentic, and effective leadership style. It's about gaining clarity about one's own role and using one's time and energy as consciously and effectively as possible. Middle managers, in particular, often face a dilemma: employees want to be seen, valued, and developed as individuals. The organization must meet goals and deadlines. How can these two things be reconciled? How can I create a microclimate in my area of responsibility where my employees feel psychologically secure, even amidst turbulent times? And how can I remain human myself and adequately attend to my own needs?

To be more specific: Leading people well while remaining human yourself!