Michaela Rau
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You will gain an insight into my career, my motivation and why Good Work is so important to me.
My passion: a sustainable work culture
Before becoming self-employed, I worked in corporate communications, marketing and strategic market development for over 22 years. This included expert and management roles at national and international level, in agencies, corporations and owner-managed medium-sized companies.
As a communications expert, I was involved in many profound change processes. I know the effects of dysfunctional corporate cultures from my own experience: matrix structures with unclear responsibilities. Transformations without real change, which merely end with a new organisational chart.
My motivation: Good Work
So there is a lot to do here! Change is happening rapidly. Leadership, collaboration and culture must keep pace.
For me, good work is the key: it provides orientation in complex situations. Leadership that builds trust. Teams that take responsibility. A work culture that does not paralyse, but enables creativity.
I am convinced that sustainability can only be achieved when value creation and human development are considered together.
Sparring partner for small and medium-sized businesses
For me, Good Work is not a ‘nice to have’. It is a prerequisite for innovation, adaptability and sustainable business success.
As a sparring partner for small and medium-sized businesses, I work with my clients to develop solutions that fit the reality of small and medium-sized companies – individual, pragmatic, implementable.
Committed to human development
Leaders and teams play an essential role in the future viability and innovative strength of a company.
Accompanying people and organisations on their journey is a matter close to my heart. My understanding of coaching and organisational development is based on a humanistic view. I believe that as autonomous individuals, we have the ability and desire for self-determination and self-realisation within us.
To this end, I offer an appreciative and safe space for reflection, development and new perspectives. For me, this is the most wonderful task I can imagine.
Just when you think you know something for sure, you have to look at it in another way.
From „Dead Poets Society“
My qualifications
Systemic Personal & Business Coach (ECA-certified), Coaching Academy Berlin
Education in Systemic Organisational Development & Management Consulting (according to Trigon & SySt)
Education as Trainer (certified by the German professional association for training, consulting and coaching), Haufe Academy
Mediator, Forum Demokratie Düsseldorf
Theory U (Presencing Institute, Cambridge, USA)
Systemic Structural Constellations (Matthias Varga von Kibéd)
New Work Professional (Les Enfants Terribles, Berlin)
Business Model Innovation
Working languages
German and English
Network
Depending on the scope of the project, I work with experts (coaching, organisational development, facilitation) from my network.
My professional background
More than 22 years of professional experience in healthcare, the medical device industry, publishing and agencies.
Many years of expertise in strategic market development, marketing and communication.
12 years of leadership experience at national and international level (including intercultural and hybrid teams).
Through my work with global corporations and owner-managed medium-sized companies, I am familiar with different hierarchical structures including complex matrix structures.
Lecturer in change management, organisational development and team leadership (University of Applied Sciences, Cologne).
Post graduate studies of public health, University of Bielefeld.
Master’s degree in political science, media studies and Hispanic studies, University of Marburg and University of Cáceres, Spain.
