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Organizational Performance Advisory, executive coaching, leadership and team development, workshops and keynotes — through established formats and tailored engagements.

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SERVICES · ON SILK

Established formats. Adapted to your situation.

ON SILK offers established advisory, coaching and development formats, informed by international management experience and work with executives, teams and organizations. They can be commissioned individually, adapted to specific needs or combined into broader engagements. Some situations call for a focused workshop or confidential coaching; others require examining how leadership, relationships, organizational conditions and context interact. The choice depends on the situation and what those involved want to achieve.

Organizational Performance Advisory

Organizational performance rarely depends on one person or one factor alone. Leadership, relationships, organizational conditions and context interact — sometimes reinforcing performance, sometimes creating friction. I work with executives and sponsors to understand these dynamics, identify recurring patterns and distinguish issues requiring organizational decisions from those calling for leadership or team development. An engagement may include confidential stakeholder conversations, analysis of mandates, responsibilities and decision-making, facilitated discussions with sponsors and support in translating decisions into action. The organization evaluates the findings and options, sets priorities and takes ownership of the next steps.

Leadership Development

Leadership development is not always about learning new techniques. Experienced executives may need space to reconsider established patterns, work through difficult decisions or strengthen how they lead in changing environments.

Executive Coaching

Confidential coaching for transitions and high-stakes decisions

Typically 6–12 sessions

Executive Leadership Lab

Anonymized executive cases and leadership dilemmas

Half-day, full-day or 3–5 sessions

Challenging Conversations for Leaders

Practical preparation for difficult conversations

Half-day or full-day

Executive Leadership Lunch

Facilitated executive case discussion

60–75 minutes

Team Effectiveness & People Development

Even capable individuals may struggle to perform effectively together. Unclear expectations, communication patterns, unresolved tensions or changing responsibilities can affect collaboration and results.

Team Coaching

Strengthen trust, roles and accountability

Typically six sessions

Cooperation in Change & Ambiguity

Collaboration during uncertainty

Half-day or full-day

Coaching Skills for Leaders

Practical coaching-oriented leadership

Adapted to group

Mentoring Skills

Practical mentoring capabilities

Half-day or full-day

Mentoring Program Development

Programme design and implementation support

Tailored engagement

Maintaining Performance Under Pressure

Sustained pressure can narrow attention and reinforce familiar responses. Leaders may become reactive, take on additional responsibilities or lose the routines that help them maintain clarity, focus and energy. The challenge is not only to recognize these patterns. It is to translate insights into everyday practice — and to return to stability when demands increase again. Organizational expectations and working conditions matter, too.

Practical Leadership Performance Workshops

Routines supporting clarity, recovery and effectiveness

Adapted to group and context

Positive Intelligence®

App-supported coaching and between-session practice

Multi-week programme; subject to licensing arrangements

Keynotes, Speaking & Executive Insights

Drawing on international management experience, executive coaching and qualitative conversations with 24 senior executives, I bring practical organizational questions into leadership discussions. Rather than presenting universal answers, these sessions challenge assumptions and connect different perspectives.

When Leadership Capability Is Not the Problem

Looking beyond individuals to organizational conditions

Keynote or interactive talk

Organizational Performance Insights

Perspectives from executive conversations and organizational practice

Keynote, talk or facilitated dialogue