Personal Coachee feedback regarding the different formats in Executive Coaching:


This feedback is part of the constant evaluation on Konrad's effectiveness as an Executive Coach


Segment - IT / New Media

Leading Global IT Company 

Global Coach Rating -  Konrad’s rating in all Global coaching assignments:

  • Konrad Lenniger has been working with 10 Coachees (1/3rd of the cohort)– Coachees: SVP and C-Level
  • In total 4 Coaches were involved in the Global Cohort in 30 Executive Coachings over 2 years.
  • Coachee feedback from each assignment for Konrad:  5 (Excellent)

 

 

“It was a great experience & a pleasure working with Konrad. Thank you very much for the support!!!” 


Segment - Media / Communications

Leading European Publishing / Media Company
Managing Director - Country Lead 

United Kingdom

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

6 months

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

As an introvert, I am not a natural presenter and I have always felt uncomfortable showcasing my achievements. When it became clear the way I was presenting myself was harming my reputation among senior stakeholders in my company, I turned to Konrad for help. Across six sessions, he helped me turn my general aim to “not give a bad impression of myself” into clear, positive objectives and gave effective, practical advice to use in pursuit of those objectives. Most importantly for me, Konrad helped me get to the root of why I find presentation challenging; now I understand what my obstacles are, I am much more confident in working to overcome them.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

I found Konrad very professional and easy to talk to. As for effectiveness, the results speak for themselves: I am very happy with the progress I have made. 

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Konrad was both supportive and challenging. He was not afraid to disagree or push me to reassess my own conclusions and methods but it was always with the aim of encouraging me to achieve my objectives. He was always constructive in his feedback.

Any other comments

 

I was very happy with the coaching I received from Konrad. I have never had an executive coach before and, I admit, I was sceptical as to whether I would see any benefit from it. However, the experience has completely opened my mind and I am pleased with the results. I would not hesitate to recommend Konrad.


Segment - Media / Communications

Leading European Media Company

Director product department 

Switzerland

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?  
6 sessions or 6 weeks across 3 months.
What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?
Konrad was of great help especially on setting clear boundaries and also avenues for collaborating 360. This helped establish a strong foundation for relationships and results between me, my boss, my peers and my team. I'm very grateful for that.
How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?
Konrad was always courteous and at the same time kept focused on my objectives, guiding each session to achieve the sessions goals.
Was Konrad supportive and challenging? 
Yes, Konrad mastered the right balance between offering support and challenging in order to change my behavior and perspective in a way that best supported my objectives. For example pushing me to share the work I have done to establish clear objectives and roles and responsibilities with my team. I realised through this "challenge" that I undersell myself or miss to support myself when I stay only at a high level. I am usually very thorough and this is valuable and I should feel more comfortable in sharing my concrete thoughts. Especially when it concerns the setting of rules with the team. Over Communicating is always good and offers the chance for debate and clarification where needed.
Any other comments? 
Thank you Konrad, my progress went a long way since our 1st session and your coaching made the difference!

• 1stAsia Pacific Direct Procurement | Strategic Sourcing | Capital Equipment | Projects3 weeks ago
"What a highlight to end 2020 with insight to the First 90-Days at IMD Business School.
Thank you Michael Watkins for the great insights and guidance on the approach to current challenges & 
Konrad Lenniger for the wonderful coaching sessions. I wish I had this toolkit years ago. Highly recommendable!"


Segment - Food / Savoury / Major Brands:

Starbucks Corporation

Cliff Burrows

Group President, U.S., Americas, and Teavana 

USA

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

The assignment lasted about 18 months, beginning in Europe and covering my first year after relocation to the US.

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad really helped me initially gain a better understanding of working in Germany and Switzerland, then helped me to keep my strategic focus as I, and the world, navigated through the global economic meltdown.I delivered a significant turnaround during a time of upheaval within my company.

How would you describe Konrad's professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad was professional, timely and productive throughout our sessions. He adapted well to my job role and geographic location change; he continued to provide value and make our time productive.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

He was thorough, challenging and supportive in every conversation. I felt stretched, inspired and reinvigorated after each session.

Any other comments

 

I really enjoyed working with Konrad and would recommend him without reservation.

 


Segment - Communications

Leading Global Industry Automation Group
Segment CEO

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

Over a 12-months period.

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad Lenniger breathes professional coaching, has a vast experience in the challenges of a senior management executive and reflected upon different business situations with me. The focus is not to take over the ‘solution’ of a challenge rather than using different management methodologies to analyze and drive a decision on my own. My objectives, being recognized as the ‘new successful’ manager after the 100 day-period have been fully met, and the final review together with my management after the 12-month period have proven that the goals have been met or a strategy has been under implementation.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad inaugurates high valuable skills of a senior executive manager, which I observed from the very beginning through the whole coaching period. To walk the talk is self-understanding, do-act-check is showing always the effectiveness of actions which have been taken.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Both- supportive in sharing his experience, reflecting upon my business challenges and of course challenging my analysis (transformation) and decision proposal. He stepped therefore as well in contact with my management, peers and subordinates to understand the requirements and prove the effectiveness.

Any other comments

 

When taking over the next step in my career, I would choose Konrad again to be my Coach!

  


Segment - Media / Communications

Leading Global Media Company
Executive Vice President - Global CIO

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

 About 2 years

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad helped to reflect my situation and various options including their short-, mid- and long- term implications. Konrad helped me to keep ‘sanity’ along my change processes and assess where it was ‘me’ who created an issue and where the ‘issue’ was systemic and had to be accepted or choices had to be made.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad is very effective in helping to create a 360 degree assessment of one’s situation and help to make choices transparent.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging? 

Konrad was both supporting and challenging – however, challenging in a ‘non provocative’ way.

Any other comments

 

I recommend Konrad for any senior management coaching.

He is very experienced to see many paths forward and help reflect them in the context of one’s personal ‘sanity’.

 


Segment - Technology

Leading Global Technology Group
Head of R&D - PMO

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

 About 8 months

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad provides very straight forward guidance on the issue I had to fix. With concrete examples he was able to explain what and how I needed to change to perform better during our first 2 sessions. During the following sessions he provided clear feedback on improvements, so I was able to improve quickly in a most efficient way.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Very professional and straight to the point thus very effective, at least for me.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

Absolutely. He always followed up on the topics, ensured 100% common sense on what needed to be done. After the sessions, I was always exhausted, which is a very good indicator for his challenger performance.

Any other comments

 

I would choose Konrad again, without any hesitation. Infact, I recommended him to others, even outside of my organization.

 


Segment - Utilities and Services:

Coperion K-Tron

Gerhard Wirz

President Global - Equipment and Systems

Switzerland

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

October 2013 to May 2014 and June 2016 to September 2016

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?  

Quick in picking up the relevant subjects, effective in driving down to root issues and actions, Rich in offering scenarios, solutions, proposals etc..

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?  

Very good, coaching style very practical and solution driven, stimulates the coachee’s broader thinking abilities.

 

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Assigns homework and thinking tasks, follows up regularly, Challenges results, Available for ad hoc input if needed. Mr. Lenniger coached me during an ambitious Change Management and Integration process across multi cultures. The coaching process was a main contributor for me to be able to take my desired role in the new organization.

Any other comments

 

I would like to add that working with Mr. Lenniger was fun at every time and besides the outstanding outcome of the coaching process, it was a pleasant experience for me.

 


Segment – Finance

Commercial Bank

Chairman of the Board

Ukraine

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

We had six half-day sessions over the course of half a year.

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

He turned out to be the perfect fit to my needs, the sessions were very effective and I enjoyed it a lot, I made a lot of discoveries about myself during these conversations.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Mr Lenniger was extremely professional, he was well prepared for the sessions and gave me reading material to study between the sessions.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

He was challenging but not too pushy, he was not "touchy-feely" - the kind of approach I preferred, he did not make me uncomfortable.

Any other comments

 

I consulted him later on a specific challenge I faced which shows my appreciation.

 


Segment – Mobility - Automotive

Premium Brand

SVP Senior Vice President APAC

Japan

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

Three months

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad has clearly guided me through to clarify my career and personal goals by reflecting on my past track records, current status and future objectives.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

Experienced, convincing, sympathetic, “big brother”

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

Yes

Any other comments

 

If I would be in need for personal coaching again in the future, I would definitely call Konrad.

 


Segment - Consulting / Professional Services

Leading Global Consulting Firm

Regional CFO, Senior Partner
United Kingdom
 

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

 6 months

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

I felt Konrad went far beyond of the narrow formulated coaching assignment and was instrumental in the turnaround in my confidence level, self-esteem and ability to reflect in a more non-personal way on events in my professional life.

He was helpful, yet I did not feel he was dominant and it felt like I was making progress on my own, while building up my confidence, clarity about my professional and personal goals.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Very professional and his personal style worked very well with me, as I was quite volatile at this stage in my career and more direct coaching style would be like pouring more salt on the wound.  Konrad was good to find a style fitting my ISTJ personality and very thoughtful in navigating my professional search.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Supportive and challenging in a non-intrusive way - he found an approach to be "devil's advocate" for my preconceptions and effectively helped me navigate the process of self-reflection.

Any other comments

 

Always calm and friendly, never loosing temper or patience, albeit in my fragile state and "circular reference" of issues one could have given up easily.

 


Segment - Consulting / Professional Services

Leading Global Consulting Firm

Director; Senior Partner

Russia

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

Around 6 months

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad helped to me look at my management challenges with an outsider's perspective, and offered several helpful frameworks to think through the solutions. In this, he also provided very good empathy and personal touch.  

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

He was very professional in his approach, combining objectivity and neutrality with insightfulness and personal connection. Our collaboration led to very good outcomes too, and our initial targets were fully accomplished.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging? 

Yes on both ends, and this was very helpful to lead a productive engagement.  

 


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Segment- Utilities

Leading Global producer of industrial materials

CIO - Corporate Director Information Services

Spain

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

1. Assignment:

Onboarding Coaching as CEO for an European Shared Services Center in Madrid

Duration 1 year

2. Assignment:

Turn-Around Management for European IT Organization towards a Centralized Set-Up

Duration 1 year

3. Assignment:

Complex Project Governance for a European Business Project to achieve a single European Business Model, Duration 1 year

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

A. Providing structured Methodology for Management Tasks, mainly - analyzing problems - developing options - taking decisions and execution

B. Providing new insights from the outside

like - market trends - competitor behavior - typical approaches, experiences in other companies                                                                                  C. Enforcing Team Management

- improving team spirit / collaboration - mobilizing teams for common objectives

D. Improving personal Behavior as Senior Manager

- taking also difficult decisions, especially people related - implementing decisions - managing conflicts, looking for compromises - engaging with other senior business leaders / senior stakeholder management - support in personal career orientation and development.  

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

·        Always outcome related.

·        Pragmatic support

·        Highly Action oriented

·        Diligent follow-up and control. No excuses!

·        Highly sustainable and re-usable approach

·        Very well prepared, taking the whole context into account

·        Coaching methodologies to make me independent and a better Senior Manager

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

·        Challenging: always

·        Supportive: when needed

·        I was setting the objectives, and Konrad was making sure that I would achieve them. No excuses. Using any method, trick, experience, available to achieve the defined results.

·        Highly planned and controlled process.

·        Disciplined approach

Any other comments

 

I would have liked to take Konrad’s support again in the onboarding of my project to switch company, industry, culture and position again, but Coaching is not appreciated in the new environment. I highly recommend Konrad as a coach for experienced Senior Managers who are committed to improving the results of their work. He will not help you, if you do not really, really want it and work for it. Including challenging oneself. I still use many methodologies, slides, examples etc. that I started to learn from him 8 years ago, especially around team management.

 


Segment - Communications

Global IT / Telecommunications Provider

Chief Global Sales Officer – Board member

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

 5 years

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives? 

·       Very good

·       Strong contributor with possibilities to reflect on situations and to look at different perspectives for strategic discussions.

·       Strong business sense

·       Realistic, direct, very good listener, opened up my mind.

·       Part of my success!

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

Always prepared, always quick and providing good structure - good availability - deep discussions with challenging recommendations/ ideas / good listener!

Was Konrad supportive and challenging? 

 Yes – absolutely

Any other comments 

·        Strong reading background with outstanding book recommendations.

·        A real personality-   ..........great guy!

·        With good humor in the right moment ...person of trust!

 


Segment - Pharma

Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company

Senior Director - Compound Development Team Leader 

Switzerland

 

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

 9 months (March to December 2019)

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Through his remarkable ability to distill core strengths and values, and his direct communication style, Konrad helped me articulate my career aspirations and put an action plan in place to achieve my goals.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad remained on task, very focused on the aspects that needed to be discussed / addressed, with the ultimate goal in mind to ensure progress.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Konrad provided direct honest feedback, was persistent, and encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone, increase exposure, and take me to the next level.

Any other comments

 

It was a true pleasure to work with Konrad. It took no time to feel comfortable and engage in meaningful conversations.


Segment - Pharma

Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company

Senior Director - Regulatory Affairs EMEA / Global Public Health

Italy

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

 6 months

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives? 

Very tailored to C suite context and specific to objectives which meant we kept laser focus on what I was trying to achieve.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

I think Konrad has vast experience which means he can understand the corporate challenges in daily life and has also enough empathy to remain focused on the human aspect making it’s a safe and candid environment to work in.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

 Yes he remained empathic and ensure I felt safe enough to be honest providing a confidential space to talk openly. He also challenged my perspective by asking probing questions or suggesting practical methods to cope with certain stakeholder behaviors and how I respond.

Any other comments

 

 NA

 


Segment – Mobility - Automotive

Adient - Leading Global Tier 1 - Supplier

Thorsten Esser

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Germany / China

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

 6 months

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

          Together with me Konrad identified my specific development targets and pushed me hard to achieve those.

          He was very challenging and demanding.

         This consistency helped me a lot to achieve all of my objectives.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

          Konrad is and acts very professional.

          You will recognize immediately his long experience and expertise in Executive Coaching on Senior and Top levels.

          He supports during the coaching sessions with a lot of targeted materials / questions / frame works for self-insight and implementation.

          Konrad also provides very helpful “homework” tasks, which will be reviewed / reflected in the upcoming session to reach and ensure better performance in my implementation efforts.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 See above

Any other comments 

I really appreciated and liked the collaboration with Konrad and would like to work with him in the future again.


Segment – Mobility - Automotive

Leading Global Tier 1 - Supplier

VP & General Manager EMEA

Germany

"I have been working with Konrad for about 9 months. All goals have been achieved in my executive coaching and I am very satisfied. I especially liked the way we worked together. We always had a relaxed atmosphere to create good collaboration and exchange. No theoretical lectures - instead we always worked with my real life situations. Konrad used pragmatic approaches and examples I could build my actions on. This way I found some new solutions, which are profitable and sustainable. Also, Konrad had a focus on keeping the objectives of my coaching to make the best use of my limited time. Over the 9 months he was applying a gradual approach leading to a tailor made process which gave me the opportunity to improve and adjust. It was exactly what I needed. On top Konrad was definitely very supportive and adapt along the process. Much appreciated, indeed."

 


Segment – Financial - Insurance

Leading Global Insurance

Global Head of Regulatory Affairs

Germany

Personal letter with feedback about the coaching with Konrad to CHRO and Executive Coaching Lead:

 

"just wanted to give you some quick feedback now that I have completed my coaching sessions with Konrad Lenniger. The focus topics were:

  • New leaders, transition and their strategic goals: This was an interesting subject as Konrad had dealt with very similar instances where a technical manager had been promoted into a more senior leadership role. He was able to provide a number of examples where mistakes had been made and they had quickly become derailed. I was able to use these to gain a better idea of what will be expected and how to transition more smoothly.
  • Delegation: We discussed work overload (which was certainly the case at the beginning) and I implemented a number of measures which fairly quickly reduced the pressure. These ranged from simple MS Outlook set-ups to improving trust within the department as a means to enable more effective delegation
  • Conflict management: This included tips for meeting preparation. Identification of potential areas of conflict from within department and other areas of the business and how to deal with these.

What I found particularly useful was that Konrad had already dealt with such issues in his career. I could discuss the topic and use him as a really practical source of advice. Its also valuable to be able to use such time to be reflective about issues that are not so easy to discuss with our employees, my manager and my peers. 

 

Overall then a very positive experience that has provided me with some good tools with which to deal with the challenges.


Segment Trade and Logistics

Global Travel industry

COO - Chief Operations Officer national – Global Executive Board member

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

Over 18 months

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Onboarding on the C-Level (COO of 4bn€ turnover) went very well with the great input and impulses of Konrad. What I like working with him is the right balance of asking questions and providing frameworks to solve complicated issues. He has a very broad range from change, leadership, group dynamics, company power games as well as strategy and business understanding. He also understood fast what kind of a learner I am (Reader) and suggested also great books which I have read in between our coaching sessions.

How would you describe Konrad's professionalism and effectiveness?

 

He is highly professional and always well informed of the industry/company dynamics. He has a very fast understanding of the situation and can simplify things to the right extend. I was in many foggy situations and after a session I saw the paths again. Needless to say he was always very well prepared.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Yes, he has a great mixture of very different styles and he can't be put in one box what I regard as a real strength of him. He did understand that my next step should be up. Therefore he pushed me and supported me through great feedback where he saw and sees my own strengths on which I can build on. 

Any other comments

 

Konrad deserves certainly part of my success in the onboarding and a further promotion to the International level. I can strongly recommend Konrad as a Top management coach.

 


Segment Chemistry / Utilities 

LANXESS - Global Procurement and Logistics

Dr. Yan Zhang , Head of Greater China  

Germany / China

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

 6 months

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Through his personal and individual coaching approach Konrad was able to most positively turn my days around, giving me a new breath of motivation. In our sessions we tackled current situations and we even developed ideas I can hold onto for years, far beyond my actual challenges. Konrad has mapped out with me my true potential and inspired me to go for it accordingly.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad created a safe, trusting environment for me from the very beginning.  According to my goals he always focused on topics of importance and interest for me. To keep the process individual, personal and profitable for me he always asked for feedback and improvement possibilities at the end of every coaching session.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Konrad’s approach is based on the belief that personal growth is most likely to occur in a supportive setting. The most challenging part for me was the homework and the actions he assigned to me to work on between the coaching sessions to reflect and create my best solutions through these very individual and targeted tasks.

Any other comments

 

Besides the great outcome of the coaching, by reaching and overachieving my goals, Konrad provided frameworks and models which enabled me to look at my situation and challenges from different perspectives.

This way Konrad most definitely guided me to live my life the way I want to.


Segment Life Sciences / Health Care

Global Market Leader

Segment CEO Germany

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

My coaching interaction with Konrad lasted 7 months and it was a very valuable process for me professionally and personally.

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad helped me to define my goals and zoom in on the relevant topics. He kept me on track by agreeing with me on specific goal oriented tasks and actions to work on after each coaching session.

His business background and coaching experience helps him and of course also myself to grasp challenging situations not only from an interpersonal and leadership perspective, but also from a “pure” business angle. This made working with him very relevant and helpful.

Konrad made my coaching with him to a fun journey of self-discovery and reflection about what I do and how it impacts others. Sharing my goals, motivation and topics with him means understanding situations from different viewpoints and learning about oneself. According to the topics discussed and reflected in the coaching sessions Konrad also recommended relevant books and reading material for even more background knowledge.

I really appreciated the balance of his conceptual background, our deep reflections to define my own way and specific, targeted hands-on recommendations / plans in our coaching sessions to reach my goals.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad had all our sessions well prepared, and was flexible enough to accommodate for changes in schedules or situational requirements.

I had the feeling that my coaching with him was a carefully orchestrated step-wise process and each session had key insights and exercises for implementation which helped me along the journey. 

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

This is what proved to be most effective in my sessions with him - getting push back and some provocation to create energy and impulse for my reflection and really putting change in action.

He never left me alone with questions or issues, but supported me best with very pragmatic follow- up and deep dives on the topics and situations in the next session to find the best solution for myself.

Any other comments

 

Konrad is truly a character and working with him is fun and never boring. In fact, through the unique and very valuable coaching experience with Konrad I have decided to apply at INSEAD for an Executive Coaching Certification together with a Change Management Education for Senior Managers.

 


Segment - Utilities and Services

Unger Germany / EMEA / Global - Leading manufacturer professional services equipment

Torsten Deutzmann

Managing Director Germany / EMEA, Global Lead Professional Equipment

Germany, USA

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

My coaching assignment was initially for 12 months when I took over the position of the Managing Director at Unger Germany GmbH. The coaching went very well and as a result I offered Konrad a position as Board Advisor. It was only logical as he became to know our company so well during the coaching and he could really provide an added value. In addition I kept him as my personal coach/advisor as well and meet him every quarter to discuss top-level topics. I chose him at the time out of three different options and looking back I am happy I selected Konrad.

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

Konrad has great business knowledge from many different areas. He seems to have seen everything from smaller to large companies and he was an entrepreneur himself with his own start-ups. He has the ability to understand his “coachee” also on an emotional level and is very supportive. He works very solution and target oriented and - although he understands the “big picture” – is able to come up with very specific support.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

Konrad has the highest professional standards without being “unapproachable” in his position as coach. Working with him is always fruitful and very effective. No detours, no unnecessary talking, just straight to the point. The way he works is not to give you the solution, but to coach you how to come to an own solution so you can use the knowledge yourself for future challenges.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

That is exactly the way he works and he always finds the right balance between supporting and challenging. He is always approachable, even off official agreed coaching time. More detail was already described above.

Any other comments

 

I am happy to be able to give a reference for Konrad. He really helped me a lot in my professional development and it is always good to have somebody from outside the business that you can work with on the business challenges.

 


Segment - Utilities and Services

Germany / EMEA - Leading manufacturer professional battery equipment

CEO

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

From November 2008 to May 2015 – Start with a Focus Coaching and pointed Leadership Assessment. As a next step very personal English Presentation Coaching for International Audiences at Global Trade Fairs as well as for Board negotiations, later Onboarding / Transition Coaching and Sparring – always according to the personal and company needs in the specific situation.

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Konrad´s contribution has always been on a very professional level. He helped me to develop my own skills as well as to find my best solutions for my special challenges. Especially regarding human resources management, strategy, leadership and presentation skills I have learned a lot from the coaching sessions with Konrad.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

We are a middle sized company, developing from a single German leadership to a multiple, international leadership model to foster growth and more complexity in a now multinational environment.

Quite a bit of the coaching topics with deep dives into my own motivation, behavioral patterns and values I now fully understand after the coaching journey and I have achieved very good results.

Today I realize how important the coaching was back then for me.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Definitely: Yes. Konrad finds the proper way between challenging and being supportive. In the beginning sometimes I thought regarding a certain topic, that it is too much challenging, but at the end I figured out, that it was the correct and best way to develop my skills and broaden my horizon for more success.

Any other comments

 

His general vast knowledge and the way Konrad worked and collaborated with me for my own good was always ideal for me and I enjoyed the coaching with him very much.

 


Segment - IT / New Media

Leading Global IT Company 

Start: CFO EMEA, Global Executive Board member - End: Global CFO Offerings, VP Finance Global
London, United Kingdom - Washington, D.C., USA

 

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

11 months – starting in London, UK - ending in Washington, DC, USA

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Given all developments within the organization I work with and my new position in the US, the assignment changed over time.

Konrad anticipated on these changes and helped me reflect on the extremely challenging and dynamic times during this process. At the end this was more effective for me than keeping the original assignment.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad has an ability to build a relationship that creates an environment of open and transparent sharing of feelings / idea’s / pitfalls, etc., etc. This makes him a professional very capable of driving somebody to reflect and come up with solutions by him / herself which at the end came out very effective.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Konrad was certainly supportive and understanding especially in the environment my coaching took place. He has been a challenger but more in a way of putting a mirror in front of you rather than arguing or telling what the solution is.

Any other comments

 

Thank you Konrad for the time spend and the coaching given.

For me it was an extremely helpful series of coaching sessions.

It brought and will bring me to my next steps, really appreciated.

 


Segment - Financial

Global Merchant Bank

General Manager
Singapore

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Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

Over a period of ca. 6 month

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Very helpful stimulation regarding handling of challenges in my new management position and a new intercultural environment (Singapore/Asia), stimulates to think about and develop different options to solve a challenge.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

·        Highly professional and well structured

·        Good listener and review/cross-check earlier discussed topics

·        Comes back to the main key-topic (even after complex discussions)

·        Using own minutes to pick up relevant topics again / by "virtual check-list" or experience

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Very supportive and challenging due to the fact that he makes deep dives to root causes by focused questions

Any other comments 

Very "practical", experienced coach

 


Segment - Utilities and Services

Germany / EMEA - AB Enzymes - Leading Global manufacturer Enzymes

Integrated Business Planning Manager

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment with Konrad?

10 months

What were your observations as to Konrad’s contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

First of all, he has helped me to identify my objectives clearly. Konrad asked questions to encourage me to look at the matter at hand from different perspectives. Blending real life examples with proven models and studies, our conversations have been very much to the point. Konrad has kept me focused on my development areas with the practice tasks upon which we reflected together later on.

How would you describe Konrad’s professionalism and effectiveness?

 

Konrad has kept the agenda of the sessions focused on the objectives and yet has been flexible to accommodate the latest developments where I need a sounding board or advice. He has been positive and timely.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Konrad has been more challenging than supporting in most of the discussion points. Where he has been supportive, he made the idea behind his support very clear.

Any other comments

 

Taking on a managerial role has been a very interesting and rewarding journey for me. I know for sure that I could have not been as successful without Konrad’s guidance. Thank you very much for all the open discussions we had and the insights. They are part of me now and I will keep trying them out and testing my limits. I look forward to work with Konrad again to prepare myself for higher altitudes in the business world.

 

Segment - Financial

Global Investment Corporation

Investment Manager

Poland

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

Around one year during which we worked together through in-person meeting, phone calls and in-between assignments.

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

I consider myself much better off professionally thanks to the coaching experience. Key objective of our cooperation were to help me become more effective leader in my organization. It translated to developing a value proposition to my organization and working out pragmatic actions that would increase my personal effectiveness.

Konrad brought structure, thought and experience in the process. We diagnosed the situation, framed the objectives and pushed me to work out a plan. Tangible results were visible by the end of our cooperation – my peer feedback improved from good to great, same did my overall evaluations. He helped me better capitalize on a number of my achievements and develop some new ones. All in all, I was well set on a trajectory to advance in the organization.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

To me an effective professional is someone who can deliver same high quality results across various situations. In this way, I would consider Konrad as top notch. He achieves this by bringing three elements: i) ability to understand the context, ii) resourcefulness and iii) wealth of experience.

Firstly, he was able to understand the organization and my role within it very fast. It helped to use the time well on working out solutions that worked for me and in my organization. Secondly, he was able to add a wealth of ideas to his overall framework. He was able to add and suggest on the go. Finally, being experienced helped. When working with him, I felt he can draw on his other international experiences

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

I believe so. I had a feeling that he is always there to help me whenever I needed it. He could spot on the situations when I was not honest to myself or to my work with him. He was typically able to challenge that in a very elegant manner

Any other comments

 

I would strongly recommend Konrad. It was a true gift from my organization to be able to work with him. I think he will be particularly helpful to both individuals going through a shift, transition or wanting to progress, and organizations that are sincerely interested to unlock their employees’ potential.

 


Segment – Consulting / Professional Services

Head of (internal) Business Consulting of a Fortune 200 enterprise

Germany

Question

Response

How long was your coaching assignment?

I started working with Konrad Lenniger with a “Focus Coaching” in March 2013 for about one year. After the focus coaching assignment, we continued working together with a “Presentation Coaching”.

What were your observations as to his contribution to the achievement of your objectives?

 

Objectives of the coaching were clearly met and Konrad Lenniger’s contribution was an integral part of it. We jointly worked on a target profile of me in my current role, my leadership style as well as aspects of my positioning and reputation within various stakeholder groups. From feedback I got in the meantime about myself, my style and other aspects, I have clear evidence that the coaching was effective and objectives were met.

I appreciate Konrad Lenniger as a trustworthy and honest individual, calm yet inspiring in his communication. His work style is very result focused with an ability to adapt his approach flexibly, however, never getting off track regarding the overall target. He is able to listen actively and very strong in identifying and prioritizing the key aspects behind an issue. While expecting significant self-contribution from a coachee, he in an effective manner adds his own experience/ suggestions and sometimes guidance to a discussion – in my view a perfect mix.  

Besides executive coaching methodology, Konrad Lenniger is able to contribute significant business experience, international perspective and seniority to his work. For me it was very important to work with a coach not only able to add theory and structure to a coaching process but much more to add a perspective based on him having been in relevant situations himself. I never had the feeling that he was applying a standard methodology only. In fact, I got the impression that his approach was highly tailored to my specific situation. All activities we worked on added valuable pieces until the full target picture was established and objectives were met.

Another important positive aspect is Konrad Lenniger’s credibility at top management level. As part of our focus coaching, 2 rounds of interviews were conducted by him with select C-level executives including the CEO. I am convinced that the seniority and credibility, which Konrad Lenniger displays, was instrumental in getting crucial insights from interviewed C-level executives as input for my focus coaching.

How would you describe his professionalism and effectiveness?

 

I experienced Konrad Lenniger as someone highly professional in all interactions and very effective in his coaching style. I also received positive feedback on interactions he had with several senior stakeholders as part of the focus coaching approach, i.e. in the above mentioned C-level interviews. 

Konrad Lenniger was always well prepared, reliably kept his commitments and expects the same from a coachee. In combination, these characteristics contributed positively to an effective coaching process and to the significant progress I was able to make in less than a year.

Was Konrad supportive and challenging?

 

Konrad Lenniger can be very challenging, yet has a good sense for knowing when it is effective. He would only challenge after understanding a situation and when a coachee is prepared for it. I got to know him as someone able to challenge with increasing intensity, i.e. pushing the bar constantly higher. He is able to convey “the full and sometimes painful truth” in a very honest manner to then support a coachee in positively dealing with it, i.e. triggering conclusions and action items. As such, I clearly see a great ability to be challenging and supportive at the same time.

Any other comments

 

I had a great learning experience with Konrad Lenniger and can strongly recommend him as an executive coach. While working with him is challenging and demanding, it at the same time is fun, which in my view is crucial for achieving great results.  

It is my pleasure to act as a personal reference for him and I would be happy to share my experience with other potential clients of his.