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Understanding organizations from different perspectives.
From architecture and international management to advisory work at the interfaces of leadership, people, processes and organizational change.
About Me
About Me
About Me
I have spent much of my professional life working with people across different functions, levels of responsibility and cultures.
I have spent much of my professional life working with people across different functions, levels of responsibility and cultures.
My career has taken me through a wide range of roles. With an engineering background, I started in strategic marketing in the digital and multimedia industry before moving into the industrial environment. Over 18 years with Mercedes-Benz, I worked across finance, organizational design, HR and transformation. I led teams and projects and worked closely with senior management and board members in business partnering roles.
My career has taken me through a wide range of roles. With an engineering background, I started in strategic marketing in the digital and multimedia industry before moving into the industrial environment. Over 18 years with Mercedes-Benz, I worked across finance, organizational design, HR and transformation. I led teams and projects and worked closely with senior management and board members in business partnering roles.
I started my independent practice in Germany in 2018. In December 2023, I took another step and established ON SILK Consulting Services Beijing Co., Ltd., a registered consulting company in China.
I started my independent practice in Germany in 2018. In December 2023, I took another step and established ON SILK Consulting Services Beijing Co., Ltd., a registered consulting company in China.
Looking back, I sometimes wonder why I kept moving into new areas, learning another perspective, building new relationships while staying connected to the people and experiences from previous roles.
Looking back, I sometimes wonder why I kept moving into new areas, learning another perspective, building new relationships while staying connected to the people and experiences from previous roles.
Today, I realize that this is precisely what shapes my advisory work.
Today, I realize that this is precisely what shapes my advisory work.
Understanding an organization requires more than looking at its structures and processes. And more than understanding the people who work within them.
Understanding an organization requires more than looking at its structures and processes. And more than understanding the people who work within them.
These different elements connect and influence one another, sometimes creating considerable complexity, even chaos. I enjoy working with the people involved to make sense of what is happening and find a place to start. One change can lead to another, and things that previously seemed stuck begin to move.
These different elements connect and influence one another, sometimes creating considerable complexity, even chaos. I enjoy working with the people involved to make sense of what is happening and find a place to start. One change can lead to another, and things that previously seemed stuck begin to move.
Living and working in China has added another perspective. It has made me more aware of how differently organizations can operate, how expectations of leadership vary and how easily we take our own ways of working for granted.
Living and working in China has added another perspective. It has made me more aware of how differently organizations can operate, how expectations of leadership vary and how easily we take our own ways of working for granted.
It continues to challenge my assumptions. And in a world where organizations and the conditions around them keep changing, I find that particularly valuable. It reminds me to remain open to different ways of thinking and working, rather than relying only on what has worked before.
It continues to challenge my assumptions. And in a world where organizations and the conditions around them keep changing, I find that particularly valuable. It reminds me to remain open to different ways of thinking and working, rather than relying only on what has worked before.
2018
Independent Practice
Started in Germany
2023
Founded ON SILK
Registered company · Beijing
18
Years at Mercedes-Benz
Corporate & management roles
650+
Coaching Hours
Professional coaching practice
24
Executive Interviews
Challenging situations · 2026
How I Work Today
How I Work Today
How I Work Today
My work draws on both my corporate experience and extensive professional training.
My work draws on both my corporate experience and extensive professional training.
Alongside my studies in Business Administration for Engineers, I am an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and hold the ICF Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC). I am also qualified in person-centred coaching through the German Society for Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (GWG) and certified as a person-centred counsellor by PCE Europe (Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counselling).
Alongside my studies in Business Administration for Engineers, I am an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and hold the ICF Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC). I am also qualified in person-centred coaching through the German Society for Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (GWG) and certified as a person-centred counsellor by PCE Europe (Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counselling).
I am committed to continuous learning, professional development and regular supervision to reflect on and maintain the quality of my work. These professional standards matter to me, especially because I work across different roles, and that requires care.
I am committed to continuous learning, professional development and regular supervision to reflect on and maintain the quality of my work. These professional standards matter to me, especially because I work across different roles, and that requires care.
Depending on the situation, I may contribute an organizational perspective, challenge an executive’s thinking, facilitate a workshop or a board-level discussion, or accompany a department through a period of change.
Depending on the situation, I may contribute an organizational perspective, challenge an executive’s thinking, facilitate a workshop or a board-level discussion, or accompany a department through a period of change.
Sometimes these perspectives can usefully come together in one engagement. In other situations, responsibilities, confidentiality or professional boundaries call for separate support. Being clear about these distinctions is an important part of my work.
Sometimes these perspectives can usefully come together in one engagement. In other situations, responsibilities, confidentiality or professional boundaries call for separate support. Being clear about these distinctions is an important part of my work.
People I have worked with often appreciate my structured and straightforward approach, my reliability and my commitment to following through on what has been agreed. I help maintain clarity and accountability throughout the process, while the people I work with remain responsible for their decisions.
People I have worked with often appreciate my structured and straightforward approach, my reliability and my commitment to following through on what has been agreed. I help maintain clarity and accountability throughout the process, while the people I work with remain responsible for their decisions.
Not every situation calls for organizational advisory work.
Not every situation calls for organizational advisory work.
Sometimes a focused executive coaching engagement, team coaching or a workshop is exactly what is needed. I offer both established formats and tailored engagements, depending on the situation.
Sometimes a focused executive coaching engagement, team coaching or a workshop is exactly what is needed. I offer both established formats and tailored engagements, depending on the situation.
Professional credentials & affiliations
PCC
ACTC
GWG
PCE Europe
ICF Membership
Roundtable Coaching
Whether you’re facing an organizational or leadership performance challenge, or have a specific engagement in mind, let’s discuss how we might work together.
Whether you’re facing an organizational or leadership performance challenge, or have a specific engagement in mind, let’s discuss how we might work together.
SELECTED CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Shared Services Transformation
In an earlier corporate management role, I led the People & Change workstream during the consolidation of decentralized accounting activities into a shared services organization. The transformation affected approximately 1,000 employees.
The new center launched with approximately 70 employees and subsequently expanded to several hundred. This experience informs how I approach organizational structures, leadership alignment and implementation today.
Whether you’re facing an organizational or leadership performance challenge, or have a specific engagement in mind, let’s discuss how we might work together.
Whether you’re facing an organizational or leadership performance challenge, or have a specific engagement in mind, let’s discuss how we might work together.