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Leadership teams at UN agencies, international NGOs, global partnerships and social-impact start-ups have worked with the founder on some of their most important strategic challenges. The work ranges from organisational transformation and partnership strategy to sustainability, digital and growth — with clients and team members across four continents.

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Organisation & Transformation

ClimateLead advisor

Organisation redesign & leadership coaching

Secretariat of a global climate partnership
18months
30coaching sessions

SituationBudget tripled since 2016; the team, spread across several host institutions, was still set up for its early days.

ResultNew structures, roles and rules on who decides what, taken through to implementation, plus 30 coaching sessions for the leadership team.

When2023–25

Worked withThe global director and the entire senior leadership team, plus middle management.

HowNine senior interviews and three focus groups up front, then joint working sessions across three phases, one-to-one executive coaching and group sessions.

Team & locations10 people across Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and the UK, including executive coaches. Full-day leadership workshops on site in Bonn, Brussels and New York.

ChildrenSenior advisor

Business-model review

Global network of national children's organisations
9weeks
6areas of work

SituationIts governing body asked whether the model still holds — on cost, mission alignment, governance, and how its members compare.

ResultShared facts and figures, a recommendation on how the network should be run and six areas of work put to the governing body, with first steps for the year.

When2025–26

Worked withThe network's governing body, which commissioned the review; heads of national organisations and international leadership; 30+ executive directors from 30+ countries at the assessment workshop.

How17 interviews across 13 countries, an assessment workshop with the members, and a comparison of key figures with peer organisations.

Team & locationsA core team of 5, with the founder as Germany lead. The assessment workshop ran on site in Zurich.

Partnerships & Funding

FoundationsLead advisor

Partnership strategy & gap analysis

Global foundations team of a multilateral organisation
20weeks
27recommendations

SituationFoundation partnerships were already large but well below their potential; the team needed to find what in its own way of working held them back.

Result27 recommendations on the bottlenecks found, proposed changes to how the team is organised, a catalogue of its services and a sharper way of working with foundations.

When2024

Worked withThe global foundations team and its leadership, private-sector partnerships leadership at headquarters, and senior partnership advisers in two regional offices.

How20+ interviews across seniority levels, functions and all world regions, and focus groups with the heads of four national organisations.

Team & locations2 people in Poland. The founder spent two weeks on site for workshops in Nairobi and Dakar.

Children · DELead advisor

Partnership evaluation model & governance

International children's organisation
9weeks
3goals to measure against

SituationPartnerships had grown fast, with no shared way to judge which were worth the effort and no owner across departments.

ResultA model for judging partnerships with clear ownership, the portfolio linked to three strategic goals, central steering and a roadmap the departments could run.

When2024

Worked withBoth managing directors and the department heads, from advocacy and philanthropy to marketing, finance, HR and IT.

How11 stakeholder interviews and 7 expert conversations, then rounds of feedback with the leadership to refine the model.

Team & locations2 people in Germany. Two full-day workshops on site in Berlin and Cologne.

Sustainability & Certification

StandardsLead advisor

Securing a certification label's future

International forest-certification body
14weeks
70+laws interpreted

SituationIncoming regulation put its label — the organisation's core asset — in question for the next five to ten years.

ResultFindings and recommendations, two internal webinars and first design mock-ups. The work fed into the revision of the organisation's standard.

When2023

Worked withThe markets and marketing leadership and the trademark team.

HowUpcoming regulation mapped law by law, a comparison with six competing labels, around 30 interviews with certificate holders and experts across industries and regions, and consumer research — then two workshops to agree on recommendations.

Team & locations6 people across Germany, the UK, India and the US, including sustainability-communications and design specialists.

Supply chainLead advisor

ESG strategy & roadmap

Supply-chain division of a multilateral organisation
16weeks
80+initiatives

SituationBuying in large volumes, with no shared ESG position, no baseline for supply-chain emissions (Scope 3) and no owner for supplier standards.

ResultAn ESG strategy in seven focus areas, 80+ initiatives planned over three years, a design for a supplier programme and a proposal for who owns what.

When2022–23

Worked withThe division's executive leadership and its sustainability lead, plus 45+ staff across procurement, retail, logistics and fleet.

HowA comparison with 11 peer organisations, a supplier survey with 140+ responses, a maturity model for supply-chain emissions (Scope 3) built on three international standards, then working sessions, two full-day workshops and three steering committees.

Team & locations4 people across Germany and Austria, with workshops on site at the client.

Digital & Growth

DevelopmentLead advisor

Digital guides for programme teams

Digital office of a multilateral organisation
27weeks
18digital guides

SituationA newly founded digital office had to bring digital tools and approaches into programmes across regions and countries — through guides other units' experts would write and own.

Result18 thematic digital guides drawing on 90+ case studies and 25 frameworks, a working set-up for units to write guidance together, and a new guides platform for field teams.

When2022–23

Worked withThe digital office's leadership, with 50+ policy experts and regional and country staff as contributors.

HowWriting workshops for every guide, a shared editing and review process, and a switch mid-way from six broad guides to narrower thematic ones.

Team & locations3 people across Ireland, Poland and India.

Social platformLead advisor

Growth strategy & launch

Social-impact platform start-up
5weeks
20+growth tactics

SituationWeeks before its full app launch, the start-up had to prove its concept: a critical user base by year-end, with brand awareness still to build.

ResultA growth strategy — target groups, messages and channels — plus 20+ growth tactics on a rollout plan and a launch campaign on billboards and online.

When2024

Worked withThe co-founder and CEO, and the product, marketing and community leads.

HowA sprint from strategy to campaign: growth strategy first — goals, target groups, messages, channels — then growth tactics put in order on a plan, then a campaign concept with ten designs and four ideas for street stunts.

Team & locations6 people in Germany.

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